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Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

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Accolades

LAW Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

June 14, 2021

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Commencement 2021

LAW Dean, Whose Mother Was a Child Bride in Nigeria, Shares Powerful Story of Resilience with Graduates

May 17, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

Chauvin Verdict: What Needs to Happen Next

April 20, 2021

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Public Health

“Vaccine Passports”: COVID-19 Protection or Discrimination against BIPOC and the Poor?

April 9, 2021

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Books

The Forgotten Court Case That Became American Racism’s Building Block

April 7, 2021

Photo of Ryan Roth Gallo (LAW’99), pictured (left) at the 2018 BU Commencement in full regalia. On the right, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84) and President Brown are seen. All of them clap, and rows of commencement go-ers in regalia are seen behind them.

University Appointments

Trustee and Alum Endows New Antiracism Professorship at the School of Law

February 3, 2021

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Environmental Policy

Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

January 29, 2021

Photo taken outside of the US Supreme Court on June. In the image, DACA recipients and their supporters hold a painted cloth sign that reads “HERE TO STAY” that is decorated with a floral pattern. One of the people present wears a pair of monarch butterfly wings.

Law & Immigration

President Biden Reverses Some of Trump’s Anti-immigration Policies. Now What?

January 25, 2021

A portrait photo of Angela Onwuachi-Willig leaning against a railing with her hands crossed in front of her.

Accolades

Angela Onwuachi-Willig among Five Black Women Law Deans Honored for Efforts to Bring Antiracist Reform to Legal Education

January 12, 2021

Photo of a pro-Trump protester being tended to by a police officer while suffering the effects of chemical agents used to disperse crowds after protesters stormed the grounds the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The police offer holds the mans head gingerly and pours water down his face; neither man is wearing a face mask.

Government & Law

Why a White Mob Felt They Could Storm the US Capitol without Fear

January 8, 2021

Photo of President Trump addressing supporters Wednesday January 6, 2020, falsely alleging Democrats stole November’s presidential election, before they violently breached the Capitol during the Electoral College vote recording. Trump stands behind a plexiglass barrier; the heads of people in the crowd are seen before him as he extends his arms. He is flanked onstage by American flags.

Politics

Will Trump Be Removed for Inciting Wednesday’s Riot at the Capitol?

January 8, 2021

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Journalism & Media

On the Court and in the Court

December 14, 2020

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Race & Law

LAW Speaker Series Named for Trailblazing Congresswoman and Alum Barbara Jordan

December 2, 2020

Photo of Robert Burdick (LAW’72), a School of Law clinical professor who directed the Civil Litigation & Justice Program for more than 40 years, standing in a suit, looking off into the middle distance. Bright blue skies are seen in a window behind him.

Tributes

A Quiet Legal Giant: LAW’s Robert Burdick

November 19, 2020

Photo of a pair of gloved hands counting ballots. Piles of ballots are seen in the background. These are municipal workers extracting Luzerne County ballots from their envelopes, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Government & Law

How Does the Electoral College Work and Other Election Questions

November 7, 2020

Protestors holding a sign that reads "Count Every Vote" in Philadelphia, PA on November 5, 2020

Politics

Can President Trump Really Stop the Vote Counting?

November 5, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by Clarence Thomas

Public Health

How Will Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court Impact Public Health?

October 30, 2020

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Presidential Election

What If There Is No Winner on Election Night? A BU Expert Explains

October 29, 2020

Photo of a printed photo of Jay Wexler (left) with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1999, when he was one of her four clerks. Behind them is the facade of the Supreme Court. RBG wears a mustard colored shawl and Wexler wears a suit and tie.

Reflections

LAW’s Jay Wexler on “the Honor and Joy” of Clerking for RBG

September 25, 2020

LAW’s Jay Wexler on “the Honor and Joy” of Clerking for RBG