Litif v. U.S., No. Civ. No. 02-11791-WGY (D.Mass.) (682 F.Supp.2d 60) (January 29, 2010) (Judge William G. Young)
Loaded on June 14, 2010
published in Punch and Jurists
June 14, 2010
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The instant decision by Judge Young probably is the final chapter in the judicial epic that should be entitled “The FBI’s Bulger Gang Fiasco.” Previously, three other judges from the District of Massachusetts (Judges Mark Wolf, Reginald Lindsay and Nancy Gertner) have published earlier chapters in this epic, particularly …
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