“Jackson’s career models all that can be possible for young Black women,” Simone Yhap ’22, national chair of the National Black Law Students Association, tells The Washington Post. “She has broken the glass ceiling that others have imposed upon us, and we’re stepping all over these shards.”
“Most crimes are prosecuted at the state level…Rape, robbery, murder — that’s a state court crime prosecuted by district attorneys,” says Professor Daniel Medwed, legal analyst for GBH. “So if you care about local criminal justice policy, this is the race to watch.”
“Drug-induced homicide cases are counterproductive to Good Samaritan laws, which protect people who seek medical assistance during an overdose,” Professor Leo Beletsky, faculty director of Northeastern Law’s Health in Justice Action Lab, tells VICE.
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Fellow Northeastern Law grads Mary Bonauto ’87 and Elyse Cherry ’83 are quoted in this Boston Globe profile of Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98, who is running for governor of Massachusetts.
Nima Eshghi ’96, assistant dean of Northeastern Law’s Center for Co-op and Career Development, was honored by GBH/Get Konnected as one of Boston’s 50 Most Influential People of Color in Higher Educations at a virtual celebration on March 30. Founded as a social impact venture, the mission of Get Konnected is to curate meaningful business and social connections, enrich professional development, facilitate business and career opportunities, and forge positive cross-cultural relationships.
In an op-ed for the Boston Globe, Professor Woodrow Hartzog argues in favor of a ban on facial recognition, calling it “the most dangerous surveillance technology ever invented.”
There certainly would be the opportunity to argue about abortion under the Equal Rights Amendment, but it’s not clear how that would come out, Professor Martha Davis tells NPR.
Nobody thought this would be easy, Professor Martha Davis tells NBC News. “It’s been many decades and generations in the making, and there’s excitement that it’s moving forward.”