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BC Law Professors Digitally Tap Trove of Colonial-era Appeals

Two Boston College Law School professors have brought an important piece of legal history into the modern age by opening a digital window on colonial-era ...

September 26, 2014

Online Exclusives

International Students Gain Insights Into US Law

BC Law summer program is now in its fifth year.

August 1, 2014

Features

‘I’ve Already Forgiven You’

Thanks to the Innocence Project, exonerations are becoming commonplace, but there is nothing at all common about the relationship between wrongly convicted Dennis Maher and ...

By Jeri Zeder
Summer 2014

Online Exclusives

What the Civil Rights Act Says About America

The need for social justice is as imperative today as it was 50 years ago.

August 1, 2014

Features

May It Please the Court

In a real federal appeals court, in real time, four students endure judges’ withering questions but introduce novel concepts and argue masterfully on behalf of ...

By Jeri Zeder
Summer 2014

Behind the Columns

It Takes Courage

The Civil Rights movement pushes aside current boorishness to remind us of society’s better self.

By Dean Vincent Rougeau
Summer 2014

Features

Cell Shocked

When kids do time, nobody wins. With justice for girls as her cause and educating BC Law students as her mission, Professor Francine Sherman ’80 ...

By David Reich
Summer 2014

Evidence

Where in the World?

BC Law faculty, students, and alumni travel the globe in pursuit of learning experiences, scholarly opportunities, and careers. Already globally engaged, as this map attests, ...

By Vicki Sanders
Summer 2014

Features

Finding Their Passion

Two grads turn clinical experience into winning proposals to assist children.

Summer 2014

In Closing

Comcast the Dealmaker

Recent merger not to be feared. Here’s why.

By Daniel Lyons
Summer 2014