Innocence Program Grads Help Free Man from Prison
An innocent man has been freed from prison, and BC Law recent grad Rufus Urion '17 and the Law School's Innocence Program contributed to the effort to bring about his release. ...
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SJC Upholds Earlier Ruling Granting Rosario New Trial
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld an earlier court's decision in the case of Victor Rosario, who was originally sentenced to life in prison for a deadly 1982 fire...
Third-Year Students Argue Cases Before Ninth Circuit in California
Four third-year law students argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals April 15 on behalf of indigent clients who could not otherwise afford representation. Both cases invol...
Dean’s Column: What “Making a Murderer” Can Teach Us About Human Bias
Earlier this spring, the Law School and our Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy welcomed two celebrity guests to campus: "Making a Murderer’s" Dean Strang and Walter Kelly...
Fairness Was Foremost for Marathon Bombing Judge
George O'Toole opens a window on the nitty gritty due process in a terrorism...
On April 6, almost three years out from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Boston College Law School welcomed...
‘Making a Murderer’ Attorneys Offer Off-Camera View of Startling Story
Walter Kelly ’68 and Dean Strang explore the many ethical challenges of St...
Among all the tricky relationships that lawyers handle daily, one that is little understood is the relations...
Korematsu v. United States Sparks Remembrance, Advocacy
Remembrance and advocacy were the dominant themes at the Fred Korematsu Day event at BC Law on Feb. 1. Speakers shared analyses of and anecdotes about the personal shame and eventu...
First Circuit Appeals Court Victories Continue String of BC Law Successes
BC Law faculty and students have had remarkable success in the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals in 2015. Earlier this year, teams of students arguing before the Ninth Circui...
Second Ninth Circuit Court Victory Announced
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California has once again ruled in favor of a client represented by BC Law students as part of the cutting edge Ninth Circuit Appellate Clini...
Victory Announced in Ninth Circuit Case
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California has ruled in favor of the client represented by BC Law students Shannon Johnson '15 and Alejandra Salinas '15, who argued before th...
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