The Supreme Court’s gun decision last week invalidates our requirement that a license applicant show need for a firearm.
Justice
animal welfare, civil law and procedure, criminal law, disability, drug policy, family law, freedom of speech, guardianship, gun violence, housing law, immigration, indigenous agenda, lgbtq rights, policing, privacy, sexual child abuse, terrorism, women's rights
The Reversal of Roe
The new supreme court majority has denigrated the ideal of human dignity enshrined in our constitution. We have protected and will continue to protect human dignity in Massachusetts.
A talk on criminal justice reform
I recently gave an informal, big picture talk on criminal justice reform.
Drivers’ Licenses and Immigration Status
I plan to support the “work and family mobility” bill.
Pandemics in American History
The earlier pandemics in American history offer lessons for today.
Correctional Funding Commission
In the end, our commission raised as many questions as it answered, but we did create a good record of what we learned and a new set of conversations that may help move us towards a correctional system that is more cost-effective and takes better care of the men and women in its custody.