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January 27, 2021
Brian Quinn discusses the potential separation of Hudson's Bay's Saks.com and Saks Fifth Avenue brick and mortar stores in TFL.
December 24, 2020
Ray Madoff's tax reform initiative to encourage charitable giving launches with the support of philanthropy powerhouses.
December 22, 2020
Renee Jones talks to the Wall Street Journal about tech startup founders gaining more power in sizzling IPO market.
December 21, 2020
Professor Kari Hong's persistence saves asylum seeker's life.
December 20, 2020
BC Law Professor Ray Madoff named in Charity Report's list of women who stood out in the philanthropy world in 2020.
December 18, 2020
Thomas Barnico recounts Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and its themes relating to Biden's transition in CommonWealth Magazine.
Steven Koh pens op ed in Just Security on the connection between the US president, criminal justice and foreign policy.
Professor Ray Madoff comments on MacKenzie Scott's billion dollar donations in Bloomberg Wealth.
Simulation exercise taught by Wirth and Chirba provides insight into World Health Organization's pandemic response.
December 16, 2020
Students achieve exceptional results indicating strong response to new academic success director and exam programming.
Brian Quinn is quoted in the Financial Times about a new court ruling's potential impact on leveraged buyouts.
Ray Madoff talks to NPR about private charitable foundations that received Paycheck Protection Program funds.
December 13, 2020
Professor Daniel Lyons is quoted in Associated Press (picked up by ABC News) on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp's competitive integration.
Professor Hiba Hafiz discusses the unique relationship between performance and pay in the sports labor market in The New York Times.
December 11, 2020
Professor Cathleen Kaveny joins a NCR panel to discuss the political overlaps of Catholic relations and the Vatican.
Professor Kent Greenfield comments on continued election result lawsuits in NJTODAY, as both Republican and Democratic attorneys generals voice opposition.
Visiting Professor and Drinan Scholar Nathaniel Romano, SJ pens op ed on SCOTUS and the death penalty in America Magazine.
Speaking from the heart, colleagues tell why the beloved colleague and alumnus was a giant in the BC Law community.
December 09, 2020
Libby Professor Cathleen Kaveny tells UCA News that Biden needs to be cognizant of the role Catholics play in American politics.
Adjunct Professor Stephen Shay talks to the Wall Street Journal on changing the tax code around incentives for foreign investment.
December 07, 2020
How and why an accomplished attorney switched careers to coach in men's professional basketball league.
December 06, 2020
Kent Greenfield spoke to the Associated Press on President Trump's continuing losses in election lawsuits.
December 04, 2020
Law students debut new podcast to discuss law school experiences and important legal issues future lawyers will face.
December 01, 2020
Pat McCoy reflects on Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen's past influence on Wall Street oversight in CNN.
November 26, 2020
The latest volume of the Boston College Law Review is now available.
November 24, 2020
Professor Bratt's course creates rare opportunity for first-year students to gain client experience.
Two BC Law graduates to serve in senior leadership positions.
November 23, 2020
Lisa Brathwaite to head BC Law's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs.
David Simas '95 sees opportunities for unity through civic leadership.
November 18, 2020
Progressive Change Institute recommends professor Hiba Hafiz, alum Heather Lowe ’04 to president-elect's team for their expertise in labor and tax.
November 17, 2020
Young women activists say they have the answers to create a just and more beautiful future.
November 14, 2020
Digging up truths buried in history, a panel looks at how past laws affect today's lives.
Professor Dean Hashimoto lauded for new book that reviewers call a compelling manifesto on masking and a practical guide for everyone.
November 12, 2020
BC Law's American Constitution Society, prof McCoy collaborate in panel investigating consumer protection laws for social economic justice.
November 11, 2020
Cathleen Kaveny warns against reading McCarrick report with 'ideological lens' to understand what went wrong and who to hold accountable in NCR.
Nat Carney and Brett Gannon represent BC Law at national criminal procedure tournament.
