Professor Martha Davis Joins Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Grants Pass Case

Professor Martha Davis, an internationally recognized expert on economic and social rights, has joined with a group of leading law professors to submit an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, a case that will determine whether, under the U.S. Constitution, a local government can make it a crime to involuntarily live outside and unsheltered when adequate shelter is not available.

Lawyering for Justice Conference

Northeastern University School of Law’s Plaintiffs’ Law Association (NUSL PLA), Boston University's Plaintiffs’ Law Association (BU PLA), and the American Association for Justice (AAJ) are hosting the first annual Lawyering for Justice

Woo Strengthens Northeastern Law Collaborations in China

In November, Professor Margaret Y.K. Woo traveled to China on behalf of Northeastern Law to renew the school’s agreements with Renmin University of China, Fudan University, Wuhan University and East China University of Political Science and Law, and to build new alliances with additional universities. 

CLEAR Hosts Presentation by Dr. Godfrey Vincent, Author of Rebels at the Gates

George Weekes was one of the most influential figures in the politics and trade union movement of Trinidad from the 1960s. To bring Weekes’ story to life and discuss his impact in Trinidad and beyond, Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR) hosted Dr. Godfrey Vincent, author of Rebels at the Gates: The Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (OWTU) in the Era of George Weekes, 1962-1987, and a panel of scholars dedicated to the research and organizing of labor movements, on November 17, 2023.