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Boston College has named Odette Lienau, professor of law and former associate dean for faculty research and intellectual life at Cornell University Law School, as the inaugural Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean at Boston College Law School. bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-…
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Bijal Shah, a constitutional, administrative, and immigration law scholar, joins BC Law as an Associate Professor and Provost Faculty Fellow. She is one of 5 impressive new faculty hires. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2022/06/b…
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BC Law is thrilled to welcome 4 full-time faculty scholars in property & community development law, constitutional law, & criminal justice: Thomas Mitchell, Lisa Alexander, Jenna Cobb, & Felipe Ford Cole. Meet these impressive new members of our community: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2022/03/f…
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A warm welcome to new faculty member, business law scholar Atinuke "Tinu" Adediran, who will teach civil procedure, professional responsibility, and access to justice: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2020/06/b…
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Congratulations to BC Law alum Heidi Brieger, who was just appointed Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court! gloucestertimes.com/news/loc… @BostonCollege @BCAlumni
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BREAKING NEWS: BC Law student's discovery of previously overlooked DNA evidence is key to release of man who served 34 years in prison. This is the BC Innocence Program's third client to be released in 2020, latest in a string of major victories: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2020/10/b…
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Exonerated! BC Innocence Program helps uncover police and prosecutor racist misconduct that frees Frances Choy, woman accused of murdering her parents in a fire lawmagazine.bc.edu/2020/09/c…
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Congratulations to Professor Ray Madoff, who received her award last night (Sep. 23) for being named to the NonProfit Times Power and Influence 50 list at their Gala in Washington, D.C. This is Prof. @raymadoff's third time on the list!
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What did the Founding Fathers think about #impeachment? Prof Mary Bilder, author of “Madison’s Hand,” looks for answers by analyzing Madison’s notes in an @TheAtlantic essay: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to SCOTUS is expected this week. @DougJones served as her "Sherpa". He has also been serving as our Jerome Lyle Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor for the Spring term, working with Lissy Medvedow (left) and Cindy Nguyen (right).
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BC Law is significantly increasing the financial support offered to those pursuing public interest career paths through LRAP, making it among the most generous such programs in the country. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2023/03/p…
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In honor of Black History Month, 10 Black history facts from @PBS: pbs.org/black-culture/explor…
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We come in at #10 overall.
2021 Princeton Review Law School Rankings: Overall Ranking bit.ly/3bR2iy1
@UVALaw @StanfordLaw @DukeLaw @UChicagoLaw @UMichLaw @vanderbiltlaw @NorthwesternLaw @nyulaw @BU_Law @BCLAW @NDLaw @ColumbiaLaw @GeorgetownLaw @UCLA_Law @CornellLaw @UGASchoolofLaw @PeppLaw
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BC Law is deeply saddened by the loss of Lauren Sampson. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.
This is devastating news. Lauren was an amazing advocate and had just taught a truly transformational course on Race Relations and the Law here at @BCLAW.
She will be sorely missed. May her memory be an inspiration.
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Simas named Obama Foundation CEO: BC Law '95 grad will oversee Obama Presidential Center ow.ly/Lgyj307iAOG @BostonCollege @BCAlumni
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BC Law welcomes @FordhamLawNYC prof Jed Shugerman to our Legal History Roundtable today at 4pm in the @BCLawLib to discuss his paper 'The Decisions of 1789 Were Anti-Unitary: An Originalist Cautionary Tale' @jedshug @dsfarbman bc.edu/content/bc-web/school…
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Breaking news: BC Law prof. Renee Jones has been named the next Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance! Jones will remain on faculty on a leave of absence. Congratulations prof. Jones. More: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/06/j…
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BC Law remains at #16 in the @atlblog law school rankings: ow.ly/yIF530ceP6c @BCAlumni @BostonCollege
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Congratulations to BC Law alum Lara E. Montecalvo, confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals! providencejournal.com/story/…
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BC Law alum Paul Trifiletti '10 won on Jeopardy AGAIN! Keep watching to see if he can continue his streak. We're all pulling for you, Paul. jeopardy.com
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For all his success as a litigator whose clients include movie greats, star athletes, and, most famously, @britneyspears, Mathew Rosengart ’87 doesn’t seek glory; it’s something much deeper than that. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2022/07/t…
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Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2020 who passed the MA bar! Our pass rate for Oct. first-time test takers was 95.8%. Results in other states still coming in, but results are excellent so far: 100% in Iowa, Maine, Missouri, & Oregon. We are so proud of all of you.
