News & Stories | School of Law

Current Stories

BU Law News
BU Law Celebrates 2026 Retiring Faculty

Two long-time tax law professors, Ted Sims and Alan Feld, are leaving after decades in the classroom.
Student Advocacy
Uncomfortable Truths, Real-World Lawyering

For Ivana Wijedasa (’26), her legal education has meant grappling with injustice—and gaining the hands-on experience to challenge it.
Clerkship
Hooked on the Law

A fascination with the U.S. Supreme Court leads to a clerkship—and a future in data privacy and cybersecurity litigation.
Tax Law
A Transnational Education in Tax Law

Amardianto “Amar” Arham (MSLT’26) reflects on his experience at BU Law and the lessons he will bring back to his career as a tax officer in Indonesia.
Faculty
Delving Beneath Doctrine

Drawing on a life lived across cultures, Professor Rephael Stern teaches students to question assumptions and see the law through a comparative lens.
Nonprofit Finance and Governance
Navigating Nonprofit Missions and Finances

Associate Professor Elizabeth King brings together her experience in nonprofits, corporate law, and healthcare to study nonprofit finance and governance.
Gender and Law
Being Counted: Women & the AIDS Epidemic

Professor Aziza Ahmed's book documents the critical role that women played as activists for treatment and policy.
Technology Law
What Was IP Law Like in the 90s?

SILC Executive Director Jef Pearlman, reflects on the similarities between IP law and emerging technologies, then and now.

Recent Issue

Spring 2025

Explore the latest issue of the Record, marking five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a period that continues to reveal deep inequalities across society. From racial justice and healthcare reform to combatting police brutality and family policing, BU Law faculty and alumni are using the law to drive meaningful change.

Recent Stories

Giving

A Litigator’s Library

BU Law hosts a book fair with donations from the family of legendary trial attorney Paul Sugarman (’54).

Legal History

LGBTQIA+ Rights Leader John Ward (’76) Is BU Law’s 2026 Commencement Speaker

The trailblazing civil rights lawyer and the first openly gay man to argue before the US Supreme Court will address graduates on May 17.

Social Change

Law, Movements, and the Fragility of Hope

A conversation with Boston University School of Law associate professor, Dr. Ayodeji Kamau, Perrin.

In Memoriam

Remembering the Honorable Robert W. Pratt

Judge Pratt, who visited BU Law as its first Jurist in Residence in September 2024, served as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa for more than 26 years, leaving an enduring mark on the law, the judiciary, and the many lives he touched.