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Massachusetts State House, Masachusetts laws, antiquated laws in Masachusetts

University News

Welcome to Boston: Don’t Scare the Pigeons

September 24, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Law LAW, Redstone Building

University News

New at LAW: Elbow Room and More

September 19, 2014

Boston University BU, opinion editorial op ed, Syrian Refugee Camp, humanitarian emergency middle east

Politics

POV: World Can’t Wait to Address Mideast Refugees

September 15, 2014

Boston University BU, opinion editorial op ed, point of view pov, MH17 plane crash, Ukraine

Global

POV: Where Is Europe While Ukraine Burns?

July 24, 2014

Boston University BU, Tamar Frankel, broken banking financial institutions, law, economics, economy

Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Bank Holding Companies Need to Be Broken Up

July 21, 2014

Boston University BU, opinion column, point of view pov, planned parenthood health clinics, supreme court decision, buffer zone, womens rights

Science & Technology

POV: Why Supreme Court’s “Buffer Zone” Decision Is Wrong

July 2, 2014

shapewear, spanx, flexees, ipant, body image

Arts & Culture

Diet Plan: Wear Panties?

May 7, 2014

legal drinking age in the United States, 18 vs 21, william dejong, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH

Alcohol

POV: Legal Drinking Age of 21 Works. Deal with It.

April 8, 2014

Boston Unversity BU, Point of View POV, opinion column, Arizona, Governor Janice Jan Brewer. proposition 102, discrimination, anti-gay, business discrimination

Science & Technology

POV: Religion Cannot Excuse Discrimination

March 4, 2014

dzhokhar tsarnaev, boston marathon bomber, boston marathon bombing, death penalty

University News

YouSpeak: The Death Penalty for Tsarnaev?

February 18, 2014

Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, Tenth Annual Pike Lecture on Health Law, Boston University, School of Public Health, SPH, BU School of Law, LAW

University News

Top Military Health Official: Meeting Needs of America’s Soldiers

February 12, 2014

Boston University BU, professor of international relations Husain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, author Magnificant Delusions

Faculty

BU’s Haqqani Probes Rocky US-Pakistan Alliance

February 3, 2014

Boston University BU, MD/JD program, health care administration, health care legislation, medical licensing, intellectual property issues

Students

BU to Launch Joint MD/JD Program

January 28, 2014

Theodore Moustakas, Boston University, patent infringement lawsuit, gallium nitride thin films, blue light emitting diodes, LEDs

Technology

Companies Agree to Pay to Settle Patent Infringement Suit

January 15, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Law LAW, Princeton Review, best law schools

Rankings

LAW Professors Ranked Country’s Best

November 5, 2013

Boston University BU, Point of View POV opinion, opposition to Obamacare maddening, School of Management Stephen Davidson, Affordable Care Act

Law

POV: Opposition to Obamacare Is Maddening

October 4, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering professor electrical and computer engineering Theodore Moustakas, research technology lawsuit, blue LED light-emitting diodes technology infringement

Faculty

BU Sues Leading Tech Firms for Patent Infringement

September 24, 2013

Boston University BU, Office of the General Counsel, Todd Klipp, Erika Geetter, top legal officer

Staff

BU Gets New Top Legal Officer

September 23, 2013

legality of United States US domestic surveillance programs, PRISM, US domestic surveillance program, Edward Snowden, United States National Security Agency NSA, Joseph Wippl, Professor of International Relations, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Legality of the Government’s Surveillance Programs

September 18, 2013

Steven Wise, animal rights, legal personhood chimpanzee, chimpanzee, captivity, zoo, research animals

Law

Should Chimps Have the Rights of People?

July 23, 2013

Should Chimps Have the Rights of People?