Events

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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

In Brief

Around the Academy

Elisabeth J. Medvedow: BC Law’s Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy in May welcomed Medvedow as its new executive director. She came to the ...

Summer 2015

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Rappaport Center Holds Reception for 2015 Fellows

Boston College Law School’s Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy recently held its annual reception for this year’s fellows, the first reception held on the ...

June 9, 2015

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Celebrating Professor Sanford Katz

Professor Sanford Katz’s son Andy summed things up in one sentence: “This is an historic night.” He was speaking at the May 7 retirement party ...

By Vicki Sanders
May 8, 2015

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McCoy Testifies as Expert Panelist at Fed Regulatory Relief Outreach Meeting

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing recession, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act to make sure easy money and loose credit ...

May 5, 2015

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West Named a NALP Diversity Champion

Tracey West, Associate Dean for External Relations, Diversity & Inclusion at Boston College Law School, has been named a National Association for Law Placement (NALP) ...

April 29, 2015