June 13, 2020
“There are many valuable parts to play in animal protection, and the law is where I feel like I can personally have the biggest impact,” says Rebecca Cary ’09, a senior staff attorney in the Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Protection Litigation department.
June 13, 2020
Northeastern Law’s Professor Woodrow Hartzog was among the tech and policy experts who gave testimony before the Boston City Council last week in support of a proposed ban on facial recognition surveillance.
June 10, 2020
In an op-ed co-authored for The Boston Globe, Professor Deborah Ramirez and Marcus Wraight ’18 make the case for mandatory individual liability insurance for police
June 09, 2020
Listen back: Professor Daniel Medwed joined WGBH's Morning Edition to share his thoughts on police chokeholds.
June 08, 2020
The Peggy Browning Fund has awarded 10-week summer fellowships to Huda Khwaja ’21, Liora Klepper ’21, MaryGrace Menner ’21 and Claudia Morera ’21. The application process is highly competitive and the awards were based on their outstanding qualifications.
June 08, 2020
Thousands of Americans held in close confinement may have sickened or died in institutions under CDC guidance, writes Professor Michael Meltsner in a letter to The Boston Globe.
June 07, 2020
Listen back: On NPR’s All Things Considered, Professor Deborah Ramirez talks about her proposal to make personal liability insurance mandatory for individual police officers.
June 05, 2020
“Every city has its own slate of issues,” Professor Daniel Medwed tells The Intercept. “But there is this common theme and common ground here that does relate to the police in the United States having too much power, being too heavily weaponized, and being too protected by their unions."
June 05, 2020
We must focus on what can be done to secure the up-front conditions that will guarantee COVID-19 vaccines and therapies truly benefit everyone, no matter where they live,"" writes Professor Brook Baker in his latest blog for Health GAP. ""Global solidarity is not naive – it is a necessity."" "
June 04, 2020
As the nation yet again faces a crisis steeped in historical racism and the deep social and economic inequities pervading society, the law firm Todd & Weld LLP has stepped forward with a $25,000 gift to Northeastern University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ).
June 04, 2020
Listen back: Professor Daniel Medwed joined WGBH’s Morning Edition to talk about the new charges against the officers in the George Floyd killing and how they could play out in court.
June 04, 2020
Professor Deborah Ramirez joins the PowerPLAY podcast to make the case for mandatory professional liability insurance for police officers.