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Climate Change May Revolutionize the Insurance Industry

Signature conference asks the hard questions about how the increasing threat of natural catastrophes will affect the economy of disaster relief

By David Reich
November 11, 2015

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Walker ’13 and the Veterans’ Court Finds Help for Troubled Soldiers

On Friday, October 30, 2015, Brett Walker, BC Law ’13 and a member of the West Point Class of 2004 (pictured above right), was promoted ...

October 30, 2015

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Hearsay Reform Symposium Debates Proposed Changes

BC Law professor Mark Brodin was a featured presenter at the Symposium on Hearsay Reform, part of the annual fall meeting of the Advisory Committee ...

October 27, 2015

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“Rise of Donor Advised Funds: Should Congress Respond?”

The Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good launched on October 23 with a public conference that brought together Congressional staffers, journalists and people on ...

October 26, 2015

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BC Law Launches Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good

At a time when American society has grown increasingly dependent on philanthropy to fund everything from our most fundamental needs to our highest ideals, two ...

October 22, 2015

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Rappaport Center Brings MacArthur Genius Award Winners to Campus

Three lawyers who won MacArthur Foundation “genius” awards shared their passions with the Boston College Law community on October 8. Marie-Therese Connolly, Margaret Stock, and ...

October 19, 2015

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Federal Appeals Court Holds Special Session at BC Law

On October 6, 2015, a three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments at Boston College Law School. The special session ...

October 14, 2015

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Estate and Gift Tax Symposium Draws Scholars To Campus

On Friday, October 9, 2015, Boston College Law School and The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation co-sponsored a symposium titled, “The Centennial ...

October 13, 2015

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Dean’s Column: Legal Writing Advice from a Supreme Court Justice

Boston College Law School recently welcomed Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan to campus. The excitement among our students was palpable, and the Justice did ...

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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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 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

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Beckman, Kensinger Present at MA Trial Court Conference on Eyewitness ID

Boston College Law School Associate Clinical Professor Sharon Beckman and Boston College Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Kensinger presented on “Science, Memory, and Eyewitness Identification” at ...

June 22, 2015

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Law Day 2015

(Photo IDs are left to right) 1. 2015 Honorees: David Schoen ’84, Professor Robert Bloom ’71, Professor Emerita Ruth-Arlene W. Howe ’74, and Honorable Leslie ...

Summer 2015

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Commencement 2015

Top Obama aide David Simas ’95 addressed graduates at BC Law’s 83rd Commencement May 22, imploring them to be true to values and ethics they ...

Summer 2015