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Business & Law

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Offers Advice, Insight to BU Law Students at Annual Shapiro Lecture

October 27, 2025

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Business & Law

BU Legal Scholars Assess Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Nationwide Injunctions

June 27, 2025

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Business & Law

Law School Applications Surge amid Economic, Political Uncertainty

April 30, 2025

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Law

Why Are We Obsessed with the Karen Read Murder Case?

April 10, 2025

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Immigration

BU Journalism and Law Students Confront Immigration Realities in Tijuana

March 21, 2025

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Government & Law

Is the United States in a Constitutional Crisis?

February 20, 2025

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STAFF

Ceramics, Cake, and Public Service Law: Meet Kim Wong

January 15, 2025

Social Media

Will TikTok Be Banned in the US?

January 15, 2025

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear Case about Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth

December 3, 2024

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Politics

What Does Donald Trump’s Election Mean For…

November 6, 2024

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Supreme Court

New Supreme Court Term Kicks Off with “Ghost Guns” Case

October 4, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

Should Parents Be Charged for a Child’s Crimes? That’s the Wrong Solution

September 9, 2024

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Politics

Will the New Massachusetts Law on Ghost Guns, Assault Weapons, and Gun-Carrying Pass Legal Muster?

August 13, 2024

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Business & Law

BU LAW Expert Says Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision Is a “Constitutional Embarrassment”

July 1, 2024

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Business & Law

Human Trafficking Case against Local Pizza Chain Owner Got Help from BU LAW Clinic

June 24, 2024

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Business & Law

Court Upholds Gun Ban for Those Accused of Domestic Violence; BU LAW Expert Explains

June 21, 2024

The interior of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's 32nd floor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel, showing many of the guns he used to massacre 60 people at a country music festival on October 23, 2017. Photo by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP

Politics

Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Gun Bump Stocks

June 14, 2024

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Business & Law

Supreme Court Upholds Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

June 13, 2024

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Politics

Should Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas Recuse Themselves from the Supreme Court’s Insurrection Cases?

June 7, 2024

Photo: A man in a blue suit sits in a court room with a dejected look on his face. Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in New York. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Politics

Trump Is a Convicted Felon. Does That Actually Mean Anything?

June 3, 2024

Trump Is a Convicted Felon. Does That Actually Mean Anything?