DeLeo asks court to pry into source of probation documents

Just before 9 p.m. Friday, an aide in the speaker's office distributed a letter from DeLeo to Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants asking for an investigation into how the Globe obtained the transcripts, saying the court "bears the sole responsibility" to prevent unauthori...

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Published inThe Berkshire eagle
Main Author Andy Metzger State House News Service
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsfield, Mass New England Newspapers, Inc 31.10.2015
Subjects
Patronage
Public prosecutors
Special counsels
State court decisions
Trials
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Summary:Just before 9 p.m. Friday, an aide in the speaker's office distributed a letter from DeLeo to Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants asking for an investigation into how the Globe obtained the transcripts, saying the court "bears the sole responsibility" to prevent unauthorized access to the documents. [...]in order to protect and preserve the integrity of the judicial system and to supervise the administration of justice in the Commonwealth, I hereby formally request that the Supreme Judicial Court exercise its inherent constitutional and statutory authority of superintendence to formally investigate and identify the party or parties responsible for the knowing and malicious violation of the Court's Order of Impoundment and to hold such party or parties accountable for their actions, including referral to the appropriate authorities," read the letter signed by DeLeo.
ISSN:0895-8793