Robert Bloom is interviewed by CBS Boston on election processing lawsuits.
Ray Madoff voices concern for the wealthy illegally avoiding taxes, highlighted by billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith's allegations in the Washington Post.
November 10, 2020
Geaneen Arends ’98 and fellow BC Law alumni share news of their latest achievements.
Dan Farbman comments in The Daily Free Press that Trump's legal team is likely questioning validity of election process rather than seeking to change results.
Jeff Cohen is quoted in Law360 on the potential changes to be expected in Massachusetts courts with a Biden presidency.
November 05, 2020
Kent Greenfield appears in multiple news outlets discussing the legal uncertainties being raised in the election as a winner is still yet to be determined.
November 04, 2020
Hiba Hafiz introduces the topic of applying antitrust laws in various contexts on the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s podcast, Our Curious Amalgam.
November 03, 2020
Rappaport panel discusses the sustained efforts needed to save diversity and economic justice in America.
November 02, 2020
Cathleen Kaveny pens an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune on the many other issues in this election related to pro-life support.
November 01, 2020
The Rappaport Fellows Program in Law and Public Policy provides law students with opportunities to experience the rewards of public policy and public service within the highest levels of state and municipal governments. Apply by January 22, 2021.
October 27, 2020
Experts discuss IP protection issues during scramble for a COVID-19 vaccine at this year's International IP Summit.
Cathleen Kaveny talks to NPR on the POTUS efforts to bring more Catholics to his side.
In a New York Times op ed, Kent Greenfield argues that to fix a more politically skewed SCOTUS, we need a constitutional court.
Pat McCoy talks to Bloomberg about how Trump appointees in key regulatory roles may resist a Biden presidential agenda.
October 22, 2020
Michael Cassidy speaks to the Washington Post on Attorney General William Barr as a norm breaker, while Trump calls on new investigations.
October 20, 2020
Professor Cathleen Kaveny warns against generalizing candidate views as indicators for Catholic voters in KIMT3.
BC Law graduates' employment outcomes improve nine slots in Above the Law rankings.
3L is honored for paper on protecting retiree pension plans.
Event champions strong turnout by nation's largest racial minority group despite suppression efforts.
Kent Greenfield is quoted on ways to reform the Supreme Court by adding more seats in effort to save democracy in Salon.
Katie Townsend discusses the legal, ethical, and economical factors impacting today's journalism and voices support for continued freedom of press.
Professor David Wirth has been selected to represent scholar program.
October 19, 2020
For the third time in 2020, BC Innocence Program secures release of a wrongly convicted client.
October 17, 2020
In USA Today story, Kent Greenfield says democrats can't stop Amy Coney Barrett's SCOTUS confirmation.
October 16, 2020
The stakes couldn't be higher says election law expert as she probes the scenarios that have brought us to this moment.
October 15, 2020
Kent Greenfield's op ed on Amy Coney Barrett's understanding of law as a static text not up to interpretation appears in WBUR's Cognoscenti.
The Rappaport Center held a debate discussing Question 2 on the Massachusetts ballot.
October 14, 2020
Panelists shed light on Jewish-Black relations, civil rights, and criminal justice.
October 13, 2020
Yliana Johansen-Mendez '11 represents immigrant teen in successful bid to attain legal status.
Professor Mark Brodin begs the question of whether or not Americans will say no to a Trump reelection in the LA Times.
October 09, 2020
Professor Michael Cassidy comments on incomplete proceeding recordings surrounding Breonna Taylor's case in the Wall Street Journal.
The new student group hopes to improve policies underpinning modern political systems.
October 08, 2020
The Rappaport Fellows and the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy were featured in the Boston Globe, published on October 8, 2020.
October 07, 2020
Constitutional expert criticizes destabilizing behaviors during pandemic revealing risks and disappointments of federalism.
