Events

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‘Power Does Not Concede Without Demand’

Rappaport panel explores race and policing

By Venus Chui '18
September 20, 2016

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Dean Inaugurates Distintinguished Lecture Series with Secretary of Navy Mabus

United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (above with President Obama), a lawyer, one-time governor, and former Saudi ambassador, will present the inaugural Dean’s Distinguished ...

September 13, 2016

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Former SG Verrilli to Visit as Rappaport Distinguished Lecturer

Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the Solicitor General of the United States from 2011 to 2016 who famously presented a successful Supreme Court defense of the Affordable ...

September 9, 2016

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2016 BC Law Alumni Golf Tournament Tees Off August 15

Having raised $10,000 for public interest scholarships and fellowships in the first two years, organizers of the BC Law Alumni Golf Tournament are hoping to ...

July 27, 2016

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Albert Organizes Constitutionalism Conference in Israel

Concerned that constitutions are being put to the test in nearly every corner of world—and not just by the ever-present pressures of war—BC Law Professor ...

By Nate Kenyon
July 26, 2016

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Explores the Role of His Court in Brazil’s Democracy

Justice Dias Toffoli, one of the youngest justices to serve on the Brazilian Supreme Court, reached deep into his nation’s and America’s legal histories to provide ...

July 23, 2016

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Young Chosen to Present at Junior Faculty Forum

Boston College Law School professor Katharine Young was selected to present her paper “Rights and Queues” at the 2016 Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum, held at ...

By Nate Kenyon
July 1, 2016

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Law Day 2016

Hundreds of alumni, faculty, and friends gathered at the Boston Harbor Hotel on May 3 for the annual Law Day celebration. This year’s sold-out event ...

Summer 2016

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Commencement 2016

US Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire addressed two hundred and twenty-seven JD and fifteen LLM graduates at BC Law’s eighty-fourth Commencement on May 27. ...

Summer 2016

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Scholarship Dinner 2016

The Eleventh Annual Scholarship Dinner was held April 14 at the Taj Boston Hotel. An elegant reception and dinner brought donors and their student recipients ...

Summer 2016

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US Senator Shaheen Addresses Class of 2016

At the Boston College Law School Commencement ceremony, Jeanne Shaheen, US Senator for New Hampshire, told the graduates to be good stewards of the system, and ...

May 27, 2016

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“Future of Economic and Social Rights” Brings Nobel Prize-Winner Sen to Campus

Leaders in the fields of economics, philosophy, and law gathered at Boston College Law School April 19 and 20 for the conference, “The Future of ...

May 27, 2016

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A Conversation with First Circuit Judge David Barron

First Circuit Court of Appeals Judge David Barron engaged in a wide-ranging interview with Boston College Founders Professor Mary Bilder in March, in which he ...

By James Barasch '18
April 29, 2016

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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 ...

April 26, 2016

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US Senator Jeanne Shaheen to Address the Class of 2016

Jeanne Shaheen, US Senator and former Governor for New Hampshire, will give the Commencement Address at the 2016 Boston College Law School Commencement on May ...

April 22, 2016