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Judge Barbadoro ’80 Named to Influential Judicial Conference Seat

As chair of Executive Committee, alumnus to play vital role in federal judiciary

By Vicki Sanders
August 18, 2016

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Explores the Role of His Court in Brazil’s Democracy

Justice Dias Toffoli, one of the youngest justices to serve on the Brazilian Supreme Court, reached deep into his nation’s and America’s legal histories to provide ...

July 23, 2016

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A Conversation with First Circuit Judge David Barron

First Circuit Court of Appeals Judge David Barron engaged in a wide-ranging interview with Boston College Founders Professor Mary Bilder in March, in which he ...

By James Barasch '18
April 29, 2016

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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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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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BC Law’s Pro Bono Commitment Praised by State’s High Court

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Geraldine Hines (pictured) and members of the SJC’s Pro Bono Standing Committee, which recently heard faculty and a student panel ...

By James Barasch '18
March 15, 2016

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SCOTUS Fellow Perlin ’11 Honored at DC Dinner

BC Law alumnae Debra Perlin ’11 (pictured, with Dean Vincent Rougeau) was honored on February 25 at a dinner celebrating the 2015-16 class of United ...

February 26, 2016

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Hearsay Reform Symposium Debates Proposed Changes

BC Law professor Mark Brodin was a featured presenter at the Symposium on Hearsay Reform, part of the annual fall meeting of the Advisory Committee ...

October 27, 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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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