COMMONWEALTH v. DEW

SJC-13356.

492 Mass. 254 (2023)

COMMONWEALTH v. ANTHONY DEW.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Gaffney for the defendant.

Adam Murphy , of New York ( Catherine Logue , of New York, also present) for NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., & another.

Ana M. Francisco ( Mirian Albert also present) for Council on American-Islamic Relations — Massachusetts & others.

Paul B. Linn , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Stanley Donald, pro se, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.


The defendant, Anthony J. Dew, is a Black man of the Muslim faith. Indigent and facing multiple felony charges, the defendant was appointed counsel who openly posted, on his social media account, his vitriolic hatred of and bigotry against persons of the Muslim faith; his unabashed anti-Muslim...

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