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“The Library of Robert Morris, Antebellum Civil Rights Lawyer and Activist,” co-authored by BC Law Librarian and Curator of Rare Books Laurel Davis and Founders Professor Mary Bilder was published in Law Library Journal: aallnet.org/wp-content/uploa…
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Congrats to BC Law grad and @goodwinlaw associate Cusaj Thomas! Cusaj was named to The National Black Lawyers Top 100 and Top 40 Under 40. goodwinlaw.com/professionals… #40under40
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Congratulations to Prof. @hibahafiz, an expert in labor, employment, and antitrust law, who has been promoted to associate professor with tenure! lawmagazine.bc.edu/2023/02/h…
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As part of the Boston College Ninth Circuit Appellate Program, Yara Kass-Gergi ’17 and Katie Horigan ’17 successfully represented their client at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California: ow.ly/4fdI30hBJRy @BostonCollege @BCAlumni
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Please join us in congratulating the following BC Law faculty on their well-deserved promotions:
-Dan Farbman (@dsfarbman): Associate Professor with tenure
-Ryan Williams: Associate Professor with tenure
-Dean Hashimoto: Full Professor
-Brian Quinn (@bjmquinn): Full Professor
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'Lawyer of the Year:' BC Law’s Sharon Beckman recognized by Mass Lawyers Weekly for her work with the @BostonCollege #Innocence Program bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-…
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“He could see into people’s souls...He was sight-impaired, but I think he could see better than many sighted people into problems.” Beloved alumnus and respected Boston attorney Chris Kauders ‘81 has passed away. His obit in the @BostonGlobe: bostonglobe.com/2021/08/15/m…
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Congrats to BC Law's Mary Bilder on the publication of her book, "Female Genius: Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the Dawn of the Constitution." Join Mary and Martha Jones (@marthasjones_) at the National Archives Museum Online! (@USNatArchives)
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BC Law welcomes @pennlaw Professor Karen Tani (@kmtani) to our Legal History Roundtable today, October 17, at 12pm, as well as our Faculty Colloquia Workshop at 4pm!
For more information, visit: bc.edu/content/bc-web/school…
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BC Law welcomes @SydneyLawSchool & @_ceuw Prof. Wojciech Sadurski (@WojSadurski) to our faculty workshop today at 12pm to discuss his paper, “How to get out of the authoritarian populism, Polish/Hungarian style?” ow.ly/7tGI50I1FnZ
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Boston College Law Review moved up to 16th place in the latest journal rankings from Washington and Lee School of Law. BCLR's placement highlights the journal's growing impact within the field of legal scholarship.
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BC Law is pleased to welcome Professor Allison Tait from Univ. of Richmond Law for our Faculty Colloquia series! bc.edu/content/bc-web/school… @athenais1674
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BC Law up four spots in US News #2018rankings, and is up 10 in the past three years ow.ly/82YN309Tly6 @BostonCollege @BCAlumni
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Congrats to @jamie_ehrlich & @BobbyFerulloIII of Team Hydrogen on their victory in the Grimes Moot Court Finals! It was an incredibly tight battle, with @AndDubsky & @alafontan of team Cobalt a close second. Congrats to Abigail on winning Best Oralist honors!
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BC Law Libby Professor Cathleen Kaveny was invited to the White House St. Patrick’s Day Brunch with Catholic Leaders, and snapped a selfie with President Biden! Biden's remarks here: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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BC Law welcomes @brooklynlaw (and visiting @BU_Law) Professor Steven Dean (@brooklyntaxprof) to today's Tax Policy workshop! Prof. Dean will discuss his upcoming book, “For-Profit Philanthropy."
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BC Law welcomes @UVALaw Prof. Michal Barzuza to our Regulation and Markets Workshop today at 5pm to discuss her paper, “The Millenial Corporation” (with Quinn Curtis and David H. Webber).
