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BC Law Dean, Grads Assume 12 of 34 BBA Council Seats

The Dean and eleven graduates from Boston College Law School are assuming roles on the Boston Bar Association’s governing board this year out of a ...

September 14, 2015

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Second Ninth Circuit Court Victory Announced

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California has once again ruled in favor of a client represented by BC Law students as part of the ...

August 18, 2015

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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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What We Saw: Firsthand Account of a Humanitarian Crisis

A BC Law student is covering a developing human rights crisis in Haiti as part of her summer fellowship, and what she witnessed on a ...

July 9, 2015

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Brooks ’08 Tweet Leads to Response from VP Biden on Touching Story

Slate.com recently featured a piece on Boston College Law School ’08 graduate Brandon “Skip” Brooks. The story highlights a recent Twitter interaction between Brooks and Vice ...

July 2, 2015

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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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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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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