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News and Events Archives 2007
  • Find out the real deal about the REAL ID Act during an expert panel discussion on Thursday, December 6, 2007, at noon, Room 97. (more)

  • The 2008 Daynard Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program welcomes public interest leaders Michael Ratner and Christina DeConcini '88. (more)

  • The Northeastern Law Forum: Discussions on Contemporary Legal Issues presents "A Discussion of Science, Morality and Health Care Issues." Thursday, November 8, 2007, at noon, Room 97. (more)

  • The law school's Human Rights and the Global Economy online SSRN journal celebrates 25,000 dowloads. (more)

  • The School of Law takes great pride in having assisted those who successfully advocated for the new public service loan forgiveness program established by the College Cost Reduction Access Act of 2007. Future law school graduates who choose lower-paying public service legal careers will face lower monthly payments with possible federal loan forgiveness after 10 years as a result of this new program. (more)

  • Georgetown law professor David Cole will discuss his new book, Less Safe, Less Free: Why America is Losing the War on Terror, on Thursday, Sept. 27, at noon in room 97. This lecture is presented by the NU Law Forum, ACLU, American Constitution Society and National Lawyers Guild. (more)

  • The Honorable Margot Botsford '73 has been nominated by Governor Deval Patrick to serve on the commonwealth's Supreme Judicial Court. (more)

  • Massachusetts insurance commissioner Nonnie Burnes '77-'78 is shaking up the state auto insurance system. (more)

  • Read this year's commencent address (in pdf) by Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes '77-'78. (more)

  • The Honorable Nonnie Burnes '78, commisssioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance, will address graduates at commencement on May 25, 2007. (more)

  • Professor Martha Davis Leads PHRGE Efforts to Establish Civil Gideon in King v. King. (more)

  • The law school will host a dynamic conference, Crimes of the Civil Rights Era, on April 27-28, 2007. Sponsored in cooperation with Harvard Law School, the conference will feature many of the nation's leading civil rights leaders. April 27-28, 2007. (more)

  • The Northeastern Law Forum: Discussions on Contemporary Legal Issues and the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy present "Anti-Poverty Claims and the Emergence of a New Social Rights Practice." Featuring Bruce Porter, director of the Social Rights Advocacy Centre. Wednesday April 25, 2007, at noon, Room 94. (more)

  • The 14th Annual Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture presents "Restoring Our Human Rights Reputation," featuring Harold Koh, dean of Yale Law School. Monday, April 2, 2007.
    Noon, Room 97. (more)

  • The Daynard Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program welcomes Judy Scott '74, general counsel to the Service Employees International Union. Community Lecture and Lunch; Thursday, March 15, 2007, at noon.

  • Professor David Hall appointed to a three-member civilian board that will review citizen complaints of Boston police misconduct. (more)

  • The Daynard Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program welcomes James Bell. Community Lecture and Lunch; Thursday, January 25, 2007, at noon and a panel discussion, "Beyond Zero Tolerance: A Discussion," on Friday, January 26, 2007, at 3 p.m.

  • The Northeastern Law Forum: Discussions on Contemporary Legal Issues presents "The Military Commissions Act: Walking the Line Between Liberty and Security in the War on Terror." Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 4 p.m., Room 97. (more)

  • Dean Emily Spieler and Yale law dean Harold Koh spearhead letter condemning a senior Pentagon official's suggestion that US companies should boycott law firms representing detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (more)