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The case. >> jeff, what were you most interested in in terms of legal rulings, trials this year -- >> i mean, in terms of broader rulings, i thought the supreme court ending the vetter rights act is a hugely important case. the windsor case, a very opposite ideal decision that ended the defensive marriage. those were enormously important and one, we just got mentioned in passing, the bulger case which was an extraordinary story about a family that dominated boston for many years, and inkrepdble ...

>> new information about the death of a massachusetts man who was once on the prosecution witness list in the trial of boston mobster whitey bulger. another twist to an already bizarre scenario, tests now show steven rakes, thats not the person on your screen. thats whitey bulger. but this man, steven rakes, his body was found in july. he drank iced coffee laced with cyanide and that caused his death. >> thats right. and authorities, by the way, say that this murder is not related to the bulger ...

Guns and $800,000 in cash the feds found. but "whitey" bulger wants to hold on to one thing, a stanley cup ring that he got as a gift. molly is live out the courthouse. jurors had a lot to consider here. reporter: absolutely. im holding a seven-page verdict document. they okay. back back with guilty verdicts, 31 of the 32 counts. the most serious were the racket racketeers charging, and of the 19 murder allegations the injure said that 11 were approach and seven were not. so it was a bittersweet...

Honor for rescuing wounded troops in afghanistan, now says the u.s. should save the man who stood by his side the entire time. the president awarded sergeant dakota the medal of freedom but the sergeant says the friend and afghanistan translate who are who helped him has been waiting for u.s.a. visa for years and says the man is facing threats from the taliban on a daily basis and says if the government does not approve the visa soon, he is sure to die. jennifer griffin with the news, live at th...

Shep. >> shepard: thats not exactly what is happening here. with news former prosecutor arthur aidala. >> the attorney general is saying theres language that you can put in a complaint or an indictment, the vehicles that we prosecutor people with, the paperwork, that triggers mandatory sentencing. so if the judge is sentencing somebody who he believes deserves a break, the judge is handcuffed, and basically holder is saying lets give the judges the freedom to make the decision based on the total...

Fbi most wanted lists and he was very elusive to the point now he stands trial at 83 years of age. so life plus 30, hes pretty much laughing about the situation and showing kind of contempt for the whole proceeding. >> i dont think we should speak badly. >> shouldnt speak bad about whitey? >> the thing about the bulger case unlike the fort hood shooter, he cant be arrested for workplace violence. his occupation is workplace violence. he is a scary dude, you know. >> he is, man. >> he is 83. he i...

American foreign policy is having extraordinarily challenges in the middle east, the fact that this particular negotiations offers a ray of hope in an area where israel faces so much instability on its borders, its a very good investment of foreign policy right now. >> all right, thank you, both, for your insights on these important issues. thank you, both. >> thanks. >> sure. good to be with you. coming up, a witness in the bulger case found murdered. why investigationer now say the death is ...

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About that, because he knew about the case against him and he let me take the fall for it, and -- >> shepard: what case was that? >> the drug case. i ran the entity for the drugs, which was the most lucrative money-making entity he had. and the funny thing about all this, its so eye ronishing because today, august 12th, 1990, an article come out in the boston herald saying, is whitey kung or can anywhere rae? most say longevity is due to his wit. we find out now it was dues to his relationship w...