A Tribute to the Dream

Join President Aoun and the Northeastern community in paying homage to homage to the life and values of Dr. King through the power of film, music and conversation. This event will feature the premier of Murder in Mobile, a short documentary about NUSL's Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic (CRRJ) and one family's untold story of race and justice. The screening will be followed by a dialogue with Professor Margaret Burnham, director of CRRJ, and Roderick L. Ireland, former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Featuring music by Danielle Ponder '11.

‘El Chapo’ Lawyers Aim To Portray Joaquin Guzman As The Victim Of A Vast Conspiracy

“It sounds like the defense lawyers are doing the best they can with less than ideal facts,” Professor Daniel Medwed tells The LA Times. “Being an effective trial lawyer is managing the rules of evidence but also managing the narrative, so that you create sympathy and support for your side in a way that’s almost complementary to the evidence.”

Professor Montgomery Makes Case for Consistent Approach to Fair Use Doctrine Before the ABA House of Delegates

In January, Professor Susan Montgomery spoke before the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates in favor of a resolution encouraging courts to take a consistent approach to the "fair use" doctrine, a defense to copyright infringement that permits use of copyrighted works for free without obtaining a license or permission in appropriate circumstances. Montgomery, a member of the ABA’s section of Intellectual Property Law, contended that the resolution addresses an issue that is faced often by both copyright owners and users.

High Above the City, Healey Feels Grounded

The 20th-floor work space of Massachusetts AG Maura Healey ’98 is the focus of this Boston Globe feature. And, of course, the AG has her NUSL diploma proudly displayed in her office!

Young Mom Killed By Ex-Boyfriend After Being Kidnapped From College Campus

Margo Lindauer '07, director of the School of Law's Domestic Violence Institute, tells Refinery29 that custody proceedings can increase the lethality of domestic violence situations: “Children are often the last link between abusers and their victims and that abusers often exploit family courts in an effort to retain power.”