Judge: 'Whitey' Bulger can't use immunity defense
BOSTON -- The new judge presiding over the James "Whitey" Bulger case has granted prosecutors' motion to bar the reputed Boston mobster from arguing immunity at trial.

BOSTON -- A federal appeals court has upheld the 8-year prison sentence given to the longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger for helping him during his 16 years as a...
BOSTON -- The new judge presiding over the James "Whitey" Bulger case has granted prosecutors' motion to bar the reputed Boston mobster from arguing immunity at trial.
BOSTON -- A federal judge has denied a request by reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to order prosecutors to reveal the identity of a confidential informant his lawyers believe could damage the credibility of a key witness against him.
BOSTON -- Reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger appeared in federal court at a pretrial hearing before the new judge assigned to his case.
BOSTON -- The judge recently assigned to preside at the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has scheduled a hearing on his request to reconsider another judge's ruling barring him from using an immunity claim as a defense.
BOSTON -- For the first time since James “Whitey” Bulger's arrest after 16 years on the run, his brother, Billy, spoke at length about his visits in jail with the alleged mobster.
BOSTON -- Reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger will ask his new trial judge to overturn a previous judge's ruling barring him from using his claim of immunity as a defense, Bulger's lawyers said Tuesday.
BOSTON -- The new judge assigned to preside at the trial of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has scheduled a status conference in the case for next week.
BOSTON -- A new judge has been named to preside over the trial of former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger a day after the previous judge was removed to eliminate any appearance of bias.
BOSTON -- After months of arguing, the judge who was set to preside over the trial of accused gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger has been taken off the case.
BOSTON -- Lawyers for gangster James "Whitey" Bulger say the federal government is trying to conceal the "sordid history" of Bulger's relationship with law enforcement by trying to prevent him from using his claim that he received immunity for his crimes from a former federal prosecutor.
BOSTON -- The 8-year prison term given to the longtime girlfriend of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger for helping him during his 16 years on the run is three times higher than the sentence she should have received, her lawyer argued Tuesday to a federal appeals court.
BOSTON -- Federal prosecutors say a claim by a lawyer for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger that he was never an FBI informant is a tactic to influence jurors in Bulger's upcoming trial.
BOSTON -- Infamous mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has made several trips to the hospital while awaiting trial behind bars. The information comes from more than a dozen letters Bulger sent to a friend in Pennsylvania.
BOSTON -- A friend says James "Whitey" Bulger was taken to a hospital recently for an irregular heartbeat, the latest of at least three trips to the hospital since the 83-year-old reputed mobster was captured in 2011.
BOSTON -- A federal prosecutor has told a judge that any immunity agreement reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger claims he had with the government would be "void as a matter of law" if it included murder.
BOSTON -- A judge will hear arguments on accused gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's claim that he was given immunity for his crimes while he was an FBI informant.
BOSTON -- Court documents quote reputed mob boss, James “Whitey” Bulger as saying he never gave information to the FBI.
UNDATED -- From the jail cell to the big screen -- one of Hollywood’s top names will take on the role of a notorious Boston criminal.
BOSTON -- A federal judge has agreed to turn over some sealed documents gathered during hearings in the 1990s to reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's lawyers to use as they defend him against charges accusing him of playing a role in 19 murders.