VR39 - Vapid Response Wednesday returns with a tasteful pairing of stories about alleged anti-Italian discrimination that go together like chianti and red sauce. Today's specials include: <ul> <li> Aperitivo: a tasteless morsel from the least deserving recipient in the history of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor </li> <li> Primo: a chef’s kiss Washington Examiner oped on how NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani “erased” Little Italy </li> <li> Secondo: a spicy molto grosso meatball of a Boston lawsuit over alleged anti-Italian-American discrimination gives a federal court indigestion </li> <li> Dolce: our patrons! Listen ad-free and support the show at <a href="https://patreon.com/law" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">patreon.com/law</a> </li> </ul> <ol> <li> <a href= "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4643501/zohran-mamdani-why-erase-little-italy-new-york-city-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">“Mayor Mamdani, Why Did You Erase Little Italy?”</a> <a href= "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/anthony-colombo-jr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Anthony Colombo Jr.</a>, <a href= "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/mike-crispi/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mike Crispi</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/gerard-marrone/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Gerard Marrone</a>, Washington Examiner (7/10/26)  </li> <li> <a href= "https://defendthenorthend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/16-__-amended-complaint-w-exhibits-__-compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Second Amended Complaint in North End Chamber of Commerce et al v. City of Boston</a>, filed 3/7/24 </li> <li> <a href= "https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/12-20_North_End_Dining_Ruling.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Order on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in North End Chamber of Commerce et al v. City of Boston</a>(12/20/24) </li> <li> <a href= "https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/25-1063P-01A.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">North End Chamber of Commerce et al v. City of Boston</a>, No. 25-1063 (1st Cir., 7/30/26) </li> </ol> Check out the OA <a href= "https://linktr.ee/openingarguments" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Linktree</a> for all the places to go and things to do!

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