October 06, 2020
Dean Vincent Rougeau, inaugural director of the BC Forum on Racial Justice in America, on how institutions of higher learning can build a more equitable future.
October 05, 2020
BC Innocence Program uncovers new evidence of innocence, prosecutorial racism, and other official misconduct that frees a woman wrongly convicted.
Alum's work to protect human rights in international courts from The Hague to Cambodia leads to global legal improvements.
Camara Phyllis Jones discusses the impact of racism on health in the inaugural season of BC's Forum for Racial Justice in America.
October 03, 2020
Ray Madoff and philanthropist suggest incentives to distribute giving from DAFs (subscription required).
October 01, 2020
Alexandra Thompson discusses Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana reproductive rights case in which she participated.
Michele Goodwin ’95 and more than two dozen other graduates share their latest news in the September Alumni Roundup.
September 30, 2020
Professor Ray Madoff comments in the Boston Globe on Trump's questionable taxes and the "disloyalty" served to American democracy.
Professor David Olson is quoted ahead of Apple and Epic Games' battle in the courts on anticompetitive App Store environment in CNet.
Professor Daniel Lyons writes on Sen. Josh Hawley's proposed revisions to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in AEI.
September 28, 2020
Rappaport visiting professor and finance expert Richard Cordray compares the 2008 Great Recession to the current Covid-related downturn.
September 25, 2020
BC Law community pays its respects to late legal giant during American Constitution Society event.
September 24, 2020
Renee Jones talks to Yahoo Finance about electric vehicle maker Nikola and the legal implications of a short seller's claims.
Professor Kent Greenfield talks to CBS and NBC about the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the impact on the Supreme Court.
September 23, 2020
BC Law alum Sonia Raman '01 tapped as Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach in men's pro league.
Professor Brian Quinn analyzes the arising complications in the potential largest luxury goods acquisition in BoF.
Dean Vincent Rougeau comments on Amy Barrett's potential Supreme Court nomination in Politico.
September 22, 2020
Pfizer VP Yolanda Courtney Lyle ’01 meets the moment with corporate smarts.
September 21, 2020
Professor Kaveny joined a BC Boisi Center panel on whether Catholics can support Biden's presidency featured in NCR.
Former Treasury official, current BC Law adjunct professor Stephen Shay discusses tax policy adjustments Biden could make in the WSJ.
Professor Ray Madoff debates whether donor advised funds encourage giving or delay charity in recent event covered by NYN Media.
September 18, 2020
Rappaport panel assesses Massachusetts' actions during pandemic, explores lessons learned and next steps.
Volunteer Lawyers Project bestows pro bono award to graduate for his public interest efforts in the Boston community.
September 15, 2020
In documentary segment Sept. 16 professor discusses consumer exploitation and manipulation.
September 14, 2020
MA SJC considers governor's authority to close businesses, and Jeffrey Cohen discusses the case on Bloomberg (begins at 32:38).
September 10, 2020
A Rappaport Center panel on Civil Rights and Criminal Justice brings experts together to discuss the complexities of racism.
Visiting consumer expert set to teach on financial and public policy this fall.
September 09, 2020
Rappaport Center Faculty Director Dan Kanstroom has been invited to participate in a prestigious seminar.
September 08, 2020
BC Law program helps Salvadoran woman move one step closer to dream of asylum.
September 03, 2020
Judge exonerates Ronnie Qualls after 27 years in prison in case hard-fought by BC Law Innocence clinic.
Incumbent US Senator Markey ’72 prevails in primary while Stephen Lynch ’91 beats back challenge to his Congressional seat.
August 31, 2020
Grants to support research related to the Rappaport Center Fellows’ internships have been awarded to three 2020 Fellows.
August 26, 2020
In a long and storied career, Therese Pritchard '78 has remained true to herself.
The BC Law faculty discuss where the COVID-19 pandemic may lead us.
If we stay united, racism may yield.
A copyright showdown between the music industry's Big Three record labels and a broadband internet renegade results in a $1 billion jury verdict.
