Can A Judge Keep A State Courthouse Free From ICE Arrests?

Also: Don't Ban The Word "Meat" From Meat Substitutes' Packaging ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [View in Browser]( | [Donate [WBUR]]( [WBUR](  [WBUR]( May 26, 2019 Dear Cognoscenti readers, No Massachusetts judge has been [criminally sentenced]( for more than 200 years, so Judge Shelley Joseph's case has been big news this spring. Is Joseph a hero or a criminal for allegedly trying to help a man avoid agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement? Our writers suggest she acted neutrally, protecting the right of the people of Massachusetts not to be the "enforcement tool of a regime they deem oppressive." — Kathleen Burge, Cognoscenti co-editor newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown url[We’ve Seen Federal Aggression With 'Illegals' Before — During Slavery]( The federal government cannot conscript state agencies to carry out federal law, write Judge Nancy Gertner and P. Sabin Willett. One day, the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement may go the way of the Fugitive Slave Acts.   #%23%23[Twitter](   #%23%23[Facebook](    [Happy 200th Birthday To Queen Victoria, The Anti-Feminism Feminist]( Privately, Queen Victoria scoffed at women's rights, writes Arianne Chernoff. But feminists, oblivious, considered her a role model, and used her status to push for their own rights. [Meatless Burger With A Side Of Free Speech, Please]( The meat industry, unnerved by growing competition from meat substitutes, is taking legal action, writes Rich Barlow. We've seen this corporate hysteria before.  Support the news [The Mass. Flag Honors The Oppression Of Native Americans. It's Time To Change It]( A commission to consider a new flag has been proposed in Massachusetts for decades, and gone nowhere, writes Rich Barlow. But now 30 municipalities support the potential redesign of our state seal. [Generosity Is Good. Affordable College Would Be Better]( Robert Smith's gift is an act of generosity that is necessary because of austere economic policies he and his fellow billionaires have championed, writes Miles Howard. [Life And Death In The Waiting Room]( Now the kids are out of college and I'm no longer young enough for my death to be tragic, writes Holly Robinson. Still, who has time for cancer? Bookmarks "These reporters spread across Europe as the 'phony war' of 1939-40 played out, much like the slow-motion catastrophe of global warming plays out in our time." (["What If We Covered The Climate Crisis Like We Did The Start Of The Second World War?"]( The Guardian) "We can’t fix problems that we pretend don’t exist; we can’t improve the lot of parents at work if we pretend we aren’t parents." (["End The Plague Of Secret Parenting,"]( The Atlantic) "[C]hildren who fall mortally ill while in ICE or CBP custody -- but are formally released before they die -- might not have their deaths reported." (["Can We Be Sure Only Six Migrant Children Have Recently Died In Government Custody?"]( Pacific Standard) A MESSAGE FROM WBUR [Thursday @ WBUR's CitySpace: Hot Topics In Immigration: From the Border To The Board Room]( Reporter Shannon Dooling will moderate this panel discussion from The Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. [RSVP for your free ticket here.]( “ I am pro-choice and always have been ... I don’t believe that my potential for life eclipsed hers — or anyone’s — when I was an embryo. — Jim Sullivan, "[My Mother's Choice]( ICYMI [What It's Like To Be An Immigration Lawyer In The Trump Era]( An immigration lawyer’s new reality became apparent early on in the Trump administration, writes Laura Murray-Tjan. Now, every day is an unglamorous game of immigration policy dodge ball.      If you’d like to write for Cognoscenti, send your submission, pasted into your email and not as an attachment, to opinion@wbur.org. Please tell us in one line what the piece is about, and please tell us in one line who you are. 😎 Forward to a friend. They can sign up [here](. 📣 Give us your feedback: newsletters@wbur.org 📨 Get more WBUR stories sent to your inbox. [Check out all of our newsletter offerings.]( Support the news [WBUR]( [WBUR]  [WBUR]( [95289b97-66e8-43d4-a174-3bc3520a79a9.png]( [Instagram](  [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Want to change how you receive these emails? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter or update your preferences.]( I don't want to hear from WBUR anymore. [Stop receiving all WBUR emails.]( Interested in learning more about corporate sponsorship? [Click here.]( Copyright © 2019 WBUR-FM, All rights reserved. You've signed up to get WBUR Today, a daily morning news briefing from WBUR. We hope you enjoy! Our mailing address is: WBUR-FM 890 Commonwealth AveBoston, MA 02215-1205 [Add us to your address book](