Commonwealth v. Lunn – CPCS INTRANET

The recent SJC decision in Commonwealth v. Lunn, SJC-12276, holding that Massachusetts courts and law enforcement officials, including sheriffs and police officers, do not have authority to hold persons based solely on immigration detainers has generated a number of news items. Here are links to some of the articles, stories, and posts:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/07/sjc_rules_against_ice_in_blockbuster_massachusetts_immigration_case

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/bob_mcgovern/2017/04/mcgovern_fed_attorney_schooled_by_sjc_on_immigration_case

http://newbostonpost.com/2017/07/24/43270/

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/07/24/sjc-ruling-sreynoun-lunn-case

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/03/can_massachusetts_police_detai.html

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2017/07/24/momentous-sjc-immigration-ruling-still-needs-legislative-support/nVr21OzlF8T2SvkdOcmFEL/story.html

http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/20170724/mass-high-court-curbs-police-authority-to-detain-illegal-immigrants

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/07/24/ice-immigration-sjc-ruling-massachusetts/