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News & Events 2012

2012: News

Program on Health Policy and Law Awards Grants to Interdisciplinary Projects
To celebrate its inaugural year, the Northeastern University Program on Health Policy and Law has awarded $20,000 in grants to four interdisciplinary research projects on health policy and law. (more)
Law Students Argue Both Sides of Affordable Care Act
Professor Martha Davis’ Constitutional Law class held its own mock appellate argument on the ACA case before the Supreme Court, focusing specifically on the individual mandate that requires all individuals to obtain health insurance. (more)
Mary Bonauto '87 Talks to NPR About Her Clients' DOMA Challenge
For the first time, a Federal Appeals Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Seven married same-sex couples and three widowers are challenging the law, which prevents them from accessing federal spousal protections as other married couples can. (more)
Symposium Brings Issues to "Bully" Pulpit
The Northeastern Law Journal hosts a symposium, “Pushed Too Far: The Evolving Legal Implications of School Bullying." (more)
Law Team Takes First Place in RISE Expo
In a competition involving more than 400 Northeastern University students, a team of law students takes first place for their exhibit, "Georgia Roots: Lives Lost to Lynching and the Ongoing Need for Restorative Justice." (more)
Health Care Reform: What Will the Court Do?
"I think it's too close to call. I would not be surprised with a 5-4 or 6-3 decision going either way," Professor Wendy Parmet tells bankrate.com (more)
Posthumous Profiling? Puzzling Pieces Abound in the Trayvon Martin Case
"There seems to be no end to the proliferation of puzzling information in the wake of the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin," write Professor Deborah Ramirez and Tara Lai Quinlan '04 in The Huffington Post. (more)
The Health Law Hearings on Severability, Coercion, and Liberty
In a Boston Globe blog, Professor Wendy Parmet says, "The Justices do not have to take an all-or-nothing approach regarding the severability of the mandate (assuming it is found unconstitutional)." (more)
Debating the Impact of "Stand Your Ground" Laws
Following her testimony before Congress, law professor Deborah Ramirez says local police need to participate more in the training of private and volunteer security patrol officers, especially regarding issues of racial profiling, de-escalating potentially violent situations and the use of force. (more)
Health Law Hearings Offer Live Case Study
In the Boston Globe: "For Martha F. Davis, a law professor at Northeastern University, the Supreme Court debate on the Affordable Care Act could not have come at a better time: the week before her constitutional law class’s annual mock trial." (more)
Examining the Affordable Care Act
At a panel discussion in Dockser Hall on Tuesday, a trio of Northeastern professors addressed the constitutional challenges and political implications of the Supreme Court hearing arguments this week on the Affordable Care Act. (more)
Professor Deborah Ramirez: Congressional Testimony in Trayvon Martin Case
Read Professor Ramirez's comments in full, delivered to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, on March 27, 2012. (more)
A Human-Rights Lens on the Affordable Care Act
"By extending health care coverage to new, under-served groups, the ACA squarely responds to concerns repeatedly raised by international human rights bodies and experts about racial disparities in U.S. health care policy," according to Professor Martha Davis and Risa Kaufman of Columbia Law School in The Huffington Post. (more)
Commencement 2012!
