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Companies are traditionally very careful of what they say publicly leading up to an IPO, due to SEC rules. Elon Musk and SpaceX are breaking that mold. Prof. Renee Jones is quoted in The Information: bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/schoo…
Legendary BC Law professors Mark Brodin and Bob Bloom took their last Commencement stroll in May, and celebrated their retirement with the community at a party in June. More: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/06/t…
BC Law welcomes two exciting new faculty hires in Alexandra Walker and Afonso Seixas-Nunes, SJ, bringing expertise in tax law and the ethical implications of new technologies of war.
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Prof. Dan Kanstroom was quoted in NPR on the extent of Trump's efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans, stating that it is not yet at the level of emergency.
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The Securities & Exchange Commission has proposed a number of changes meant to make it easier for private companies to file for public offerings of stock. Prof. Renee Jones comments in The Dispatch on the risks. thedispatch.com/newsletter/m…
Three BC Law students were chosen for the MA Bar Foundation’s 2026 Legal Intern Fellowship Program--15 students total from nine law schools. Each receives an $8,000 stipend to support a summer placement at a nonprofit legal aid organization. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/05/t…
Prof Ray Madoff's podcast appearance on Prof G Markets has nearly 100K views! She explains how America's wealthiest avoid taxes through the biggest loophole (hint: don't take a salary)--and what it would take to fix a system that was designed to fail. youtu.be/K06ys5VuGu4?si=N3Ca…
On Monday, June 1 at 6 pm, Founders Prof. Mary Sarah Bilder will be a featured panelist for the MA Historical Society's "Drafting Independence: Declaration to Constitution" event, with historian Emily Sneff & Sara Georgini (MHS). Learn more and register: masshist.org/events/drafting…
BC Law LSA President Mike Jean-Louis delivered an inspiring and touchingly personal speech at #Commencement2026, revealing the importance of special connections between classmates. Read it on the Impact blog: bclawimpact.org/2026/05/28/o…
Students doing public interest and pro bono work will get funding for their stipends thanks to the latest donation from the Cummings Foundation.
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Law Librarian Laurel Davis has assembled a fine collection of early legal texts published in Massachusetts, both pre- and post-republic, now on display in the Coquillette Rare Book Room.
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Law Librarian Jake Samuelson garnered the Innovations in Technology Award from the American Association of Law Libraries for the classroom teaching app he created, "Class Action."
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MLS prof. Doug Meal's article "Time for SCOTUS to Step In: Yet Another Circuit Court Misapplies TransUnion to a Cyberattack Class Action: and This Time Creates Three Circuit Splits Along the Way" was published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/…
Prof. Dan Kanstroom is quoted in Time on how Trump's Green Card changes could force hundreds of thousands to leave the US, with the apparent goal of reducing the number approved: time.com/article/2026/05/23/…
When systems rather than institutions are in control, public trust and power are weakened, according to Alex Peña ’18, an expert on improving collaboration. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/05/r…