May 05, 2026
University Distinguished Professor of Law Richard Daynard was honored with a Congressional Proclamation on April 24, 2026, as Congressman Paul D. Tonko of the U.S. House of Representatives recognized his lifetime of transformative contributions to public health law and policy.
May 05, 2026
Northeastern University School of Law warmly congratulates University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities Patricia Williams on her election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. Williams was among 252 distinguished leaders elected to the Academy’s class of 2026, recognized in the Social and Behavioral Sciences — Law section.
May 04, 2026
A new report by Professor Elizabeth Bloom’s LSSC students puts hard data behind what many Massachusetts families already know: school districts are routinely failing to investigate bullying complaints — and the burden falls hardest on students of color and children with disabilities. The findings come alongside a GBH News investigation into the death of Jason Bernard, a 14-year-old Peabody student who repeatedly sought help from school staff before dying by suicide in 2025. His school had already been cited by the state for violating anti-bullying law.
May 01, 2026
In March, Northeastern Law’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration and Immigrant Justice Clinic partnered with Greater Boston Legal Services to host an immigration relief screening clinic for community members in the Greater Boston area.
April 28, 2026
Professor Alexandra J. Roberts, faculty director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Information and Creativity, is quoted in The Verge on Taylor Swift’s legal options against AI-generated imitations. “Swift also has numerous trademark registrations for her name, so she can sue for federal trademark infringement if there’s a use of her name by someone else that creates a likelihood of confusion.”
April 28, 2026
Hannah McCormick ’26 has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Grant to pursue an LLM in International Children’s Rights at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Her studies will include an in-depth exploration of children’s rights from both international and national perspectives, examining how these issues intersect with human rights, civil, criminal, family and migration law.
April 27, 2026
Ezekiel Hopkins ’26, a dedicated advocate for justice and community-centered legal practice, has been named the recipient of the fourth annual Tyler Lawrence Memorial Peacemaker Award.
April 27, 2026
Professor Martha Davis has published a new analysis in State Court Report, “State Courts Offer Protection Against Pregnancy Discrimination,” examining how courts in nearly two dozen states have rejected the U.S. Supreme Court’s reasoning in Geduldig v. Aiello — that discrimination based on pregnancy does not constitute sex discrimination — and what that means for the future of equal protection law.
April 24, 2026
“Forty years ago, I sat where you are today, graduating from this law school,” Northeastern School of Law commencement speaker Lois Dehls Cornell ’86 told a crowd overwhelmingly dressed in black at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport District.
April 24, 2026
Gambling addiction is spiraling “out of control” in the US, a leading campaigner for stricter guardrails has warned — and Northeastern Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute is at the forefront of the response. “We firmly believe gambling should be regulated like any other addictive product,” said Mark Gottlieb ’93, executive director of PHAI, who last week co-hosted PHAI's international symposium, “Online Gambling and the Public Health Movement,” at Northeastern University in Boston.
April 24, 2026
Northeastern University School of Law has been ranked No. 9 for health care law in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings.
April 23, 2026
Professor Martha Davis participated virtually in the Bologna II Expert Roundtable on April 23, 2026, hosted at the University of Bologna’s Palazzo Malvezzi.