“The IRS whistleblower program’s success in detecting and deterring tax crimes has been undermined by a recent US Tax Court decision concerning the appropriate standard of review for analyzing decisions made by the IRS Whistleblower Office,” writes Siri Nelson ’19, executive director of the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) and an adjunct professor at Northeastern Law, in a co-authored op-ed for Bloomberg Tax.
“If this administration is serious about ending the overdose crisis, it will need to redeploy the tools of the DOJ in true service to public health. Change can’t come soon enough,” write Professor Leo Beletsky and his colleagues at Health in Justice Action Lab, in a co-authored op-ed for The Appeal.
Professor Rashmi Dyal-Chand is featured in WalletHub's review of the Capital One Savor credit card.
The class of 2021 received their degrees during the School of Law’s commencement ceremony at Northeastern University’s Parsons Field in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Friday, May 14. Nabiha Syed, president of The Markup, delivered the Commencement Address. Watch the ceremony here.
“For us to get the guilty verdict, I believe it restores hope,” The Reverend Willie Bodrick II ‘20 tells CBS Boston. “It lets people know that their protest, their voices have been heard.”
Professor Woodrow Hartzog has been selected to receive Northeastern University's Research and Creative Activity Award in recognition of the prolific body of work he produced in 2020, including several law review articles and a co-authored book titled Breached! Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It.
“The First Amendment assumes an equality between speakers that really doesn’t reflect the reality that exists between doctors and patients concerning medical matters, and doesn’t protect the interests of laypeople in getting sound information,” Professor Claudia Haupt tells Bloomberg News.
"Overdose mortalities and related harms require a public health response, not more criminalization and incarceration," writes Professor Leo Beletsky in a co-authored piece for Inquest.
Calling Brittney Griner wrongfully detained “opens up options for engagement in her case, including potential diplomatic options,” says Professor Xander Meise.
Betty Francisco '98, general counsel at Compass Working Capital and co-founder of Amplify Latinx, is profiled by Northeastern News.