Professor Matthew Finkin submitted an amicus brief to the Massachusetts Supreme Court in Wortis v. Trustees of Tufts College, a case that is expected to define the legal content of tenure and academic freedom in American higher education. Writing for amici, Finkin argues that their brief shows that “(1) Tufts’ tenure and academic freedom policies […]
In their series on how the effects of slavery remain with us today, Reuters spoke to Professor Robert Lawless about the history of bankruptcy. The series, titled “Slavery’s Descendants” examines how slavery, the Jim Crow era, and racial discrimination put two different families (one white, one black) on very different economic paths. For part four, […]
Professor Faye Jones was part of a select group of individuals asked to participate the in the NOVA Law International Conference on “Protecting children online: the role of data protection.” Held in late September at NOVA University Lisbon, the “Protecting children online” conference was organized by The Observatory of Personal Data Protection, whose institutional goal […]
Shayla Maatuka ’03 made a promise to her grandma that she would try to get her uncle out of jail. When he died in prison, her determination to do good never wavered. Since receiving a law degree, she has continued working for the community and doing the most good she can, all while mentoring the […]
At the 2nd annual conference of the European Society for Empirical Legal Studies, Professor Jennifer Robbennolt delivered the opening keynote lecture. Held in Warsaw, Poland, the conference brought together an international audience of empirical legal scholars to share research on the assumptions, the functioning and the impact of the law. Robbennolt was the third to […]
The First and Second Amendments, federal government powers, the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, and ethics are among the topics Professor Jason Mazzone is anticipating will dominate the upcoming Supreme Court term. Writing at the News-Gazette, Mazzone highlights the cases and issues that could prove monumental. In his opinion piece, he goes through high- […]
Professor Jacob Sherkow travelled to Cologne, Germany, in September to deliver a lecture as part of the CMMC Symposium in Molecular Medicine. The Symposium was titled “From Concepts to Clinic: a New Era of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics,” and aimed to provide attendees with an in-depth understanding of the chemical, biological and clinical challenges in the […]
When the 2023 season concludes in college football, the game may never look the same again. Teams will switch long-time conference allegiances, players will switch teams, some conferences may cease to exist, and the playoff system will triple in size. This upheaval is triggered by money: money from television contracts and money on offer to […]
Professor Arden Rowell, an expert in environmental law, administrative law, risk regulation and human behavior, has joined the faculty of the Beckman Institute or Advanced Science and Technology. In addition to her work at the College of Law, Rowell will share her expertise with students of Beckman and continue her collaborative work with the faculty […]
In the past year, Shelby County, Tennessee, has a record of six bankruptcies per 1,000 residents, a rate that tops the nation. With none of the other 100 largest counties in the United States having more than four per 1,000, the difference is not particularly close, either. In their investigation of this phenomenon, MLK50: Justice […]