August 17, 2020
Francine Sherman says that girls with histories of abuse are often dually-involved with the welfare and juvenile justice systems.
August 12, 2020
Nathaniel Romano, SJ joins the Law School to teach Law and Religion and Constitutional Law: Rights and Equality.
August 08, 2020
Sophia Hall '12 is appointed to Boston Bar Association committee to investigate police accountability.
August 06, 2020
Three 2019 graduates awarded for pro bono work on behalf of asylum seekers as associates at K&L Gates.
Professor Pat McCoy is interviewed in part of the docuseries 'The Con' investigating the 2008 financial crisis and how it led to the America we know today.
Robert Bloom talks to Bloomberg, WGBH, Associated Press & Boston Globe about the ruling to overturn Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence.
August 03, 2020
Rebalancing the global economy will require an understanding of consensual economic exchanges, not those that are coerced.
July 31, 2020
SCOTUS Blog interviews Professor Catharine Wells about her new book Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Willing Servant to an Unknown God.
Dean Vincent Rougeau and his mother Shirley Small-Rougeau speak to WBUR about their relationship with John Lewis and the fight for social justice.
The "new normal" begs the difficult questions of how society must change on a personal level.
July 30, 2020
Policy inaction and poor design risk exacerbating emerging shocks and associated economic inequalities.
Tax expert suggests economic equity be given more consideration than efficiency in current social climate.
July 29, 2020
The resilience of street-level economies offers positive outlook for local businesses.
July 28, 2020
Immigration law, criminal law, and LGBT issues expert says it's time for America to open the doors.
Professor Kent Greenfield comments on Trump's oversight of the Federal Protective Service presence in Oregon in Yahoo! News.
July 27, 2020
Professor Kari Hong speaks with NECN on the government presence in Oregon.
Robert Bloom talks to the Boston Globe about renewed interest in reopening a criminal case in the 2010 police killing of DJ Henry.
July 24, 2020
Professor Cathleen Kaveny delves into Trump administrator William Barr's faith and politics in NCR.
White male aristocracy in America paints a tainted legacy of racial superiority.
Professor Katie Young will be participating in a webinar on Unalienable Rights hosted by Harvard's Carr Center.
July 23, 2020
Professor Kent Greenfield says Trump doesn't have the power to send federal agents into Democratic cities in Reuters.
Professor Michael Cassidy comments on whether or not police warrants are necessary for accessing MBTA logs in the Boston Globe.
Drawbacks of prioritizing efficiency and profits in current corporate system revealed in economic consequences of pandemic.
July 22, 2020
While solving racism in police forces is no simple task, finding ways to deter bad officers is first step.
July 21, 2020
Professor Kent Greenfield presented on the Supreme Court decision on LGBTQ+ workplace rights in a Pride at Orrick event.
The structure of the tax system in the future will be vital to determining justice in communities.
July 20, 2020
Dean Vincent Rougeau pens op ed on racial justice in America for America Magazine.
July 18, 2020
Adjunct Professor Larry Gennari encourages purposeful support for companies founded by people of color in Boston Business Journal.
July 17, 2020
The pandemic reveals imperfections in criminal and international law.
July 16, 2020
Reforms alone will not heal the current justice system, where those in the minority are not equitably served.
Federal and state leadership balance each other as society battles both health and social crises.
A sense of solidarity emerging in an uncertain environment offers hope for more inclusive outlook.
July 13, 2020
BC Law's program to help ex-inmates start businesses, run by adjunct professor Larry Gennari, is featured in The Boston Globe.
July 10, 2020
Kent Greenfield warns of setbacks to restructuring of SCOTUS due to recent decisions by Chief Justice John Roberts in The Hill op-ed.
July 09, 2020
Legal historian says if we remain true to our values of compassion and care for all, we can meet the challenges before us.
The effectiveness of rule of law in community relies on the open hearts and minds of those within.
