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Beckman, Kensinger Present at MA Trial Court Conference on Eyewitness ID

Boston College Law School Associate Clinical Professor Sharon Beckman and Boston College Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Kensinger presented on “Science, Memory, and Eyewitness Identification” at ...

June 22, 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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Perlin ’11 Lands Prestigious Supreme Court Fellowship

Debra A. Perlin ’11, a justice advisor in the Office of Criminal Assistance Partnerships Justice Team at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International ...

June 3, 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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Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby ’05 Announces Criminal Charges in Gray Death

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has announced probable cause for criminal charges to be filed in the death of Freddie Gray. Gray’s death while in ...

May 1, 2015

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2015 Rappaport Fellows Announced

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School has announced the selection of its 2015 Fellows. “This is a really exciting ...

April 16, 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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Rappaport Center Hires New Executive Director

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School is pleased to announce the hiring of a new executive director. Elisabeth J. ...

April 8, 2015

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Cassidy Helps Shape New SJC Rules of Professional Conduct

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has released its final decisions on the proposed changes to the state’s rules of professional conduct. As a member ...

April 2, 2015

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Partnership Focuses on Improving Resources for Immigrants

Boston College is part of a consortium of thirteen Jesuit law schools that have partnered with the nonprofit Jesuit Refugee Service/USA in an effort to ...

April 1, 2015