The Battle for Our Attention: Empirical, Philosophical and Legal Questions
Join Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Information and Creativity for a timely conversation at the intersection of law, technology and human cognition. The Battle for Our Attention: Empirical, Philosophical and Legal Questions brings together leading scholars and experts to tackle the growing crisis of technologically-mediated attention disorders. Across panels on the political economy of attention, the challenges […]
Congressional Briefing on CMS Reimbursement Discrimination and How It Impacts Women’s Health
Speakers Congresswoman Lori Trahan, Energy and Commerce Committee member Trisha Black, Patient Advocate and Senior Analyst Relations Manager for Contentful Jocelyn Fitzgerald, MD URPS FACS (Pittsburgh) – Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Magee-Women’s Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Louise Parker King, MD, JD (Kennebunkport) – Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and […]
“Racism Denial and the Movement Toward a New Resegregation” and Other Thoughts on CRT
Join Boston University Law School Dean and Critical Race Theorist Angela Onwuachi-Willig to discuss a new idea related to racism denial under the current Trump Administration! The law has and is being used as a policing function to exact punishment on white people who choose to associate with people of color through DEI programs or […]
Poetry Reading with Sandra Yannone and Anne Tweedy
Join us for a poetry reading during National Poetry Month with award-winning poets Sandra Yannone, author of The Glass Studio, and Ann Tweedy, author of The Body’s Alphabet. Sandra and Ann will read from their books, discuss why poetry matters in LGBTQ+ and other communities in 2025, and entertain audience questions. Book signing to follow.
Consumer Agents with Professor Rory Van Loo (BKC/AISST AI Governance Speaker Series)
The technology has long existed for automated tools that would filter out toxic social media content or a virtual shopping assistant that would find and even purchase the best deals online without having to go to many different websites and product pages. Yet incumbent businesses have used lawsuits and data control to stifle such digital […]
Law, Globalization and Development Colloquium at NYU
The Colloquium on Law, Globalization and Development will focus on the role that law and legal institutions play in economic, social, and political development. Each public session will involve a presentation of a work-in-progress by an invited speaker and will be open to members of the NYU community Monday, March 10 Weijia Rao, Boston University […]
International Law Colloquium at the University of Georgia: “Signaling through National Security Lawmaking”
This talk with Weijia Rao, Associate Professor of Law at the Boston University School of Law, is part of the spring 2025 International Law Colloquium, a two-credit course led by Professor Desirée LeClercq and supported by the Dean Rusk International Law Center. The topic is International Economic Law. The talk from 1-2pm is open to […]
Law Enforcement Technologies: The Realm of Facial Recognition
This conference will explore the regulatory framework of facial recognition and the challenges posed by law enforcement’s deployment of this technology in three distinct phases.
Racial Justice & The Courts
A panel on race and the law in the second Trump administration, featuring legal experts addressing systemic racism and civil rights.
JOLT Symposium on Bioethics and Technology
The JOLT symposium will feature thought-provoking lectures from legal scholars on six bioethics topics: regenerative medicine, genetic testing, reproduction, innovation, abortion, and organ donation. The event aims to foster productive discussions on the ethical considerations societies will encounter as these technologies continue to evolve rapidly.