December 29, 2020
To mark #HumanRightsDay, Northeastern Law's Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) has released a new publication, “Disconnected: How Household Water Shutoffs in the United States During the COVID Pandemic Violate the Human Right to Water.”
December 29, 2020
Northeastern University School of Law has been named one of the top 25 law schools for racial justice by preLaw magazine.
December 28, 2020
“There’s been a number of instances where restrictions have not been closely tailored to the evidence and haven’t been clearly communicated, which has opened the door to misinformation,” Professor Leo Beletsky, director of Northeastern Law’s Health in Justice Action Lab, tells the LA Times.
December 25, 2020
Listen back: On the Workers Comp Matters podcast, Professor Emily Spieler dismisses hype that Covid-19 will crush workers’ comp systems.
December 15, 2020
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and the Birmingham Public Safety Task Force have released Reform and Reimagine Birmingham Public Safety, a report which relies on CRRJ’s investigations of police killings in Jefferson County to provide historical context about policing in Birmingham.
December 15, 2020
We’ve had a lot more nudges than real, enforceable orders,” Professor Wendy Parmet tells The Atlantic.
December 07, 2020
In a piece for SCOTUSblog, Professor Blaine Saito writes about the issues at stake in CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service, a tax case to be argued before the Supreme Court tomorrow that has “great implications for jurisdiction, administrative law and the tax system overall.”
December 07, 2020
Listen back: On WYNC’s The Takeaway, Professor Margo Lindauer ’07, director of Northeastern Law’s Domestic Violence Institute, describes how survivors of domestic violence are affected by COVID’s impact on the courts.
December 07, 2020
Professor Deborah Ramirez is quoted in The Boston Globe about a fund that has been set up in memory of her husband, Chief Justice Ralph Gants: “My husband really worked his heart out, trying to rid the criminal justice system of racism and trying to improve access to justice.”
December 07, 2020
In his latest contribution to SCOTUSblog, Professor Blaine Saito outlines the Argument Summary in CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service.
December 07, 2020
Northeastern Law faculty share a commitment to scholarship that promotes mutual collaboration for the common good and offers concrete approaches to pressing legal challenges. Our recent contributions to leading journals exemplify our dedication to improving public health; to devising sustainable paths to economic growth in the information age; and to defending democracy and the rule of law. We are delighted to share a selected list of recent articles.
December 07, 2020
“Sunlight is the greatest disinfectant,” Professor Daniel Medwed tells The Daily Free Press. “If we’re concerned about police abuse … having oversight and statewide accountability is a step forward because people obviously act differently when they know they’re being watched.”