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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.
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.
Tax Reform
#RaceClass with Steven Dean
Reproductive Justice
Living the Dream: Professor Sapna Khatri’s Vision for Reproductive Justice

The inaugural Executive Director "is a living synthesis of scholar, advocate, and educator."
Fiduciary Law
A Principled Pioneer of Corporate Law

The new Tamar Frankel Lecture is a living reflection of “the intellectual godmother of fiduciary rule.”
Human Rights
Localizing International Law

Visiting Kleh Professor Prieto-Ríos encourages conversation to improve on international human rights.
Veterans and First Responders
Comrades in Law School

BU Law students and alumni with military or first responder backgrounds reenergize their community of support.

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.