July 08, 2020
Acting without careful regard to strong values during times of pandemic unveils consequences for criminal justice.
July 06, 2020
Corporate and securities law professor attributes poor response to coronavirus to lack of competent cooperation among governments.
July 02, 2020
Navigating the pandemic reveals the benefits as well as the challenges of operating under local and federal governance.
July 01, 2020
Employment benefits expert voices America's need for broader availability of social insurance.
June 30, 2020
Professor Kari Hong talks to the Boston Globe on Sonia Sotomayor's role in the recent DACA victory in the Supreme Court.
Adjunct Professor Kevin Powers is featured in a CompareCards Q&A on online data protections during the pandemic.
Constitutional law scholar discusses how the "participatory conception" of the rule of law could change everything.
Professor Kari Hong recently commented in multiple media outlets on the impact of the Supreme Court ruling regarding the accelerated removal of immigrants.
June 29, 2020
June 26, 2020
Flaws in employment laws and regulation reveal restricted opportunities for economic advancement.
Mass incarceration is but one example of disabling criminal justice policies that burden African Americans.
Professor Zygmunt Plater was quoted in a letter to Quincy Sun suggesting society take a different approach to addressing climate change post Covid-19.
June 25, 2020
In recent webinar, Dean Vincent Rougeau addressed the critical role churches have in encouraging anti-racist ideology.
June 24, 2020
Dean Rougeau says it is time to attack the disease of racism in order to build a democracy that serves everyone.
Professor Mark Brodin investigates the first fifty years of The Boston Lawyers' Committee in the MBA Massachusetts Law Review.
June 23, 2020
Reimagining current tax laws can encourage more effective charitable donations.
Business law scholar Atinuke Adediran will teach civil procedure, professional responsibility, and access to justice.
June 19, 2020
Olson says emphasis on innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth can lead to a better future for all.
From an expert on the 2008 downturn and bailouts, words to the wise.
In the Vision Project, Kohler asks: what are our obligations to one another?
June 17, 2020
Professor Frank Garcia talks to Global Arbitration Review on ICSID panel rescinding security for costs order (subscription).
The treatment of immigrants during the pandemic points to a national human rights reckoning.
June 15, 2020
Boston's NAACP leader Sullivan named to new commission when mayor declares racism a public health crisis.
In a time of urgent need, Professor Ray Madoff urges reforms forcing Donor Advised Funds to give away more funds in a timely manner in Bloomberg.
June 14, 2020
The pandemic, racism, and climate change form a vortex of warnings that the environment must be healed.
June 11, 2020
The myth of the independent American.
June 10, 2020
Professor Dan Lyons talks to InsideSources on why net neutrality regulations are unnecessary, even while providers offer free services.
Dean Vincent Rougeau has been named inaugural director of the new Boston College initiative.
The consequences of our impoverished view reveal both the pain and the possibilities of constitutional freedoms.
June 09, 2020
Professor Charlotte Whitmore talks to WGBH on the racial implications in Boston cases where people are sentenced for crimes they did not commit.
Adjunct Professor Tom Carey and BC Law's Amicus Clinic offer new perspective in case investigating US federal immigration agency's rights to make arrests in state courts.
June 05, 2020
Professor Mark Brodin's research is cited and he is quoted in an MSR article on the similarities between the Arbery and Martin killings.
From the Vision Project Series and the field of economic and social rights comes Professor Young's voice of reason.
June 04, 2020
In BC Law Magazine Vision Project, Professor Barrozo launches a faculty series on building a more just society.
June 03, 2020
Professor Kent Greenfield recently appeared in numerous media outlets on the President's potential use of federal forces to quell protest and violence.
Professor Hiba Hafiz comments on the legal challenges freelancer unions face when seeking improved labor rights in FAIR.
June 02, 2020
Dean Rougeau's letter to the community mourns the countless numbers who have been injured or killed because of the color of their skin.
