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In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center, stands with his defense attorneys as a death by lethal injection sentence is read at the Moakley Federal court house in the penalty phase of his trial in Boston, Friday, May 15, 2015. Tsarnaev, center holds his hands in front of him and looks sternly, the court room occupants are seen behind him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: How to Ensure Only Impartial Jurors Decide between Life and Death

August 21, 2020

Photo of a #MeToo sign on a stick, painted in black on a white background. Photo was taken when protestors gathered against gender-based and sexual violence called by the Effronte-e-s Collective, on Republique square in Paris, France, on October 29, 2017.

Voices & Opinion

POV: What the Battle for Women’s Suffrage Tells Us about #MeToo 100 Years Later

August 13, 2020

A photo of Whitey Bulger and Kevin Weeks walking

Books

COM Alum Casey Sherman’s Book Has New Details on Whitey Bulger

July 27, 2020

Andrew Sellars, director of the School of Law’s Technology Law Clinic, seen in a file photo meeting with students (from left) and Luke Sutherland (LAW’19), Courtney Merrill (LAW’19), and former senior program coordinator Jess Martinez.

Law

BU and MIT Renew Partnership on Technology Law

July 16, 2020

A photo of an American flag with bullet shell casings scattered on top of it

Gun Culture

New Gun Subculture Is on the Rise in Liberal States with Stricter Gun Laws

July 15, 2020

Photo of a man holding a cross and in the background, a group of people praying outside the Supreme Court on July 8, the day the court handed down decisions giving religious groups broad discretion in firing employees and denying contraceptive coverage. Behind the Supreme Court building the sky is clear and sunny.

Politics

Religion versus Other Rights: The Supreme Court Weighs In

July 10, 2020

A woman sitting at a kitchen counter looking at a piece of paper

Wage Gap

Salary History Bans Help Narrow Racial, Gender Wage Gaps

July 8, 2020

Photo from Washington, DC on June 18th. Pictured are DACA recipients and their supporters rallying outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. They hold a blue signs with red letters that read "HOME" On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, denied the Trump administration's attempt to end DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Immigration & Law

Will Supreme Court Ruling Finally End DACA Debate?

June 18, 2020

A person waving a rainbow Pride flag outside the Supreme Court building

Voices & Opinion

POV: Supreme Court Gets It Right in Landmark LGBTQ Decision

June 16, 2020

Cristina Hernandez (from left) Professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes, Briana Cardwell, Luis Guerrero, and former MIT professor Elizabeth Leeds. Photo by Cydney Scott

Special Report: Immigration

One Immigrant’s Story Retold Through Pictures, Words, and Sounds

June 12, 2020

Courtroom illustration of United States asylum hearing.

Special Report: Immigration

Courtroom Drama: Tears, a Skeptical Judge, a Heart-Wrenching Decision

June 11, 2020

On Saturday, June 6, people carried signs protesting police brutality at the University of Massachusetts in Boston after the death of George Floyd.

Policing and Racial Injustice

Tapping into the Lived Experiences of People in Black Communities Is Key to Police Reform Efforts

June 10, 2020

Illustration of immigrant woman seeking asylum walking through the desert with her children.

Special Report: Immigration

Could Three BU Law Students Win Asylum for a Brazilian Mother Fleeing for Her Life?

June 9, 2020

Structural Racism

Police Brutality Influenced by Residential Segregation, Not “a Few Bad Apples”

June 2, 2020

A blue-gray sign that reads "Office of Admissions" in gold letters.

Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Makes the Case for Affirmative Action

June 1, 2020

A portrait photo of Linda McClain

Battling Bigotry

How Bigotry Has Shaped Civil Rights, Marriage Equality, and Now the Coronavirus Pandemic

May 29, 2020

A portrait photo of Sarah Sherman-Stokes

Accolades

LAW’s Sarah Sherman-Stokes: 2020 Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching

May 13, 2020

A photo of the Rio Grande river

Coronavirus on the Border

As Coronavirus Exploded in Boston, BU Class Trip to US-Mexico Border Grappled with Evolving Ethics

May 7, 2020

A photo of a fence topped with barbed wire.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Since When Should a Misdemeanor Carry a Death Sentence?

April 28, 2020

Portrait of Nadia Lee (LAW’20) in formal attire in front of a staircase; Lee helped draft the petition for emergency diploma privilege.

Law

LAW Students Press for Emergency License to Practice without Taking the Bar Exam

April 15, 2020

LAW Students Press for Emergency License to Practice without Taking the Bar Exam