A Massachusetts inmate says he deserves a new trial because his lawyer was racist, and the justices on his state’s highest court aren’t sure what to make of this argument.
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That was the takeaway from last week’s oral argumentin the closely-watched appeal of Anthony Dew. Dew is a Black Muslim man who says the discovery of extremely racist Facebook posts from his court-appointed lawyer should invalidate his 2016 guilty plea.
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