NEW Regarding Bulger 's claim of immunity , Stearns wrote that a license to kill is `` beyond the pale and one unknown even in the earliest formalities of the common law . '' : Bulger 's attorneys say the federal government is covering up its role . NEW : The Justice Department declines to comment . Comment: Whitey Bulger faces 19 murder counts . A judge rules against part of his immunity claim .
NEW : Bulger 's attorneys say the federal government is covering up its role . NEW : The Justice Department declines to comment . Comment: Whitey Bulger faces 19 murder counts . A judge rules against part of his immunity claim .