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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

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Policies of Compassion

Professor Sherman’s two decades-long efforts to reform the juvenile justice system are paying off.

Summer 2016

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‘A Lantern in the Dark’

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy’s political courage earns him presidential award.

Summer 2016

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Awakening to Law’s Machinations in the Real World

“The takeaway for me [from the spring break trip to New Orleans] was to question what the role of the lawyer is in an essentially ...

Summer 2016