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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

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Environmental Law Society’s “Wild” Winged Earth Day

Boston College Law School’s Environmental Law Society hosted an unusual guest for Earth Day 2015: Ruby, a Peregrine Falcon. Mark Fanning, a master falconer from ...

April 28, 2015

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White House Key Advisor Simas ’95 Addresses Graduates

Addressing the Boston College Law School class of 2015, David Simas, Law ’95, told the graduates that they should always remember why they chose to ...

April 15, 2015

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Scholar Maung Zarni Defines Genocide in HHRP Lecture

The word genocide calls to mind events like the Jewish and Armenian holocausts, but according to Maung Zarni, a Burmese scholar affiliated with Harvard and ...

By David Reich
April 14, 2015

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Gender Bias Shows Few Signs of Abating in Legal Workplace

Recent graduates reveal the unpleasant surprises they encounter on the job

March 25, 2015

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Panel Tackles the Hard Questions about Regression on Civil Rights

'Equality Recession' is taking a toll on movement's achievements

By Glenda Buell
March 20, 2015

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Ray Madoff Testifies Before Congress on Repeal of Estate Tax

Boston College Law Professor Ray Madoff testified in Washington, D.C., March 18 before the Congressional Ways and Means Committee on the issue of repealing the nearly century-old ...

March 18, 2015

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Unprecedented Collaboration Works to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

BC Law hosts gathering of public defenders, prosecutors, courts, police, and public interest lawyers who hope to improve evidence-handling and procedures for post-conviction innocence claims

By Jeri Zeder
March 16, 2015

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“Bootcamp” Teaches First-Year Students How to Network

Boston College Law School recently hosted the second annual “Learning and Networking with Practitioners Event” as part of its 1L Boot Camp Series (see video above). ...

March 13, 2015

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PILF Auction Set for March 27

The 27th Annual Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) Auction will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015, from 6:00-10:00 pm. The Auction will be held ...

February 25, 2015

In Brief

Ever the Hit Man, “Whitey” Bulger Stuffed the Truth

Panelists decry the missed opportunities at the mobster’s trial.

By David Reich
Winter 2015