July 31, 2019
In an article for the NU Law Review’s online forum, Monica DeLateur ’17 writes about the debate surrounding the doctrine of abatement ab initio, “a legal doctrine that allows a defendant’s convictions to be vacated if the defendant dies during the appellate process challenging those convictions.”
July 30, 2019
How do people end up in jail for crimes they didn't commit? On WGBH's ongoing Hallmarks of Innocence series, Professor Daniel Medwed talks about how government informants sometimes land innocent people behind bars.
July 30, 2019
Angelicque Moreno ’93, newly appointed president of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, is profiled by The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
July 30, 2019
Watch now: Professor Woodrow Hartzog is featured in the final installment of Al Jazeera's All Hail the Algorithm news series.
July 30, 2019
Join us October 18-19 as we honor the classes of 1950s, '74, '79, '84, '89, '94, '99, 2004, '09 and '14. Former US Senator William “Mo” Cowan, President, Global Government Affairs and Policy, GE, will deliver the keynote address at our Alumni/ae Weekend reunion gala.
July 30, 2019
Watch: Lauren Betters ’15, director of programs and policy at the Gender Equality Law Center in New York, joins Brooklyn’s BRIC TV to discuss gender pay equity in sports.
July 26, 2019
“There’s no constitutional right to an exemption to a general law that is protecting the public’s health based on an individual religious exemption,” Professor Wendy Parmet tells the Boston Herald.
July 24, 2019
“We can’t afford to ignore the impact of rising water prices on the state’s low-income residents,” says Professor Martha Davis, lead author of a new PHRGE report titled "A Drop in the Bucket: Water Affordability Policies in Twelve Massachusetts Communities."
July 24, 2019
Professor Jeremy Paul weighs in on the Mueller hearing for Northeastern News: "Some Democrats will continue to build the case that Trump should be impeached for obstructing justice but how that plays out will depend on how the coverage of the testimony develops over next few days."
July 23, 2019
Following the high-profile Michelle Carter case, Professor Daniel Medwed helped craft a bill that would punish people for inducing suicide. “It's designed to send a deterrent message to people that it's not okay to pressure other people into committing suicide,” he says.
July 22, 2019
The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School has named three Northeastern Law students among its 2019 Fellows: qainat khan ’20, Brendan Smith ’21 and Dylan O’Sullivan ’21.
July 09, 2019
CSI" created a real misimpression about the level of accuracy involving forensic science, " says Professor Daniel Medwed. "In reality, the reliability varies considerably depending on the precise discipline."