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BC Law shines in new rankings: Ranked #4 for #publicinterest law by National Jurist/PreLaw, the school also received an A- for international law and B+ for trial advocacy ow.ly/nK1x30ijhMp
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Mathew S. Rosengart, BC Law '87, hired as #BritneySpears new lawyer in conservatorship battle abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/b… @britneyspears
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BC Law ranked 17th on Business Insider's Top 50 Law Schools List: ow.ly/ESAu8 #IamBCLaw
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BC Law welcomes @CUNYLaw prof. Gregory Louis to our final Regulations and Markets Workshop of the semester today at 5pm to discuss his paper, "The (Re)new(ed) Corporation." bc.edu/content/bc-web/school…
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BC Law is offering a new required course to 1L students on the intersection of law and race, gender, power, and class, which Dean Ring calls “a vital step in making our curriculum match our shared values of critical thinking and inclusion" lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/09/n… #DEI @BCAlumni
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Net Neutrality fight continues: @ProfDanielLyons talks to @NBCNews about whether the upcoming potential appeal of #netneutrality would be a disaster, or "just another Y2K" ow.ly/r5sP30hcBEx
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“Being Black in America, you have these two truths: We've come a long way. We have a long way to go.” Damon Hart '99, @LibertyMutual's new chief legal officer and BC Law alum, profiled in @BostonGlobe: bostonglobe.com/2022/02/14/b…
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Today, BC Law welcomes @ColumbiaLaw Prof. Katharina Pistor (@KatharinaPistor) to our faculty workshop to present her paper, "The Laws of Capitalism." ow.ly/8qoV50HUyH1
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BC Law student Samantha Perlman ’24, an at-large councilor in Marlborough, MA, juggles law school and a political campaign as she runs for mayor. She's also a Public Service Scholar and former Rappaport Fellow! Wow. Read her story at: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2023/05/l… @SamforMarlboro
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Princeton Review accolades: BC Law named to "Best Professors" and "Best Classroom Experience" lists ow.ly/gkX030gjda3
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In BC Law professor Aziz Rana's powerful new book "The Constitutional Bind," he suggests the US needs to think hard about the supposed strengths of its founding document. The book has drawn raves from major intellectuals. Read more in BC Law Magazine: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2024/05/n…
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BC Law welcomes @UMass Prof @Liz_McCuskey for our first Regulation & Markets Workshop this fall! She presents "Health Reform Reconstruction" (co-authored w/ Lindsay F. Wiley, Matthew B. Lawrence, and Erin C. Fuse Brown) at 5 pm bc.edu/content/bc-web/school… @natalyashnitser @ShuyiOei
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Congrats to BC Law alum @SoniaRaman '01, former MIT head coach tapped as @memgrizz assistant coach, the 14th female assistant coach in NBA history! Read more here: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2020/09/s… @BCAlumni @BostonCollege
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Congratulations to BC Law alumnus @TonyVarona Anthony Eudelio Varona on being named dean of University of Miami School of Law. ow.ly/FPSF50uNBWF @MiamiLawSchool
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New clinics protect #civilrights: two new clinics help students learn to advocate for low-wage workers, tenants facing eviction, and immigrants in distress lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/03/n…
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Leon Rodriguez, head of US Immigration and Citizenship, delivering the HHRP memorial lecture to packed house
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BC Law Founders Professor Mary Bilder joins @The_OAH as a Distinguished Lecturer.
The Organization of American Historians proudly announces the appointment of 23 historians to the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program.
Read more here: ow.ly/6XTO50FZC3I
Meet them here: bit.ly/3jjL8fS
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Legal historian and BC Founders Professor Mary Bilder's "Female Genius" has been named a finalist for the George Washington Prize, one of the nation’s largest and most notable literary awards: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2023/07/b…
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Christina Nolan '04 nominated for US Attorney: if confirmed, would be 1st woman US Attorney for VT ow.ly/P3WO30fp6vo @BCAlumni
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BC's Innocence Program achieved its eighth exoneration since its founding in 2019. Erasmo Gutierrez was falsely convicted of arson, but BCIP students and staff attorneys worked tirelessly to vacate that conviction after an extensive re-investigation.
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She's a star: BC Dining Services Law School cashier Dorita Angelats named 'Star of the Industry' by Mass. Restaurant Association ow.ly/E5F630i1dqz
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The BC Law Innocence Program (@BCInnocence) was recently named the recipient of a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to identify and remedy wrongful criminal convictions across Massachusetts.
Read more at: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2022/10/g…
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Congratulations to Double Eagle and Law '87 alum Kathleen McCarthy, nominated by Governor Charlie Baker to the position of Associate Justice of the MA Superior Court ow.ly/Fvh530mT6HK @BCAlumni @BostonCollege
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US Senate unanimously confirms Christina Nolan '04 as first female US Attorney for Vermont ow.ly/SQui30gute4
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ICYMI: Prof Dan Farbman's new article "An Outrage Upon Our Feelings": The Role of Local Governments in Resistance Movements was published in @CardozoLRev. Farbman covers history of local resistance to Fugitive Slave Law, & questions that history raises works.bepress.com/daniel-far…
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Congratulations to our Dean Vince Rougeau, as he assumes the AALS presidency this year! More to come.
New to the AALS Annual Meeting? Join @BerkeleyLaw dean Erwin Chemerinsky, @NIU_Law professor @MaybellRomero and @BCLAW dean @DeanRougeau on how to get the most out of #AALS2021 and other services from AALS.
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Boston College Law School, represented by Indigo Harris, @ConnerDwinell, and Kris Phipps, all 3Ls, won the National Moot Court New England Regional Championship this past weekend.
Read more on this exciting news in BC Law Magazine: ow.ly/fSkv50GXsf9
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Our @ProfDanielLyons to appear before the House!