Professor Dan Lyons comments on Trump's fight to change laws regarding regulation of content on social media in The New York Times
June 01, 2020
Professor Dan Lyons dissects Trump's executive order regarding social media platform censorship in a blog post in AEI.
May 29, 2020
Professor Natalya Schnitser's research on higher fees associated with MEPs in comparison to retirement plans by single employers is featured in InvestmentNews.
May 28, 2020
Prof. Mary Bilder makes the case for 11,000 electors in JFK Library panel 'The Electoral College: Its History and Challenges Today.'
May 27, 2020
Healthcare professionals share wisdom, offer advice at Rappaport Center event aimed at helping families.
May 26, 2020
Dean Rougeau delivers awards virtually to 19 graduating students and one student organization, capping a week of online activities.
May 23, 2020
Professor Thomas Kohler talks to PBS about what we can learn from the German model of government support for workers (15 min mark).
May 22, 2020
Three fellowships and a Drinan Award support new grads pursuing careers in public service.
May 21, 2020
Professor Dan Lyons is quoted on reasonings behind the disparity of broadband availability in Wausau Pilot & Review.
Professor Kari Hong comments on the Trump administration's decision to abandon asylum seekers in a time of pandemic in Jezebel.
Professor Ray Madoff speaks on her testimony and the impact philanthropic efforts have on public good with The Charity Report.
May 20, 2020
The 35-year member of the Law Library staff was a giver of time and kindness.
Professor Kent Greenfield talks to the Boston Globe about how the courts helped guide Gov. Baker in deciding when to open churches.
GradReports assesses by-major student earnings data from 70 majors at the bachelor's and master's degree levels.
May 19, 2020
On WBUR, Professor Kent Greenfield says that the choice to include houses of worship in phase one of reopening, MA may avoid legal challenges.
May 18, 2020
Mark Brodin talks to Slate France about the Ahmaud Arbery case and the segregationist history of the United States.
May 15, 2020
Professor Kent Greenfield talks to USA Today about the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling overturning the stay-at-home order.
May 14, 2020
Intellectual and Technology Forum hums with new energy.
May 12, 2020
Amelia Wirts ’17 achieves a first with joint JD-PhD degree in law and philosophy.
Professor Cathleen Kaveny weighs in on the complexity of the Dolan-Trump exchange on Catholic schools in NCR.
May 08, 2020
Professor Ray Madoff comments on the increase in DAF contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Investment News.
May 07, 2020
Ismail Ercan '22 among seven national recipients of Morgan Lewis 2020 scholarship.
Professor Dan Lyons comments on internet inequity and the role of policy in a time where education is highly dependent on connectivity in T74.
May 04, 2020
Noted activist Rick Steiner discusses "our last best chance to save our world" from irreversible environmental damage.
May 01, 2020
April 30, 2020
Professor Mary Bilder guest blogs on Balkinization on why we should reevaluate the way we describe the early nineteenth-century constitutional state.
April 27, 2020
In-person representation becomes almost impossible for immigration lawyer Shannon Johnson ’15 and her team.
April 21, 2020
In a first, BC Law students in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Program clinic argue a case remotely.
April 20, 2020
Professor Chirba's talk at the Schiller Institute last fall haunts in its foreshadowing of dangers of bad health policy.
April 19, 2020
Professor Cathleen Kaveny talks to the National Catholic Reporter about the trouble with the Surgeon General's recent comments during the pandemic.
April 16, 2020
Far from home, 1L Siyi Lin bears witness to Covid's devastation on two continents.
April 15, 2020
Professor Mary Ann Chirba weighs in on the varying realities of healthcare for children around the country in 2020 in WalletHub's 'Ask the Experts' section.
Professor Thomas Barnico discusses the constitutionality of the structure of the CFPB in Yale Journal of Regulation Notice & Comment Blog.
Earthjustice's Jan Hasselman '97 gets results as court makes pro-tribe finding in ongoing Dakota Pipeline case.
