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Eyewitness ID of Man Serving Life for Deadly Fire Was Unreliable, Psychologist Testifies

James Carver was convicted of murdering 15 people after an eyewitness identified him in court — but decades later, a psychologist says the identification was scientifically unreliable

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Let your life be a counter friction to stop the genocide machine

Looking to Thoreau for the moral clarity needed to evaluate the actions of students protesting the genocide in Gaza

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Police-misconduct records are not private, Mass high court rules

Records of police-misconduct investigations aren’t exempt from public disclosure under privacy exemption, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules

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Science Proves Man Convicted of “Worst Mass Murder in Massachusetts History” Is Innocent, Lawyers Argue

James Carver is serving life in prison for a deadly fire but for decades has insisted he is innocent — and his lawyers say they have the scientific evidence to prove it

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VIDEO: Mass state government still in the dark

Another Sunshine Week goes by with no progess on secrecy in the State House

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VIDEO: The difficulty of obtaining public records in Mass

NBC10 Boston investigative reporter talks about secrecy in Massachusetts

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Mass high court hears arguments in police transparency case

Justices question lawyers for district attorney’s office and brother of man killed by Fall River police officer

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Civil rights groups call on Mass high court to keep police misconduct records public

Civil rights groups and state’s police certification agency slam Bristol County DA’s sweeping arguments for police secrecy

Podcast

Pulling Back the Curtain on Government Secrecy (with Todd Wallack)

Veteran investigative journalist discusses his legal battles to expose information about state officials, police, and the legal system

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The future of police transparency in the Commonwealth is in court

Case could advance the cause of police transparency in Massachusetts — or set it back decades

Podcast

One Brother’s Fight for the Future of Police Transparency (with Eric Mack)

A cop killed his brother. Now, Mack’s lawsuit could set important limits on police secrecy in Massachusetts.

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Book Challenges in Massachusetts

Inside Jeff Raymond’s new project to uncover all book challenges at public libraries and schools throughout Massachusetts