Citizens of Newton reflected upon the life of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Friday afternoon in an event organized by The League of Women Voters Newton.
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BC Voices Support for Supreme Court Decision Upholding DACA
“Over the years, DACA students have enriched our campus through their presence, and we hope they will continue to do so in the years to come,” Dunn said.
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SCOTUS Justices Deny Michelle Carter’s Appeal
The Supreme Court decided not to take up an appeal by Michelle Carter, the woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter after she convinced her boyfriend to kill himself.
Metro, Politics, Boston
Rollins’ Petition Succeeds, Charges Dropped for Straight Pride Protester
A Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice ruled to vacate the charges against a man arrested…
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BC Law’s Kent Greenfield on Kavanaugh, Keeping Things FAIR
“If you stay silent, over time, it’s easier and easier to stay silent. Or you [can] speak up. It gets easier and easier to speak,” said Greenfield.
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BC Law Professors Voice Concerns About Kavanaugh Confirmation
On Oct. 5, 24 professors from Boston College Law School signed a letter alongside 2,400 other law professors from across the country, that asked senators not to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court based on what they said was a lack of a proper judicial temperament.
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Amul Thapar, BC ’91, in the Running for Supreme Court Nomination
Amul Thapar, BC ’91, a 49-year-old judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, met with President Donald Trump on Monday.
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Experts in Law Praise Free Speech on College Campuses
“There’s so much that colleges and universities can do, so as to make sure that it’s an inclusive community for all students,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law.
