November 12, 2019
A Northeastern Law team of faculty, students and graduates will be watching closely as lawmakers in Massachusetts debate “Conrad’s Law,” a bill that would make coerced suicide a crime. The Northeastern team played a significant role in crafting the law and bringing it to the attention of the Statehouse. Massachusetts is one of only eight states across the country that does not have a law targeting this kind of pressure.
September 11, 2019
Professor Margo Lindauer ’07, a nationally recognized expert in combatting domestic violence, has been named director of clinical programs at Northeastern University School of Law, effective January 1, 2020.
September 11, 2019
Our Health in Justice Action Lab joined forces with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Vital Strategies to host a training session in Harrisburg, PA, for defense attorneys handling DDRD cases. “Pennsylvania is ground zero for these kinds of prosecutions,” says Professor Leo Beletsky.
September 09, 2019
“If the data is showing that defendants who have counsel are much more likely to not have complaints issued against them, we can make the argument that there should be more pro bono services or a right to counsel at clerks’ hearings,” Professor Margo Lindauer, director of Northeastern Law’ Domestic Violence Institute, tells The Boston Globe.
August 21, 2019
Professor Woodrow Hartzog’s work in favor of a facial recognition ban is cited by Vox.
August 21, 2019
Professor Dan Danielsen joined a gathering of eminent law academics at City, University of London this May to mark the publication of a new book by Dr. Grietje Baars "that should change the way all legal scholars think about their work."
August 21, 2019
“There has been a sustained campaign to erase the experience of enslaved people and the consequences and legacy of slavery in America,” Professor Margaret Burnham, director of Northeastern Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, tells Northeastern News. “But this is American history, and you have to face it to fix it.”
August 21, 2019
Professor Deborah Ramirez will testify before the House Judiciary Committee this Thursday, September 12, in support of a racial profiling data collection bill that would require state and federal law enforcement agencies to better track and accumulate information regarding stops.
August 14, 2019
Listen back: Professor Martha Davis, lead author of a report investigating water affordability policies in a dozen Massachusetts cities, is interviewed on WBUR's Radio Boston.
August 14, 2019
Congratulations to Jonathan Ettinger '88, a partner in the Boston office of Foley Hoag, on being named a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL), a professional association of distinguished attorneys who practice in the field of environmental law.
August 13, 2019
In the final part of WGBH’s Hallmarks of Innocence series, Professor Daniel Medwed talks about the larger systemic issues that could help reduce wrongful convictions.
August 13, 2019
“In the current climate, health care providers must consider public education as central to their mission as prescribing medicines, washing wounds, and counseling patients,” writes Professor Wendy Parmet in an article for the Health Affairs blog.