Manafort’s Sentence: Justice Served Or An Easy Out?
It was announced last week that President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was sentenced to less than four years behind bars, a punishment decried by many in Washington and in legal circles as too lenient — and lighter than what many poorer, less powerful Americans are given for less serious crimes. In making his decision, Judge T.S. Ellis chose to forgo sentencing guidelines for Manafort's convictions for tax fraud, bank fraud and foreign lobbying, which could have given him between 19 and 25 years in prison.
To discuss the political and legal significance of the ruling, Jim Braude was joined by retired federal judge Nancy Gertner, now a lecturer at Harvard Law School, and Bruce Singal, a defense attorney who worked alongside Robert Mueller in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston.
In The Wake Of Jassy Correia’s Murder, What Are Boston Nightclubs Doing To Prevent Another Senseless Tragedy?
Suspect Louis D Coleman III appeared before a Boston judge today, accused of the kidnapping and murder of 23-year old Jassy Correia, who was found dead in his car in Delaware days after she was last seen leaving a Boston nightclub. Her death comes on the heels of the apparent kidnapping of another 23-year old woman who had just left a Boston bar and was later found alive. What are nightclubs doing to keep patrons safe? Tina Martin reports from the club where Correia was last seen.
Jassy Correia’s Murder Highlights The Ever-Present Dangers Of Gender-Based Violence
The kidnapping and murder of 23-year-old Jassy Correia as she was leaving a Boston nightclub has put a spotlight on the issue of gender-based violence. Women have long relied on friend groups to keep an eye out for each other, and often face blame and accusatory questions when something bad happens to them.
Jim Braude was joined by Gina Scaramella, the executive director of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, and Boston Globe columnist Jeneé Osterheldt, who delved into the issue in her latest piece, “‘Text me when you get home.’ We shouldn’t have to say it. But we do.”
IMHO: Springing Forward, But For What?
Jim Braude shares his thoughts on how the tyranny of cyclical Daylight Saving Time needs to finally end.
