Ralph C. Martin II ’78, a prominent trial lawyer, treasured public servant and principled advocate for justice, will deliver Northeastern University School of Law’s commencement address on Friday, May 2, 2025.
Members of the class of 2026 will receive their degrees during the School of Law’s commencement ceremony at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood on Friday, April 24,
Gizela Zaqueu ’23 and Genevievre Miller ’23 were awarded Best Petitioner Brief at the regional Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition held during the 54th Northeast Black Law Students Association’s (NEBLSA) regional convention in February.
The LA County Commission on Human Relations released a report in September examining how county priorities and operations reflect internationally recognized human rights standards. The report was created with the assistance of Northeastern Law's Center for Global Law and Justice and the International Justice Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law.
In an interview with City & State New York, Carmelyn Malalis ’01 reflects on her tenure as the head of the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Malalis stepped down from her role with the commission on October 1, after almost seven years of service.
As the Massachusetts Harm Reduction Commission prepares to release its final report on safe on consumption sites, Professor Leo Beletsky, a member of the 15-person panel, comments for The Boston Globe: "Our Commonwealth has been on the vanguard of advancing a public-health approach...We’ve done a lot of very pioneering work that moves the needle on health care toward more public health approach, so it actually fits in with that overall paradigm.”
The show must go on! Portland lawyer Alison “Tex” Clark ’98 has been pre-recording her weekly community radio show with XRAY.FM from home since the emergence of COVID-19.