Dr. Chris Bray is a historian, journalist, and also a former United States Army soldier. His particular study of the Boston College case stems from his interest in the protection of research and the right of free inquiry. His commentary on the Boston College subpoenas is collected here.
2011
Notes from a Balinese Cockfight, Officer
Moral Decency Requires That I Betray You
Misfeasance, Rounding the Corner Toward Malfeasance
DOJ on Boston College: Academic Freedom a Legally Meaningless “Quasi-Privilege”
Boston College (Cont.): AUSA Todd Braunstein, the Infamous Irish Politician
Boston College (Cont.): Fixing a Broken Frame
Boston College (Cont.): Fishing Harder
Boston College (Cont.): Taking Aim at the DOJ
Boston College (Cont.): Where the Fourth Amendment Goes to Die
Boston College (Cont.): Pushing Holder
Boston College (Cont.): The Inextinguishable Rule of Law
“The Logical (and Unconstitutional) Conclusion of the Government’s Assertions”
Boston College: Time for Resignations
Boston College: Disaster by Design or, The Family Doesn’t Shelter Orphans
2012
Reckless Negligence: Expanding the Case Against Boston College
The Unalloyed Right of Government Officials to Breathtaking Stupidity and Obvious Negligence
And Starring Jack Dunn as Tweedle Dee
Boston College Saga Shows How the State Has Failed
Obvious and Dangerous Lies from Boston College
Obvious Lying Tends to be a Bad Public Relations Tactic
Boston College: Someone Learned to Read
Imagine a Rope, and Perceive It Around Your Wrists
Boston College Burns the Seed Corn
The Short Show: Interview with Chris Bray and Carrie Twomey
Gov’t to Judge: This is Gonna Be a Little Harder Than We Thought
The People Who Ratified the US-UK MLAT Think the DOJ Is Wrong About What the Treaty Means
Boston College Faculty Call for an Investigation
Thoroughly Reframed: The First Circuit Cuts Through the Haze
Cause and Effect – How About September?
Mosquito Won’t Stop Buzzing in Court’s Ear
Close Enough for Government Work
BC Files Appellate Brief in Belfast Project Case
Incompetence or Indifference: Gov’t Punts on BC Appeal
The Kevin Na of Government Lawyers
Boston College Subpoenas Challenged in Belfast Courts
The Machine Just Keeps on Running
The Dolours Price Tapes: The Least Secret Secret in the History of Secrets
I wonder what’s under: Chris Bray reviews Palys & Lowman ‘Lessons From the Boston College Subpoenas’
2013
Belfast Project: Boston Prosecuting Irish Politics
Boston College Wins Victory For Recovering Ground Given Up
Value of Boston College tapes diminished by anonymous voices
2014
EMAIL: Embarrassed for Jack Dunn… Yet Again
Adams in Washington DC: Blackout
Adams in DC: Confirmed, and Still Ignored
The PSNI Arrives on Tuesday for a Monday Lunch
Urgent Murder Investigation, Cont.
O’Malley Confirmation Hearing: Astoundingly Obtuse U.S. Policy Vision
The Urgent Search for Justice in a 1972 Murder, Cont.
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