“While rainbow fentanyl may dominate the drug news cycle, there are other issues affecting opioid users that need more attention,” says Professor Leo Beletsky, faculty director of Health in Justice Action Lab.
To mark #HumanRightsDay, Northeastern Law's Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) has released a new publication, “Disconnected: How Household Water Shutoffs in the United States During the COVID Pandemic Violate the Human Right to Water.”
Only when CDC guidance on COVID-19 fully takes the social determinants of health into account will it begin to make a dent in our ability to control the pandemic, writes Professor Aziza Ahmed in a piece for the Petrie Flom Center's Bill of Health Blog.
Betty Francisco '98, general counsel at Compass Working Capital and co-founder of Amplify Latinx, is profiled by Northeastern News.
“Sunlight is the greatest disinfectant,” Professor Daniel Medwed tells The Daily Free Press. “If we’re concerned about police abuse … having oversight and statewide accountability is a step forward because people obviously act differently when they know they’re being watched.”
Northeastern Law faculty share a commitment to scholarship that promotes mutual collaboration for the common good and offers concrete approaches to pressing legal challenges. Our recent contributions to leading journals exemplify our dedication to improving public health; to devising sustainable paths to economic growth in the information age; and to defending democracy and the rule of law. We are delighted to share a selected list of recent articles.
Karen Kithan Yau ’96, of counsel at Kakalec Law, has been selected to receive a Pro Bono Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) at the organization’s annual ceremony in December. Yau is co-chair of the Pro Bono and Community Service (PBCS) Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY).
Amber Kolb ’23, winner of the ABA’s Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest, is featured in News@Northeastern! Amber’s winning essay, “Influencing a New Generation: Guardians’ Duties to Protect the Interests and Safety of Children on Social Media,” addresses the potential harms of child stardom by exploring the lack of legal protections for toddlers and tweens using the internet. #NUSLPride
Succeeding in trademark suits against the individuals behind Twitter spoof accounts is “not out of the question,” Professor Alexandra Roberts tells Bloomberg Law.
In-game betting, which allows people to bet on specific plays during a game, is a particularly pernicious way that these companies have “deliberately engineered” the process to guarantee addicts stay hooked, says Professor Richard Daynard, president of Northeastern Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute.