Beware the Ides of March
We are all shook up. Nothing has been the same since the Ides of March delivered the virus that brought the world to a near standstill. Beware, we’ve been told, of the Ides. In S...
Remembering Michael Mitsukawa
The 35-year member of the Law Library staff was a giver of time and kindness...
It’s impossible to fully appreciate the Boston College Law School Library without knowing the contribution...
In Hindsight, the Coming Crisis Was Obvious
Professor Chirba's talk at the Schiller Institute last fall haunts in its fo...
Last summer, two Boston College Law faculty, Mary Ann Chirba ’81 and David Wirth, were invited to design a...
‘Why Are You Not Panicking?’
Far from home, 1L Siyi Lin bears witness to Covid's devastation on two conti...
Siyi Lin (above left) sits in her Boston apartment working remotely to finish her 1L year at BC Law, and won...
BC Law Adapts in Face of Pandemic
Campus closes, classes go online, as Law School finds ways to complete schoo...
In response to the coronavirus and with the health and well-being of the entire BC Law community as its top ...
A Novel Study of a Great Judge
Professor Catharine Wells views the life and work of Oliver Wendell Holmes t...
Catharine Wells, a Boston College Law School professor and expert on American pragmatism, has written a new ...
A Calling Fulfilled
Barrow professes her vows as a Sister of Mercy....
“You never know what is going to catch your heart until you encounter it, and immigration did that for me,...
Upholding the Law of the Land
One thing that can be said about the Boston College Law School community is that no two of its members are alike. Their personalities, perspectives, and strengths are dizzyingly di...
Still in the Dark Ages of Criminal Justice Reform
Why, in the 21st century, is the American justice system still failing so many people? Things certainly began to look better over the past year as reform efforts resulted in a host...
Cassidy to Prosecutors: Stay Out of Parole Hearings
Ethicist says the moral choice is to let the board do its job....
As criminal justice reform has made modest legislative gains across the nation over the past few years, Bost...