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Victory Announced in Ninth Circuit Case

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California has ruled in favor of the client represented by BC Law students Shannon Johnson ’15 and Alejandra ...

July 14, 2015

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Challenges Facing Central American Migrants Outlined in New Report

Boston College Law School, in partnership with 12 other U.S.-based Jesuit law schools and the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA (JRS/USA), has announced the release of “A ...

June 16, 2015

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Last Line of Defense: the High-Profile Path of J.W. Carney ’78

From Boston.com–Everyone seems to know Jay Carney (BC Law ’78). He’s the guy who defended James J. “Whitey” Bulger the mobster. And Tarek Mehanna the ...

May 5, 2015

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Beckman Appointed to SJC Committee on Eyewitness ID, NEIP Board

BC Law Professor Sharon Beckman has been named to a new, twelve member Standing Committee on Eyewitness Identification for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). The committee ...

March 2, 2015

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Jessup Moot Court Team Wins Regionals

Boston College Law School’s Jessup International Law Moot Court team (shown above) won the Northeast Regional competition, held in New York City last weekend. Third-year students Remi ...

February 19, 2015