Lennox Chase '98, director of Needham Bank, has been named to the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber list of the 50 most influential business people of color in the Western Suburbs.

I would be surprised if the court ruled in a way that completely decapitated the governor's ability to respond to the pandemic, Professor Wendy Parmet tells Law360. "I don't think we have a dynamic here that we have in some states with that level of tension between the governor and the legislature."

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins ’97 has filed a motion to vacate more than 100 drug convictions that were based on evidence tested by former state chemist Annie Dookhan. “This shameful chapter of our history will take dedication and perseverance to undo,” said Rollins "and I will and we must."

It’s very hard for an individual to understand the risks of consenting to facial surveillance, Professor Woodrow Hartzog tells Nature. "And they often don’t have a meaningful way to say ‘no’."

Professor Wendy Parmet tells the National Journal there isn’t a clear way to enforce a national mask requirement: “I personally think that the nudging impact of a mandate at the federal level might be undermined by the almost inevitable political backlash and potential litigation quagmire.”

“This victory is about all of us and the values we share; justice, fairness and equity for all,” says Rebecca Rausch ’04, who has been elected to serve a second term in the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District.

“I’m just so honored and humbled to have this opportunity to serve the district for a second term,” State Representative Tram Nguyen ’13 tells The Boston Globe upon her reelection in the 18th Essex District. “We have a lot of work to do on Beacon Hill."

Listen back: Professor Daniel Medwed joined GBH's Morning Edition to provide an update on some of the voting rights litigation we've seen this election season.

“It might sound progressive, but when you look at the implementation, ‘mandatory rehab’ oftentimes is just another arm of the carceral system," Professor Leo Beletsky, faculty director of Health in Justice Action Lab, tells The Boston Globe.

Listen back: Professor Daniel Medwed joined GBH's Morning Edition to discuss some of the major voting rights lawsuits across the country.