The Government’s Ability to Control the Pandemic is at Stake

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments today about two of the Biden administration’s emergency Covid-19 regulations. At stake “is not only the future of the pandemic but also the federal government’s capacity to respond to continuing and future health threats,” writes Professor Wendy Parmet, director of Northeastern Law's Center for Health Policy and Law, in a guest essay for The New York Times.

US Saw 100,000 Drug Overdose Deaths in One Year Amid Pandemic, CDC Says

The severe shortage of Pfizer’s lifesaving overdose reversal drug naloxone “is a symptom of broader dysfunction in the US pharmaceutical industry, where public health concerns are secondary to financial concerns,” Professor Leo Beletsky, faculty director of Northeastern Law’s Health in Justice Action Lab, tells The Guardian.

Civil Rights Attorney Frederick Brewington ’82 Hails Arbery Guilty Verdicts

“While justice has been served today because of this verdict, we still have a long way to go in making our justice system more equitable,” Frederick Brewington ’82 , a civil rights attorney and principal of The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, tells Black Star News. “It is every person’s duty to not run from the historical realities of racism that continue to divide us, but to address them and engage with each other to solve these deep-rooted concerns.”

Why Rachael Rollins’ Confirmation Was So Divisive

“We have here the beginning of a renaissance,” Professor Deborah Ramirez, faculty co-director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race, tells CBC Boston. “[ Rachael Rollins ’97] has already proven that her method and her version are effective and make us stronger and safer, and I think that she will do that again.”