Boston College files motion to quash subpoena
According to the New York Times report, Boston College has filed a motion to quash the federal subpoena seeking access to their Northern Ireland archive. Their reported argument is worth noting. From the New York Times report Lawyers for Boston College argue that releasing the interviews would break the I.R.A.’s “code of silence” and could lead to “punishment by death,” according to the filing. “Our position is that the premature release of the tapes could threaten the safety of the participants, …