July 06, 2023
“DeSantis’ moves on the death penalty are a microcosm of a larger political debate going on and the trend toward deep partisanship,” Professor Daniel Medwed tells the Florida Times-Union. “The people on the right are trying to show they’re tough on crime and those on the left are showing their openness to criminal justice reform.”
July 02, 2023
Northeastern Global News looks to Dr. Deborah Jackson and Professors Jeremy Paul and Dan Urman for their expert commentary on the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
July 02, 2023
In an interview with Fox News, Professor Richard Daynard says the families of the submersible victims do not have a strong case to bring against OceanGate.
July 01, 2023
Congratulations to Kaila Clark ’20 and Amanda Hainsworth ’12, on their selection by the National LGBTQ+ Bar for its 40 Under 40 honor roll of attorneys
July 01, 2023
Generally speaking, just under 10,000 people fleeing persecution and poverty are trapped inside detention centers in Texas these days. Every one of them needs a lawyer. To help meet that need, Northeastern Law’s Immigrant Justice Clinic, through the generosity of donors, sent six students and a graduate leader to the southern border in April to assist Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
June 29, 2023
Northeastern Law is pleased to announce that Sharmila Murthy will join the university faculty effective July 1, 2023, as professor of law and public policy within the School of Law and the College of Social Sciences.
June 26, 2023
Northeastern Law has been ranked No. 44 in the 11th annual installment of the Above the Law Top 50 Law School Rankings. Above the Law (ATL) analyzed data for 120 law schools, with a focus on “national” law schools.
June 25, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Professor Emeritus Dan Givelber has died.
June 25, 2023
”A lawsuit is unlikely unless the company misrepresented the safety of the submersible,” Professor Richard Daynard tells Northeastern Global News.
June 25, 2023
“This idea that the biases of a public defender could be a structural conflict of interest, regardless of how the person performed in the case, could be a potential game changer in terms of empowering indigent criminal defendants to get better representation," says Professor Daniel Medwed.
June 25, 2023
Congratulations to the Honorable Donald Cabell ’91, who has been appointed chief magistrate judge of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Cabell joined the court as US magistrate judge in 2015. He previously served as the justice attaché in the Office of International Affairs at the US Embassy in Paris, France.
June 23, 2023
Professor Katherine (Katie) Kraschel has been appointed chair of the board of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE), a non-profit organization that provides high quality health care, education and advocacy to advance equity and protect the fundamental right to sexual health and reproductive freedom for all.