Jacqueline Berrien, chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will deliver the commencement address. (more)
MBA Report Hails NUSL Co-op Program as “Enviable” Model
In “Beginning the Conversation,” a Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) report released on May 17, 2012, Northeastern University School of Law’s Cooperative Legal Education Program is singled out for “maximizing … potential post-graduate employers unlike students at other law schools.” The intent of the report is to “explore the growing problem of underemployment among many of today’s law graduates in Massachusetts.” (more)
MBA Report Calls NUSL Co-op Program "Enviable"
On National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," the author of a Massachusetts Bar Association report on lawyer underemployment and remedies at the law school level, says NUSL's co-op program is "fantastic." (more)
Four Incoming Law Students Awarded Prestigious Scholarships
The School of Law has awarded full-tuition Public Interest Law Scholarships to four incoming members of the class of 2015 who aspire to careers as legal champions for the underdog. The students plan careers in a wide range of human rights fields, including immigration, social work and advocacy for the poor. (more)
Meltsner Honored by John Jay
CUNY's John Jay College of Criminal Justice will honor legendary civil rights advocate Professor Mike Meltsner with an honorary Doctor of Laws at the school's commencement on May 31 in New York City. (more)
PHAI Attacks Gatorade's Michael Jordan Ad
The law school's Public Health Advocacy Institute is asking the US government to yank a Gatorade ad that it says deceptively implies that basketball great Michael Jordan prevailed over the flu during a memorable 1997 game because he fueled with Gatorade. (more)
Celebrating Intellectual Property and the Innovative Spirit
The law school hosts a reception for World Intellectual Property Day, a global celebration led by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Bill Silver, co-founder of Cognex, a leading manufacturer of machine vision systems, software and sensors, was the featured speaker at the event. (more)
Five Grads Selected for BBA Public Interest Leadership Program
Staci Rubin ’10, Julia Devanthery ’09, Chris Saccardi ’08, Anjali Waikar ’05 and Raquel Webster '03 have been selected for a prestigious program designed to identify and develop the next generation of lawyer leaders. Only 14 attorneys were invited to attend the yearlong program. (more)
Northeastern Law Student Wins on Jeopardy!
Doug Lloyd '12 bested the competition on a recent episode of the classic TV quiz show. “It’s always been a dream of mine to be on the show, and it was an even bigger dream to win,” said Lloyd, who plans to split his $14,400 in winnings between loan payments and his upcoming honeymoon. (more)
NUSL Teams Place in Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Two teams representing the School of Law's Intellectual Property Society competed in the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition sponsored by the International Trademark Association (INTA) (more)
Ramirez Heads to Hill To Testify in Martin Case
Racial profiling expert Deborah Ramirez testifies before US House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties in regard to racial profiling in the Trayvon Martin case. (more)
Understanding the Supreme Court's Review of the Affordable Health Care Act
Tune in this week for Professor Wendy Parmet's daily blog on boston.com's "White Coat Notes." (more)
Putting Torture on Trial
Professor Michael Meltsner has written a play about the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to express his outrage over the torture of suspected terrorists. (more)
Davis Blogging on Supreme Court's Health Care Marathon
"Oral argument only makes a difference in the outcome of 5% of the cases before the court," says Professor Martha Davis in her second day of blogging for The Guardian. Check it out! (more)
Davis Blogging on Supreme Court's Health Care Marathon
Professor Martha Davis is blogging for The Guardian on the health care hearings. Check it out! (more)
The Unintended Consequences of Nick Kristof's Anti-Sex Trafficking Crusade
In The Guardian, Professor Aziza Ahmed says campaigners need to see how their well-meaning efforts may actually make the very sex workers they seek to rescue less safe. (more)
Health Care Battle Focuses on Mass. Model
“No state can be a health care island,’’ Wendy Parmet tells the Boston Globe. (more)
Examining "Torture Years" In A Theatre, Not A Courtroom
WBUR’s "All Things Considered" host Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Professor Mike Meltsner about why he turned to the theater instead of the courtroom for his critique of Guantanamo Bay. (more)
Escape from Iran: One Man's Journey From Riches to the Torture Chamber to Freedom
In The Atlantic, Sohrab Ahmari '12 tells the story of how an Iranian businessman helped his country develop the world's largest natural gas field, got involved with the president's depraved son, and ended up fighting for his life. (more)
How Young is Too Young for Life in Prison?
