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Dispatch: Climate Conference

KATOWICE, POLAND, December 14, 2018: “Much has been made in the popular press of US obstructionism [at the COP24]. Since President Trump has clearly indicated ...

Winter 2019

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Flagship Law Journal Gets Its Makeover

Editors complete consolidation of law reviews.

Summer 2018

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A Giant Leap for Public Service

New program rethinks how BC Law shapes leaders of tomorrow.

Summer 2018

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When Government Oversteps Its Bounds

In the Abacus Savings fiasco, a Virginia judge sees similarities to a case he handled decades ago.

By Jeri Zeder
Summer 2018

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Traffickers Suffer Legal Setback

John Montgomery’s efforts result in new law.

Summer 2018

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Face to Face

When women see one of their own on the next $20 bill, they’ll have former US Treasurer Rosie Rios to thank.

By Ryan Duffy
Summer 2017

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A Tale of David and Goliath

In the too-big-to-fail cultureof the banking crisis, the only bank to be criminally charged was the small Abacus Federal Savings, which fought back with everything ...

By Jeri Zeder
Summer 2017

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Amoruso Successfully Pushes for New Disability Law

Disturbed by the discovery that a client—a woman with disabilities—wasn’t allowed to sign her own document establishing a special-needs trust, New York lawyer Michael Amoruso ...

Summer 2017

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Coquillette Book Leads to Removal of Disputed Seal

In response to student protests inspired by BC Law Professor Daniel Coquillette’s book laying bare Harvard’s historic connections to slavery, the university decided this past ...

Summer 2016

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New Truths about Madison’s Notes Echo Far and Wide

Revelations alter country’s understanding of the US Constitution.

By Vicki Sanders
Summer 2016