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“Yeah, she’s a babe—weird Fall River accent though” is the most Boston text message ever sent
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Walking by the court house in Dedham, MA the other night, I started thinking about Sacco & Vanzetti again, and their infamous, shameful trial in the same building where—despite a mountain of evidence and worldwide protests in their favor—they were found guilty and subsequently executed in 1927.
Woody Guthrie wrote an entire album about it, and if you've never heard the folk legend sing the town name Dedham ("we're stuck here in this dark Dedham jail"), you can remedy that here.
At the time, a Supreme Court justice owned a second home in Dedham, just a few yards away from the jail in question. Louis Brandeis, appointed by Woodrow Wilson, was a Supreme Court Justice of the United States from 1916 to 1939. A good summary of Brandeis, and why he was controversial, came from a fellow justice and went like this: "Brandeis was a militant crusader for social justice whoever his opponent might be. He was dangerous not only because of his brilliance, his arithmetic, his courage. He was dangerous because he was incorruptible … [and] the fears of the Establishment were greater because Brandeis was the first Jew to be named to the Court."
Brandeis adored Dedham, telling his brother, "Dedham is a spring of eternal youth for me. I feel newly made and ready to deny the existence of these gray hairs." I didn't know it until recently, but I walk by this house once a week on my hometown walk-route with my friend Julia. 195 Village Ave.
Louis Brandeis's wife, Alice Goldmark Brandeis, was perhaps even more progressive than her husband, well known as a vocal proponent of women's rights and labor causes. During the trial of Sacco & Vanzetti, she permitted Sacco's family to stay in their Dedham home to make visits to the jail easier. And get a kleenex ready, because one detail related to that you simply must know is: "Sacco's seven-year-old son, Dante, would sometimes stand on the sidewalk outside the jail and play catch with his father by throwing a ball over the wall." Additionally, Alice made a significant donation to their defense fund.
The entire case is fascinating, multi-faceted, full of twists and turns and potential evidence tampering by law enforcement, and in that way (and only that way), it is similar to what's being tried there right now. Officer Albert Hamilton tried to walk out of the court room with Sacco's gun, only to be stopped at the last moment by the judge. Post-trial, police Captain Van Amburgh took Sacco and Vanzetti's guns and bullets home, where they stayed until 1960 (!) until the Boston Globe uncovered the scandal. If you're curious, I recommend reading Tragedy in Dedham by Francis Russell.
They were found guilty. Worldwide protests erupted. Bombs were mailed. 20,000 gathered at Boston Common. Pleas for clemency abounded.
"Sacco and Vanzetti’s lawyers, rebuffed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, aimed at convincing a justice to issue a temporary stay of execution until the U.S. Supreme Court could fully review whether the two men had received a fair trial. ...Louis Brandeis, another progressive justice, recused himself from the case, because his wife, Alice, had made a significant donation to Sacco and Vanzetti’s defense fund." — SCOUTSblog
This is all to say, hey, how about that? Recusing yourself from an issue because of your wife's strong, public opinions on the matter? Justice Alito and Thomas wouldn't be worthy of cleaning Brandeis's toilet.
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M.A. vs Karen Read
this is a court trial I’ve been watching, and it’s very interesting. I think y’all should check it out.
Sorry if I offended anyone, but I’ve been watching this case and want to know if people share the same sentiment of me.
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20/20 is doing a show about Karen Read and her case and I’m glad her story is getting more attention, but they referred to her as, and I quote, “the hot crime name of the summer”
True crime has really rotted our brains because what the hell is that 😬
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🛑 WATCH LIVE: Karen Read Trial | MA v. Karen Read | Death of Officer Jo...
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I've been following the Karen Read case and WOW. I'm really side-eyeing Judge Cannone.
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karen read tag on tumblr is a barren wasteland except for some old posts from the last trial so i will live here now discussing how karen is innocent in preparation for the upcoming trial
#no i do not take criticism#if you think she’s guilty there’s no hope for you <3#i saw an edit of karen w jodi ar*as and another female murderer#and i have been this offended in a long time#karen read#fkr
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Pretty little liars summer school
#Pretty little liars summer school#prettylittleliars#max#tv show#recap#youtube#Amazon#Walmart#dollar tree#fran drescher#the nanny#nanny fine#fran fine#karen read#emily d baker#comment#likes#subscribe
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Does anyone outside of Massachusetts even know who turtle boy is though? Is he a reliable news source?? He’s like the Perez Hilton of Boston. I do still think she killed him or if she did it was an accident, but turtle boy coming to her defense does not help her credibility.
That’s why you have all these crazy people harassing witnesses.
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This had the same energy as the Murdoch murders to deserve the documentary in terms of the plot threads, the murder, the biases, so many flawed people part of it that Lifetime can make a movie (which I bet will be released after inevitable season 2 of of this docu) out of about before and after.
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#relationship#celebrities#celebs#friendship#dating#marriage#influencer#love affairs#karen read#alan jackson
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Have U been following this story? Alleged cop-killer Karen Read...
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