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Supreme Court

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

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

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Law

Donald Trump Convicted on All 34 Counts in Hush Money Trial

May 30, 2024

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University News

BU Marks 50 Years of Changing Lives behind Bars

April 8, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: If We Ban TikTok, What’s Next?

March 18, 2024

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Politics

In a Win for Trump, Supreme Court Rules That Former President Can Remain on the Ballot

March 4, 2024

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Law

Can Civilians Own Automatic Weapons? Supreme Court Takes Up the Issue of Bump Stocks

February 27, 2024

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Alabama Court Ruling

Alabama Court Ruling That Frozen Embryos Are Children and Its Impact on the Future of IVF Treatment

February 22, 2024

Photo: Jennifer Crumbley, a white woman with blonde hair wearing a white cardigan, whose son killed four students at his Michigan high school in 2021, was convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday, the first time in the United States that a parent has been found guilty of such a crime after their child committed a mass school shooting.

LAW

Mother’s Conviction in Son’s School Shooting Sets a Troubling Precedent, BU LAW Expert Says

February 7, 2024

Photo: Group photo of the Supreme Court when Sandra Day O'Connor joined. A group of people wearing Black Supreme Court robes stand and sit in front of dark red curtain. The Justices are (left to right front row;) Thurgood Marshall; William J. Brennan Jr.; Chief Justice Warren Burger; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun. (Back row, left to right;) John Paul Stevens; Lewis F. Powell, Jr.; William H. Rehnquist; Sandra Day O'Connor.

Supreme Court

“We All Owe a Debt of Gratitude to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor”

December 4, 2023

“We All Owe a Debt of Gratitude to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor”