Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
Chocolate, Smuggling and Slavery: Q&A With Western Washington University's Jared Hardesty About His New Book, 'Mutiny on the Rising Sun'
BELLINGHAM, Washington, Jan. 5 (TNSBook) -- Western Washington University issued the following Q&A with Associate Professor of History Jared Hardesty on Jan. 4, 2022:
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Western Washington University Associate Professor of History Jared Hardesty's newest book, "Mutiny on the Rising Sun: A Tragic Tale of Slavery, Smuggling, and Chocolate," published by NYU Press last October, tells the story of one ship, its crew of smugglers, and the mutiny that overtook the vessel off the northern coast of
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Federal Appeals Court Sides With Mintz, ACLU in Challenging Bond Procedures for Detained Immigrants
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2022:
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirmed that immigration courts in New England can no longer detain certain immigrants in bond hearings without the government providing proof that they need to be detained.
The decision affirms a key holding in a landmark class action filed in 2019 by Mintz and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates in Massac
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