Professor Mary O'Connell comments on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments related to two separate murder cases in which 14-year-olds were sentenced to life without parole. (more)
Hunger Strikes Have Limits
Professor Martha Davis tells the Connecticut Law Tribune, “The growing authority internationally is force-feeding violates human rights.” (more)
Student's Arab Anthology Gives "Raw Access to Authentic Voices"
Sohrab Ahmari '12, a native of Iran, has co-edited an anthology of essays, “Arab Spring Dreams,” penned by young Middle Eastern dissidents. The book, which includes a forward by activist and author Gloria Steinem, will be published by Palgrave Macmillan on May 8. (more)
Northeastern Law Team Advances to National ABA Competition
A Northeastern University School of Law student team took first place in the regional American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division Client Counseling Competition held February 11 in Boston. The students, Moriah Silver ’14 and John Naranja ’14, will advance to the national finals in Durham, North Carolina, on March 16-17. (more)
Meltsner’s New Play Confronts the Guantanamo “Torture Years”
“In Our Name: A Play of the Torture Years,” Professor Michael Meltsner’s searing depiction of how and why the nation found itself brutally treating the men it detained — some with good reason, some with stunning caprice — after 9/11, will be read at the Boston Playwright’s Theatre and performed in New York City. (more)
Probate Courts Use Different Standards
Probate judges often take a cautious approach to custody cases that involve sexual abuse allegations, Professor Mary O'Connell tells the Cape Cod Times. (more)
The BP Wayback Machine
Baseball Prospectus "reprints" an interview with sports law expert Roger Abrams on baseball salary arbitration. (more)
Parmet Triumphs at SJC
Professor Wendy Parmet leads Health Law Advocates team in landing a victory for legal immigrants in Massachusetts who sued because they were excluded from subsidized health coverage. (more)
Dean Search Underway
Northeastern University seeks an engaged and entrepreneurial leader for the position of dean of the School of Law. This is an extraordinary opportunity to lead a school that is a national and international leader in experiential legal education with a particular focus on law as a tool for the furtherance of social justice. (more)
Documentary Speaks for Silenced Refugees
Jawaid Stationwala '12, who used a Fulbright Scholarship to make a documentary about a poor but vibrant culture in Bangladesh, talks about his film, “Ma Ki Zaban” — or “Mother Tongue” — which will be screened at the law school on February 13 at noon. (more)
Meltsner’s Novel Back by Popular Demand!
Professor Mike Meltsner's 1979 novel, "Short Takes," about an ambivalent New York lawyer contemplating his life and loves, has just been brought out in a new edition. The Boston Globe called it an "engaging and extremely well written first novel, [that] creates a character of enormous vitality and considerable charm: funny, caring, searching and all-too-humanly paradoxical." (more)
Read Now!
Check out the winter 2012 edition of Northeastern Law Magazine. Across the nation, hundreds of thousands of elders are being abused, many in their own homes. MacArthur "Genius" Marie-Therese Connolly '84 is answering their cries. (more)
Illuminating the African-American Experience
Professor Margaret Burnham discusses author Isabel Wilkerson's "Voices from the Black Migration," an event honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (more)
NU Law Journal Newsletter
The winter 2012 edition of the NU Law Journal's newsletter is now available online. (more)

2012: Events

Institute on Human Rights and the Social Determinants of Health
11/01/2012 12:00 PM - 11/02/2012 5:30 PM
While health care reform is high on the national agenda, the greatest threats to health in the United States, as elsewhere in the world, may be from outside the health sector. (more)
Experience the Future: Inaugural National Symposium on Experiential Education in Law
10/26/2012 8:00 AM - 10/28/2012 5:00 PM
This symposium invites the legal academy and legal profession to promote a shared vision of legal education that ensures law graduates are ready to practice with the full complement of knowledge, skills, and ethical and social values necessary to serve clients and the public interest, now and in the future. (more)
Reunion and Alumni/ae Weekend 2012
10/19/2012 5:00 PM - 10/20/2012 10:00 PM, Location: School of Law and Colonnade Hotel
Save the date to mix and mingle! Celebrating class years '52, '57, '72, '77, '82, '87, '92, '97, '02 and '07! (more)
San Francisco Regional Event
06/14/2012 5:30 PM - 06/14/2012 7:30 AM, Location: Rye Bar, 688 Geary, San Francisco, CA 94102
Catch up with our San Francisco Chapter. (more)
New York Regional Alumni/ae Event
06/12/2012 6:30 PM - 06/12/2012 8:30 PM, Location: 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar, located at 5th & 28th Street.
