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The legal doctrine of abatement and other court proceeding, and this week's big news out of the White House

May 11, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 12, 2017 5:20 pm

By Carlos Virgen
Assistant Managing Editor for Audience Development

c.virgen@theday.com

On Tuesday, after the news broke that President Donald Trump had fired FBI Director James Comey, editorial page editor Paul Choiniere had to scramble to rewrite the editorial he had just posted on theday.com. He stopped by The Storyline to discuss the reactions to the news out of Washington.

Court reporter Karen Florin joined us to talk about a few high-profile court cases she's been following, including the decision by the state of Massachusetts to vacate the conviction of Aaron Hernandez.

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