March 15, 2023
Northeastern Law students Melissa Niles ’24 and Sebastien Philemon ’24 finished second place at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition sponsored by the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) in Washington, DC. Jessica Andrade ’24, the national director of communications on the NBLSA board, was also recognized with the Pickett-Sowell Joy of NBLSA Award for her outstanding service and ever-positive attitude.
March 15, 2023
As part of its inaugural Law School Innovation Program, Bloomberg Law recognizes law schools that are leading the way in rethinking the traditional curriculum through creative coursework and experiential learning. In its list of top law schools, Bloomberg Law cites Northeastern’s NuLawLab, the school’s innovation laboratory, for helping to reshape the legal profession and support social change.
March 14, 2023
Professor Daniel Medwed talks about the history and the current practice of jury trials in GBH's Morning Edition, "You get 12 different people from our very diverse country, bring them all together in a room to talk about facts, and essentially a good result will occur. But the practice is much uglier than that, right?"
March 14, 2023
The Criminal Justice Task Force, part of Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR), has launched the Historical Narrative Project, which aims to inform community members and stakeholders about the role race has played in the history and economic development of Massachusetts.
March 14, 2023
Maria Martinez ’24 and Valerie Orellana ’24 participated in the 2023 Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the Hispanic National Bar Association. The Northeastern Law team argued in two preliminary rounds and won the Best Brief Award (for the petitioner).
March 14, 2023
Professor Wendy Parmet mentions the lack of transparency in the judicial process over an abortion case in Texas, “To do it in a way that has the effect of being undercover and not allowing both legitimate and lawful protests outside and also making it harder for the media to get there, it threatens further loss of trust,” in Bloomberg Law.
March 12, 2023
"In an ideal world, governments could counter the problem of low vaccination rates by increasing public awareness of the benefits and safety of vaccines and ensuring that vaccines are easily accessible," said Professor Wendy Parmet in an opinion series by The New York Times on how best to prepare for future outbreaks.
March 10, 2023
Professor Wendy Parmet and Professor Claudia Haupt contributed to the AMA Journal of Ethics March 2023 issue, "Clinicians in Government." The issue makes the case that clinicians serving in federal or state government in the United States are accountable to patients, the public, and their professions in ways that transcend clinicians’ typical duties.
March 08, 2023
The Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR) at Northeastern University School of Law is proud to announce its spring 2023 Hinckley Allen Racial Justice Fellows: Jalon Fowler ’25, Claire Bergstresser ’23, Marissa Roaché ’24, Caitlin Rams ’24 and Amanda Brea ’23. Hinckley Allen established its Social Justice Partnership Program to offer meaningful financial support and resources to nonprofit organizations in our communities.
March 08, 2023
"The rulings have substantially chipped away at the legal standing of health agencies and officials to protect the public, said Professor Wendy Parmet, director of Northeastern Law's Center for Health Policy and Law, about lawsuits fueled by conservative covid backlash mentioned in the The Washington Post.
March 07, 2023
Sanea Lamas ’24 calls for the fundamental human right to water in a new opinion piece that supports Mass. legislation to advance water equity through utility reporting requirements, including reporting on the number of water shut offs. “It’s time to hold the utilities accountable and implement permanent solutions to prevent shut-offs,” writes Lamas in CommonWealth.
March 06, 2023
“They’re not Kardashians and Jenners who have been doing this for a long time and who have their own legal team advising them,” said Professor Alexandra J. Roberts on the Wall Street Journal about brands that strike endorsement deals with college students.