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Alumni Debate Running for Office at Rappaport Event

A January 2016 panel discussion brought five notable BC Law Alumni to campus to discuss their experiences in running for office. The key takeaway? It’s not ...

January 21, 2016

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Find Your Passion and Jobs Will Follow

Panel offers encouragement, advice for those pursuing social justice careers.

November 13, 2015

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Walker ’13 and the Veterans’ Court Finds Help for Troubled Soldiers

On Friday, October 30, 2015, Brett Walker, BC Law ’13 and a member of the West Point Class of 2004 (pictured above right), was promoted ...

October 30, 2015

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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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How BC Law Inspired Marilyn Mosby’s Career

On Thursday, October 1, 2015, Baltimore States’ Attorney Marilyn Mosby ’05 returned to BC Law to speak to students in the School’s Criminal Justice Defense ...

October 6, 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

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LALSA Leads the Way at National Conference

The Boston College Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA), along with recent LALSA graduates, took a leadership role at the recent Hispanic National Bar Association ...

September 30, 2015

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Gender Injustice Revealed in Groundbreaking Report on Juvenile Justice System

According to BC Law clinical professor Francine Sherman ’80, author of a shocking new report, Gender Injustice, girls are now making up a larger share of the juvenile ...

September 25, 2015

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Expanded Innocence Program Helps Teach Investigative Skills

Over 80 students and attorneys gathered at BC Law on September 21, 2015 for a training workshop on how to investigate post-conviction innocence cases. The ...

September 24, 2015