Subpoena

Boston College: “No pledge of privacy nor oath of secrecy can avail against demand for the truth in a court of justice.”

Pete Baker on July 7, 2012, 2:14 pm

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The Boston Globe reports on the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruling in the PSNI/HET’s attempt to access some of the material in the Boston College Belfast Project archive. The project director, Ed Moloney, and researcher Anthony McIntyre had been trying to head the US Government off at the pass. And they’ve already opened another legal front… From the Boston Globe report A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering Boston College to turn over confidential materials …

“Boston College declined Judge Young’s offer to seek a stay and appeal his decision”

Pete Baker on December 20, 2011, 12:10 pm

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In the Irish Times, Kevin Cullen adds a significant detail to the Boston College archive ruling. From the Irish Times report Boston College declined Judge Young’s offer to seek a stay and appeal his decision, saying it would turn the records over to him by tomorrow. Pete Baker

Private Eye believes Boston College subpoena is based on a false claim…

Mick Fealty on September 20, 2011, 11:22 am

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There’s lots to talk about today, not just because of the declaration of the Deputy First Minister to run the Aras… but also in spite of it… For instance, this week’s Private Eye has this interesting claim on the Boston College story: The Eye has also learnt that the subpoenas are based on a false claim that one of the interviews with Price, published in the Sunday Life newspaper in February last year, was based on an interview with the …

Boston College files motion to quash subpoena

Pete Baker on June 10, 2011, 11:44 am

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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, …