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The Top 10 Magazine Stories of 2020

In a year marked by triumphs and upheavals everywhere, the BC Law community held fast to its quest for justice, its belief in the rule ...

January 6, 2021

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Another Victory for Ninth Circuit Clinic

Court restores green card for clinic client.

January 5, 2018

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BC Innocence Clinic Students Help Vacate Conviction

In an important new ruling, Darrell Jones, who was convicted 30 years ago of a murder that he did not commit, has had his conviction ...

December 21, 2017

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Innocence Program Grads Help Free Man from Prison

An innocent man has been freed from prison, and BC Law recent grad Rufus Urion ’17 and the Law School’s Innocence Program contributed to the effort ...

August 9, 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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Third-Year Students Argue Cases Before Ninth Circuit in California

Four third-year law students argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals April 15 on behalf of indigent clients who could not otherwise afford representation. ...

April 28, 2016

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Dean’s Column: What “Making a Murderer” Can Teach Us About Human Bias

Earlier this spring, the Law School and our Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy welcomed two celebrity guests to campus: “Making a Murderer’s” Dean ...

April 26, 2016

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Fairness Was Foremost for Marathon Bombing Judge

George O'Toole opens a window on the nitty gritty due process in a terrorism case.

By Keith Levinsky ’18
April 12, 2016

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‘Making a Murderer’ Attorneys Offer Off-Camera View of Startling Story

Walter Kelly ’68 and Dean Strang explore the many ethical challenges of Steven Avery’s cases.

By Venus Chui '18
March 1, 2016

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Korematsu v. United States Sparks Remembrance, Advocacy

Remembrance and advocacy were the dominant themes at the Fred Korematsu Day event at BC Law on Feb. 1. Speakers shared analyses of and anecdotes ...

By Venus Chui '18
February 5, 2016