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Reframing the Constitutional Convention In Madison’s Hand

Ever since their publication in 1840, four years after their author’s death, James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention have been treated by historians and ...

October 1, 2015

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Coquillette’s The Battlefield of Merit Stirs Controversy

“This book will be controversial,” says Professor Daniel Coquillette. He’s referring to The Battlefield of Merit, the first installment in a planned two-volume history of ...

October 1, 2015

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LALSA Leads the Way at National Conference

The Boston College Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA), along with recent LALSA graduates, took a leadership role at the recent Hispanic National Bar Association ...

September 30, 2015

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Madison’s Revisions: An Op Ed

September 17, 2015—Constitution Day—marks the 228th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. It is a non-anniversary. An appropriate moment to emphasize that James ...

September 29, 2015

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Gender Injustice Revealed in Groundbreaking Report on Juvenile Justice System

According to BC Law clinical professor Francine Sherman ’80, author of a shocking new report, Gender Injustice, girls are now making up a larger share of the juvenile ...

September 25, 2015

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Expanded Innocence Program Helps Teach Investigative Skills

Over 80 students and attorneys gathered at BC Law on September 21, 2015 for a training workshop on how to investigate post-conviction innocence cases. The ...

September 24, 2015

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SCOTUS Justice Kagan Gives Students “Keys to Success”

Insights from the bench—and from life—draw a crowd of 300.

September 15, 2015

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BC Law Dean, Grads Assume 12 of 34 BBA Council Seats

The Dean and eleven graduates from Boston College Law School are assuming roles on the Boston Bar Association’s governing board this year out of a ...

September 14, 2015

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Boyle ’12 Wins Launch Academy’s ‘Scholarship Challenge’

Brendan Boyle, a 2012 graduate from BC Law, won a recent competition from the coding bootcamp Launch Academy for his proposal to “help give low-income ...

September 4, 2015

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BC Law Expands Summer Institute: Foundations of US Law

Many international law students are looking for a summer program that will introduce them to the US legal system. Boston College Law School’s Summer Institute: ...

August 24, 2015