Yesterday the House E&C Committee invited me to testify at tomorrow's hearing on Big Tech. Looking forward to discussing the continued importance of Section 230 and the tradeoffs involved with proposed reforms. @bclaw @aei @AEItech
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Today is Boston College's Day of Caring. Share stories of how members of the BC community have helped others. #EaglesForOthers #LegalEagles
During this challenging time, let’s share the true spirit of who we are: @BostonCollege #EaglesForOthers.
Today we announce a Day of Caring. Find out more, get inspired, and help us show what it means to be a BC Eagle:
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The BC Innocence Program (BCIP) and Committee for Public Counsel Services (@CPCSnews) Innocence Program received a major grant from the US Department of Justice to support their collaborative mission to investigate and litigate wrongful convictions in MA lawmagazine.bc.edu/2020/12/b…
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Congressman Joseph Kennedy III @RepJoeKennedy speaking on access to legal services @BCLAW @BostonCollege #iambclaw
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The BC Law School community has yet another reason to celebrate Dean Vincent Rougeau as he becomes the third BC Law Dean to serve as the Association of American Law Schools (@theAALS) President: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/01/r…
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Thomas Rosa, a @BCInnocence and New England Innocence Project client, spent 34 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. After a judge's order that vacated Rosa's convictions, his attorneys held a press conference where they discussed next steps. cbsnews.com/news/thomas-rosa…
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On Tuesday, April 30, Elvio Marrero walked free from prison following his first degree murder conviction being vacated. Marrero was the eighth Boston College Innocence Program (BCIP) client whose wrongful conviction has been overturned since 2019. recorder.com/Former-Greenfie…
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"We are better for having known him:" friends, colleagues pay tribute to Paul Kane '70, once a BC Law assistant dean, always a friend to the law school lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/09/w… @BCAlumni @BostonCollege
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Class of 2020 graduates and their guests arrive for our 2020 Celebration! Due to Covid, they didn’t have the chance the celebrate in person in 2020, but better late than never! 😀
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BC Law's Samantha Cupolo '24 and Jordan McGuffee '24 placed among the top four teams at the National Mock Trial Competition. This marked the first time in two decades that BC Law advanced to nationals, and the highest finish for the school since 1983.
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3 people served a combined 80 years in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. BC Law's Innocence Program helped exonerate them. On #BCGivingDay, you can help. Please act now: if 150 donors make a gift, Danielle Salvucci Black '96 will contribute $15,000! ow.ly/xsM550DU536
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To all our veterans, thank you for your service and your sacrifice. @BostonCollege will hold its 21st Annual Veterans Remembrance Ceremony at 11 am today on the Burns Library Lawn. bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-… #VeteransDay
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BC Law prof Mary Bilder's dog is hard at work trying to make partner!
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Congratulations to BC Law student Maxwell Passas, who has been named an Equal Justice Works fellow! Maxwell will work for the BC Innocence Program. Sponsored by The Vertex Foundation. equaljusticeworks.org/fellow… @EJW_org
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Mark your calendars: BC Law alum Paul Trifiletti '10 will be on Jeopardy! On March 4, tune in to see how he did. We're pulling for you, Paul. jeopardy.com/
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Legendary former Dean for Students and LRRW professor Norah Wylie retires after 20 years @BostonCollege @BCAlumni
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John Kerry BC Law'76 named special presidential envoy for climate in new @JoeBiden administration: nbcnews.com/politics/2020-el… @BostonCollege @BCAlumni @bcheights
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BC Law is launching a campaign to thank #mentors who helped students get to where they are today. Read Alex's story this morning on the Impact blog: "My Sister Sarah: A #BCLawImpact Story" ow.ly/bKfK30i5qY9 #giveback
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Commencement 2021 was a day for joy and celebration--and also reflection. "It doesn’t take long to live a life,” Prof Ingrid Hillinger said in her remarks. “Make yours count." Read the story and view a photo gallery here: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/06/c…
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BC Law's new Civil Rights Clinic w/Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Neisa Ortega after Ortega was subjected to repeated body searches and sexual violations over the course of one year by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/08/c…
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BC Law prof and founder of Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good, @raymadoff, featured in major @nytimes article on philanthropy reform efforts focused on donor advised funds, including a bill headed to Congress: nytimes.com/2021/06/09/busin…
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Law Student Wins $40,000 Award: Ismail Ercan '22 among seven national recipients of @MorganLewisLaw 2020 scholarship: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2020/05/l… @BostonCollege @BCAlumni
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At the annual BLSA conference, panelists reflected on the Supreme Court's ruling in SFFA v. Harvard, which effectively struck down race-based admissions policies.
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Congratulations to BC Law alum Patrick Moore '07, appointed first assistant attorney general by AG-elect Campbell masslive.com/politics/2022/1… masslive.com/politics/2022/1…
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Remembering Hon. Mary Beatty Muse ’50, one of the first female graduates of BC Law: ow.ly/JBj9Q @bcalumni @BostonCollege
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