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Secret Service Agent Found Liable for Violating Fourth Amendment at the DNC |
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by Boston IMC, |
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Last Friday, March 12, a federal jury found Secret Service agent Darin Czellecz liable for violating the Fourth Amendment rights of Vijay Shah at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Boston in July 2004. Shah had filed a civil suit against two agents, Czellecz and JW Holloway, as a response to being detained and interrogated without reasonable suspicion during a march protesting the DNC. Quoted in an article on IndiaWest.com, Shah said “All of a sudden, two guys grabbed me from behind and shoved me into an alley, then forced me to sit down on some steps and handcuffed me.” Shah was held for about five hours while being interrogated. John Pavlos, a lawyer, intervened with the police on Shah's behalf, but was not allowed to be present during the interrogation. Pavlos also represented Shah in the lawsuit. |
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19 Mar 2010
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Filed under: News / DNC : Race |
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Open Letter to US Attorney from Tarek Mehanna Support Committee |
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by The Tarek Mehanna Support Committee, |
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On Friday, March 12, members of the Tarek Mehanna Support Committee attempted for the second time to meet with a representative of the Massachusetts US Attorney's office. Again we were told to fill out a complaint form--there was no one at the office who could speak to us. We asked whether it was the explicit policy of the new US Attorney not to meet with concerned members of the public. The "Administrative Specialist" insisted that this was not the policy of the office, but couldn't explain why our calls, faxes and our formal complaint remained unanswered. |
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14 Mar 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Politics |
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BAAM Extra edition: The Ideas of Howard Zinn |
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by Jake, |
Produced in collaboration with the Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society especially for tonight's ""Celebration: The Radical Ideas of Howard Zinn"
Friday, March 12, 2010 -- 7PM
Community Church of Boston -- 565 Boylston St., Boston
Anyway, no plain text this time, here's the PDF! |
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12 Mar 2010
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Filed under: News / Media |
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