April 14, 2020
Four BC Law students among those selected for the coveted summer placements.
BC Law professor and students argue for protocols to protect victims of sexual assault.
Professors Lenza and Simone Kang launch series on international impact of Covid-19.
April 10, 2020
High BC Law employment figures for 2019 grads show effective career-focused operation at work.
Professor Kari Hong criticizes the government response in the rejection of migrants due to coronavirus concerns in The Washington Post.
In a MLW op ed, Prof. Mike Cassidy argues that DA Rollins' efforts justifying her reform choices as fulfilling campaign promises is on murky ground.
April 09, 2020
BC Law School mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Arthur Berney.
Professor Irit Tamir offers ways the private sector can meet the civic challenges of COVID-19.
April 08, 2020
Bar exam postponed, student relief fund established as BC Law responds to pandemic.
April 07, 2020
Professor Cathleen Kaveny writes of the worries of self-pride during lockdown as people turn to themselves and against humanity in a time of isolation.
April 06, 2020
Michael Mone ’67, was beloved as a witty friend and admired as a leader among lawyers.
Ready for its close-up, BC Law recreates the lived experience online with videos, webinars, and classroom visits.
April 03, 2020
The bestselling thriller by law alum William Landay becomes eight-part series on Apple TV.
Stress management and meditation expert Kelvin Chin ’83 calms with sage advice.
In virtual classroom, students learn the challenges of youth advocacy during pandemic.
April 01, 2020
Professor Cathleen Kaveny discusses the ethics in prioritizing human life over the economy in a time of crisis in The Washington Post.
Professor Kent Greenfield comments in The Atlantic on the significance of party balance in courts and its implications in corporate law.
Professor Jeff Cohen talks to Law360 about "Varsity Blues" sentencing and the stakes of holding hearings online due to coronavirus concerns.
March 31, 2020
March 30, 2020
Latinx publisher Alexis Ruginis ’10 creates colorful worksheets for families confined by pandemic.
March 26, 2020
Hilary Weddell's is among dozens of alumni updates shared with BC Law Magazine before the outbreak.
March 24, 2020
Rappaport visiting professor Jane Swift says the experience of remote teaching is "a doozy."
Despite challenges, Law Review and UCC Reporter-Digest proceed with elections, plan coming issues.
March 23, 2020
Rappaport panel brings together top lawmakers and law enforcement officials to discuss remedies for a system in transition.
March 20, 2020
Four professors launch ongoing project to track quality of legislation and directives around pandemic.
March 18, 2020
Updates will be posted to our COVID-19 website.
March 12, 2020
BC Law's Innocence Program makes its second case in a year that frees a wrongly incarcerated man, this time Ronnie Qualls.
March 10, 2020
Professor Catharine Wells's book offers new insights into the mind of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
Professor Pat McCoy's scholarship cited in an Asia Times story on the impact of credit rating agencies on crises.
March 09, 2020
March 04, 2020
Professor McCoy talks to the AP about a SCOTUS case: can a president can remove the heads of independent agencies for any reason?
March 02, 2020
Former FDC chief counsel Daniel Troy provides insider insights into drug costs.
February 28, 2020
Constitutional scholar Michael Gerhardt who testified at Trump impeachment hearings looks at the proceedings with an experienced eye.
February 27, 2020
Natalya Shnitser's latest post for the SCOTUS blog on Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma, which puts a spotlight on retirement plan disclosures.
Young scholars bring expertise in access to justice, immigration, and transactional law.
February 26, 2020
Professor Sharon Beckman is quoted in the Boston Globe about Innocence Program client Ronnie Qualls after a judge threw out his double murder convictions.
February 24, 2020
Professor Kari Hong offers her SCOTUS blog analysis on the upcoming Supreme Court case Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam.
US Representative discusses his conservative views and advocates for working across party lines.
February 21, 2020
Ray Madoff talks to Bloomberg about the suit involving Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund and Ascend Capital.
