Why Facebook’s ‘Hubris and Arrogance’ Astound this Attorney General
Recommended listening: On Kara Swisher's New York Times “Sway” podcast, Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98 weighs in on social media, the Sacklers and Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' bill.
Recommended listening: On Kara Swisher's New York Times “Sway” podcast, Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98 weighs in on social media, the Sacklers and Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' bill.
Professor Margaret Burnham has won the 2023 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism for By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners. Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good. The Hillman Prizes strive to recognize discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skill in relating the story and the impact of the coverage.
Professor Margaret Burnham has been awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the history category for books published in 2022. Burnham’s By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners was among 12 outstanding books recognized for literary excellence and the highest quality of writing from authors at all stages of their careers.
In a piece for the National Jurist, Professor Jeremy Paul and Professor Richard Michael Fischl, the co-author of his best-selling book on law exams, share their test taking tips.
Professor Daniel Medwed's book, Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison,was selected for a 2023 Top Social Justice/Advocacy Book Award by In the Margins, which chooses the best books that illuminate issues of race, class and incarceration or highlight the reality of BIPOC and others living in the margins of society.
Check out Kris Franklin’s review of the second edition of Professor Jeremy Paul’s Getting to Maybe in the latest issue of the Journal of Legal Education.
Professor Claudia Haupt’s article, “Regulating Speech Online: Free Speech Values in Constitutional Frames,” is featured in First Amendment Law Handbook, an annual compendium of notable First Amendment scholarship. The article was first published in the Washington University Law Review.
Congratulations to Stephen Kohn ’84, whose new book, Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What's Right, has been recognized by Kirkus as a Top 100 Indie Book of 2023. Additionally, Rules for Whistleblowers was awarded The Kirkus Star, which recognizes exceptional merit in books. Kohn is a partner in the Washington, DC, law firm of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, founder of the National Whistleblower Center and an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern Law.
Are people who can't manage stairs not part of the community? Carol R. Steinberg ’80, Boston-based attorney and disability activist, wrote an article in the Boston Globe about accessibility issues in a community bookstore.