Northeastern Once Again Ranked No. 1 for Practical Training

In recognition of its national leadership in experiential learning, Northeastern University School of Law has been ranked No. 1 for practical training by The National Jurist/preLaw. This is the sixth year in a row that Northeastern has held the No. 1 spot.

Fights between U.S. States and the National Government Are Endangering Public Health

”In today’s increasingly polarized political environment, legal doctrines that once supported the states’ ability to protect the health of their residents are diminishing the capacity of both our national and local governments to do so,” writes Professor Wendy Parmet in an op-ed for Scientific American. “Unless the courts stop enabling this political weaponization of federalism, our federalism will remain uncooperative. And deadly.”

Asa Hutchinson, G.O.P. Governor of Arkansas, Vetoes Anti-Transgender Bill

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of a bill that would prohibit gender reassignment surgery and treatment is “an important rebuke of this sweeping range of legislation targeting trans youth across the country,” Chase Strangio ’10, deputy director for transgender justice at the ACLU, tells The New York Times. “I hope Alabama’s watching. I hope Tennessee’s watching.”

Bonauto Presented with Muskie Award

Mary Bonauto ’87, who has worked tirelessly to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, including arguing successfully for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges, has been honored with the Muskie Access to Justice Award by the Muskie Fund for Legal Services, a nonprofit fund that supports the direct provision of legal services to low-income and needy elderly Maine residents.

Boston Fed Advisory Council Member Has a Goal: Help Others “Exit Poverty in a Generation”

There’s no grand idea that will end poverty,” says Betty Francisco '98, general counsel of Compass Working Capital and a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Community Development Advisory Council. “But rather a collection of ideas, solutions and players in ecosystems that work cohesively and collaboratively around achieving racial equity outcomes. That’s how we can begin breaking the cycle of poverty.”