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Professors Launch New Constitutional Law Report

Collaboration between Richard Albert, Vlad Perju puts clout of Clough Center and International Journal of Constitutional Law behind new global review.

August 18, 2017

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Deans, Librarians Present at AALL Conference

Boston College Law School Associate Deans Brian Quinn and Filippa Marullo Anzalone and the BC Law teaching lawyer-librarians (Karen Breda, Sherry Xin Chen, Laurel Davis, ...

July 31, 2017

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High Praise—and an Award—for Professor’s New Book

Catholic Press Association recognizes Cathleen Kaveny's "A Culture of Engagement" for her collection of essays on citizenship and religious freedom.

By Vicki Sanders
July 21, 2017

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A ‘Travel Ban’ History Lesson

Constitutional rights versus presidential power: An unresolved question lingers still.

By Daniel Kanstroom
June 28, 2017

Faculty Scholarship

Crime-Based Deportation Is ‘Absurd’

Professor Kari Hong comes out swinging in a fight to make immigration law more fair.

By David Reich
Summer 2017

In Closing

Rough Justice

What constitutional law might learn from torts.

By Judith McMorrow
Summer 2017

Faculty Scholarship

Faculty Milestones

Well Read: George Brown, the oft-cited writer of more than forty law review articles, recently has been among the top 10 percent of authors by ...

Summer 2017

Faculty Scholarship

Notable Faculty Publications

Ryan Williams suggests a new approach to Supreme Court plurality precedent that promises to constrain lower courts’ decision-making while identifying a domain of bounded discretion ...

Summer 2017

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Scholar’s Ideas Figure Prominently in EU Report

Professor Daniel Lyons’ stand on controversial topic informs telecom’s future.

June 23, 2017

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Beckman, Devlin Joyce Present at AALS Clinical Conference

BC Law Professor Sharon Beckman was a featured guest on a panel about The Role of Clinics in Pursuing Systemic Change in the Criminal Justice ...

June 7, 2017

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Justice Hines to Class of 2017: “Speak the Truth”

Hines referenced lawyers fighting against racism and segregation in the deeply divided south, as well as those who fought against the recent immigration ban, in ...

May 26, 2017

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SJC Justice Hines Will Join Rappaport in Spring

Geraldine S. Hines, an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, will be the Spring 2018 Jerome Lyle Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor. She will teach ...

May 17, 2017

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SJC Upholds Earlier Ruling Granting Rosario New Trial

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld an earlier court’s decision in the case of Victor Rosario, who was originally sentenced to life in prison ...

May 11, 2017

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‘Beloved’ Legal Writing Professor Retires

After a career that included stints in both the public and private sectors and more than 25 years of service to BC Law, Legal Reasoning, ...

May 11, 2017

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Former US Attorney Ortiz to Teach at BC Law

Top prosecutor will offer course in national security law as Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor.

May 10, 2017