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Nancy Gertner
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Time for Supreme Court to adopt ethics rules?
March 30, 2023
The policymaking body of the federal courts recently issued revised rules requiring all judges to offer a fuller accounting of meals, trips, and gifts they…
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Time for Supreme Court to adopt ethics rules?
March 30, 2023
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner says a lack of transparency and recent incidents involving justices, spouses, and activists have tarnished the Court's public standing.
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Boston Public Radio full show: March 2, 2023
March 3, 2023
Today on Boston Public Radio, live from the Boston Public Library: We opened the phone lines to hear from listeners about the future of automation…
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Boston Public Radio Full Show: Feb. 13, 2023
February 14, 2023
Today on Boston Public Radio: We started the show with listener reactions to the U.S. military shooting down multiple unidentified objects in North American airspace.
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Boston Public Radio full show: Jan. 27, 2023
January 30, 2023
Hon. Nancy Gertner discussed the Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols, reports of discord among the Supreme Court justices and questions of whether there ought…
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Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner asks whether ‘it is fair to use the criminal legal system’ to assess the actor’s responsibility.
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Was Alec Baldwin reckless?
January 23, 2023
“I didn’t know the gun was loaded” was Miss Effie’s “alibi” in the hit song released by the Andrews Sisters in 1949. But is it…
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Can you be charged for murder if there’s no body? Brian Walshe Googled it, police say.
January 20, 2023
In the days after his wife disappeared, Brian Walshe went on several Google searches, authorities say — asking questions about disposing of dead bodies, cleaning…
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Boston Marathon bomber is appealing his death sentence again
January 11, 2023
It’s nice to see that Ben Affleck is finally getting paid for all the publicity he gives Dunkin’. Before you head out in search of…
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What Went Unsaid in the Chief Justice’s Report on the Judiciary
January 9, 2023
An op-ed co-written by Nancy Gertner: John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, recently filed his 2022 “year-end report on the federal judiciary.”…
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There’s another side to the story on judge stats
January 5, 2023
An article by Nancy Gertner: The Nov. 28 issue of Lawyers Weekly reported on a U.S. District Court judge who had considerably more motions pending…
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‘Architect’ of Varsity Blues scam faces sentencing in Boston
January 4, 2023
A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday will sentence the so-called “architect“ of the college admissions scheme that investigators dubbed Varsity Blues and that —…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Dec. 13, 2022
December 14, 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened our show with a call-in segment, asking listeners about their thoughts regarding the recent spike in COVID-19, flu…
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‘That’s chaos, it’s anarchy’ Laurence Tribe & Nancy Gertner on 2023 predictions for Trump, SCOTUS
December 13, 2022
Heading into the new year, Donald Trump faces ongoing legal issues and potential new charges stemming from the January 6th insurrection and his alleged attempts…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Nov. 29, 2022
November 30, 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by talking with listeners about the controversies surrounding this year’s World Cup. … Nancy Gertner discussed…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Nov. 15, 2022
November 16, 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by asking listeners how they feel about the state of extremism post-midterms. … Nancy Gertner discussed…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Nov. 2, 2022
November 3, 2022
Nancy Gertner talked about the implications of people staking out ballot drop boxes in Arizona and how it amounts to potential illegal voter intimidation. She…
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Jan. 6 Committee to subpoena Trump: Legal expert says it’s ‘inevitable’ Merrick Garland will indict
October 14, 2022
The ninth and likely last January 6 Select Committee hearing revealed that Donald Trump and his allies planned to declare victory in the 2020 election…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Oct. 10, 2022
October 12, 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners about the large number of people in their 20s and…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Sept. 27, 2022
September 28, 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio: We started the show by hearing our listener’s reactions to the news that NASA had successfully launched a satellite into…
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Legal experts say Donald Trump ‘faces jail time one way or another’
September 26, 2022
Donald Trump’s legal woes are piling up left and right, and legal experts on Greater Boston said the former president’s luck is running out. Trump…