February 20, 2020
In a new ranking based on US Department of Education figures for students, BC Law came in at #20 for debt-to-income ratio.
February 19, 2020
Professor Sharon Beckman is featured in Swimmer Magazine for her journey as a swimmer to leading the BC Innocence Program.
Scholar draws lessons from German chancellor's singular actions during refugee crisis in the mid-2000s.
February 17, 2020
Young women who’ve endured the failings of the juvenile justice system find their power in a new advocacy group that believes they are the true agents of change.
Libby Professor of Theology and Law Cathleen Kaveny reflects on the afterlife following the death of her mother in Commonweal.
Professor Cathleen Kaveny will receive the award Feb 27, when she delivers the keynote lecture “Law’s Pedagogy in a Pluralist Society.”
February 11, 2020
BC Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess, who inspired TV series, discusses how criminals think.
February 10, 2020
Professor Hiba Hafiz talks to the San Francisco Chronicle about the ride-hailing giant's attempt to avoid California's new gig work law.
The 32nd annual auction will be held March 19.
February 06, 2020
Prof. Mike Cassidy talks to the Washington Post about a defense attorney who filed a lawsuit to stop a Texas district attorney from enforcing a policy pertaining only to her.
Dermot Groome ’85 hoisted the load of Ratko Mladić’s cruelty onto the bench of justice at the ICTY. It was a gruesome task. But he was the perfect man to do it.
During the meteoric rise of Peloton, Hisao Kushi ’92 has been the exercise disrupter’s zen-like co-founder and general counsel—a funny, brilliant master of calm.
February 04, 2020
Katharine Young was on the American Society of International Law podcast 'The Trump Administration’s Commission on Unalienable Rights.'
January 31, 2020
Brian Quinn speaks to Reuters about why plaintiffs may have settled with the Tesla board in their lawsuit over the Solar City deal.
January 30, 2020
Two recent grads receive acceptance into prestigious AG's Honors Program and will serve in Federal Programs Branch.
January 29, 2020
Professor McCoy talks to CNBC about the impact of new rules on the consumer watchdog group.
January 28, 2020
The BC Law Professor is one of three co-authors of an Amicus Curiae Brief in the SCOTUS case Seila Law LLC v. CFPB.
Prof. Kent Greenfield talks to the Associated Press about whether impeachment requires a crime.
January 23, 2020
BC Law Chaplain Fr. Fred Enman, SJ profiled for his low-income housing nonprofit, which he founded over 30 years ago (story pg. 18).
Libby prof Cathy Kaveny talks to the Washington Post about March for Life protestors who choose to speak with their wallets.
January 22, 2020
Numerous members of BC Law faculty undertake leadership positions in the organization.
January 21, 2020
Professor George Brown talks to the Boston Globe about Trump's legal team adding celebrity lawyers to their ranks.
First female MA governor says women can now craft their own message.
January 17, 2020
Watch prof Ray Madoff live on January 28 in "What is the optimal approach to taxing wealth?"
The Max Planck Institute has named a new visiting fellows program for young researchers after Professor Emeritus Hugh Ault.
January 15, 2020
Professor poised to lead the Journal of the Copyright Society.
Professor Barnico writes of the history of presidential election trails in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the CommonWealth Magazine.
January 09, 2020
Professor Oei talks to the Wall Street Journal about whether businesses should pay up when they replace workers with machines.
January 06, 2020
Professor Kent Greenfield's op ed arguing that the Senate leader has violated two oaths is picked up by news outlets.
Professor Mary Bilder writes an essay for The Atlantic on the Constitutional Convention notes and implications for impeachment.
January 03, 2020
BC Law Innocence Program adjunct professor Charlotte Whitmore is profiled in a feature story in Dartmouth Magazine.
April 13, 2016
The Deputy Treasury Secretary and others decried the enormity of debt burden that students carry at a recent event.
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