In Limine

In Limine

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, ...

By Vicki Sanders
Winter 2020

In Limine

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 ...

By Vicki Sanders
Summer 2019

In Limine

What We Learn from the Littlest Leaders

Intelligence is a shameful thing to waste. As a friend who works for a nonprofit providing housing in low-income neighborhoods is fond of saying, there ...

Winter 2019

In Limine

Hope for Good Times Still to Come

The young are at it again. Thank goodness. Last issue, this column focused on the admission essays of five members from the class of 2020. ...

Summer 2018

In Limine

Student Essays Offer Better Tomorrows

Uncategorized An Adventurer Finds Her Callling Judge ramona is a lady wearing a bright pink pant suit. Online Exclusives Lessons in Global Rights Amicus briefs ...

By Vicki Sanders
Winter 2018

In Limine

Standing Up for What’s Right

At a time in our nation’s history when falsehoods and scapegoating have become the norm in everyday conversation in America, the BC Law community reflected ...

By Vicki Sanders
Summer 2017

In Limine

What a Time to Be
in Washington, DC

Here we are in the early weeks of a new administration in Washington, DC, one that aspires to change the customary order of things. And ...

By Vicki Sanders
Winter 2017

In Limine

Integrity: Law’s Most Potent Credential

A law school teaches you integrity,” said businessman James Micali ’73 in a recent interview with Dean Vincent Rougeau. Their conversation had turned to the ...

By Vicki Sanders
Summer 2016

In Limine

Prepped for Success in the Innovation Age

Does a day go by that the word “innovation” isn’t invoked in public discourse? In his January State of the Union address, President Obama spoke ...

By Vicki Sanders
Winter 2016

In Limine

A Pipeline to a Better World

What better place than the Law School to witness how a pipeline works. At its entrance every fall stands a cluster of nervous, aspiring lawyers; ...

By Vicki Sanders
Summer 2015