“Randomistas vs. Contestistas”

New Article Alert: Professor Beth Simone Noveck's article, “Randomistas vs. Contestistas,” an excerpt from her new book, Solving Public Problems, has been published by the Stanford Social Innovation Review .

The Other Public Health Crisis: How The DOJ Can Flatten the Overdose Curve

“If this administration is serious about ending the overdose crisis, it will need to redeploy the tools of the DOJ in true service to public health. Change can’t come soon enough,” write Professor Leo Beletsky and his colleagues at Health in Justice Action Lab, in a co-authored op-ed for The Appeal.

The Supreme Court Will Hear an Abortion Case. What Comes Next?

By agreeing to hear an abortion case out of Mississippi that the state’s lower courts ruled was plainly unconstitutional under the landmark Roe v. Wade, the justices indicated that the nation’s highest court may seek to change the abortion standard, say Professors Aziza Ahmed and Dan Urman.

Who Is at Fault When Autonomous Systems Behave in Unpredictable Ways?

As autonomous systems become more ubiquitous in daily life, instances of these systems behaving in unintended ways are also becoming more frequent—or are inherently flawed when behaving as expected. Professors Woodrow Hartzog and Rashida Richardson explore the failure points in these complex systems.

Congratulations to the Class of #NUSL2021

The class of 2021 received their degrees during the School of Law’s commencement ceremony at Northeastern University’s Parsons Field in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Friday, May 14. Nabiha Syed, president of The Markup, delivered the Commencement Address. Watch the ceremony here.

Debating International Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

In her contribution to Divided We Fall's Civility Without Borders series, Professor Martha Davis argues that ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights (ICESCR) would benefit the United States both domestically and internationally.