Notices by David Nathanson (d_j_nathanson@mastodon.social), page 3

@Toastie “Tribal status is a matter of CITIZENSHIP, not race.” I’m just repeating this point for emphasis.

If you value your privacy, stop putting prosecutors on the bench and appoint defenders instead.

"[H]aving been a former prosecutor, as well as the length of time that service spans, makes a judge significantly more likely to rule against a motion to suppress. Former public defenders are significantly more likely to grant that suppression motion, though their propensity to do so is not affected by the length of time served in that capacity."

New article (Miller & Curry):
https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X231175138

“The Harvard lawsuit assumes that the higher your academic credentials, the more likely you are to get into Harvard absent the consideration of race. But the data … show that this is not true.” Spots will go to further geographic diversity at best, which favors white applicants. Other spots will likely go to legacy and wealthy applicants. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/29/opinion/harvard-affirmative-action-asian-americans-supreme-court/

In a significant ruling, the Massachusetts Appeals Court held today that the Springfield police dept's policy of detaining witnesses in locked police cruisers "for safety and security" in the wake of a shooting "constitutes flagrant police misconduct." As a result the witness/defendants' non-Mirandized statements were suppressed. Great work by appellate counsel. Springfield's police dept is an ongoing constitutional violation. #mapoli #AppellateMastodon Opinion: https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2023/01/18/y21P0881.pdf