Toast the beginning of summer with our NYC area grads at 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar, located at 5th & 28th Street. Please RSVP no later than Friday, June 8th to mrosenthal@tarterkrinsky.com (more)
Boston Regional Alumni/ae Year-End Event
06/07/2012 6:00 PM - 06/07/2012 8:00 PM, Location: Vintage Lounge, 72 Broad Street
Celebrate summer with our grads in the greater Boston area! (more)
UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights: What Lawyers Should Know
06/06/2012 12:00 PM - 06/06/2012 1:30 PM, Location: Webinar
This panel will take place at Northeastern Law School before a live audience, and will be available for live web streaming. (more)
Commencement 2012
05/25/2012 1:00 PM - 05/25/2012 5:00 PM
Jacqueline A. Berrien, chair of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will deliver the commencement address to the approximately 200 graduates. (more)
Washington, DC, Regional Reception
05/16/2012 6:29 PM - 05/16/2012 9:00 PM, Location: The Science Club, 1136 19th Street NW
Catch up with our capital grads! (more)
Women in the Law Conference
05/11/2012 9:00 AM - 05/11/2012 5:00 PM
Gloria Larson, president of Bentley College, delivers the keynote address this year. Check out our panels and presenters! (more)
New Hampshire Regional Reception
04/26/2012 6:00 PM - 04/26/2012 8:00 PM, Location: Bedford Village Inn, 2 Olde Beford Way, NH 03310
Catch up with our New Hampshire Area Grads and special guest Dean Luke Bierman, Associate Dean for Experiential Education. (more)
New York Regional Event
04/18/2012 6:30 PM - 04/18/2012 8:30 PM, Location: TBA
Join NUSL's New York alumni/ae chapter for networking and a visit with Dean Emily Spieler. (more)
Alumni/ae of Color Panel
04/12/2012 12:00 PM - 04/12/2012 1:30 PM, Location: 230 Dockser Hall
Join us for this panel conversation with leaders in the profession. (more)
Admitted Students Open House
03/31/2012 9:00 AM - 03/31/2012 2:30 PM, Location: Curry Student Center, NUSL
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Admitted Students Diversity Reception
03/30/2012 6:00 PM - 03/30/2012 9:00 PM, Location: Dockser Commons, NUSL
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Pushed Too Far
03/30/2012 8:30 AM - 03/30/2012 5:00 PM, Location: Dockser Hall
The Northeastern University Law Journal hosts a symposium to discuss and analyze the evolving legal implications of school bullying. Panels include Criminalizing School Bullying, Hazing in Higher Education, and Cyberbullying and the First Amendment. (more)
The Affordable Health Care Act: Constitutional Challenges and Political Implications
03/27/2012 12:00 PM - 03/27/2012 1:30 PM, Location: 250 Dockser Hall
The Program on Health Policy and Law invites you to a panel discussion featuring faculty experts in law, health and political science. (more)
Alumni/ae Speaker Series
03/26/2012 12:00 PM - 03/26/2012 1:30 PM, Location: http://www.northeastern.edu/law/alumni/news/calendar.html
Join Paul Kaplan '77, a partner with Alston & Bird in New York, for a discussion about the antitrust issues surrounding college football's Bowl Championship Series. (more)
Gordon Lecture 2012: What Are the Human Rights of Women Living with HIV?
03/23/2012 12:00 PM - 03/23/2012 2:00 PM, Location: Dockser Hall
Featuring Terry McGovern, founder of the HIV Law Project in New York City and currently senior program officer in the Ford Foundation's Human Rights Division. (more)
Seattle Regional Event
03/22/2012 6:30 PM - 03/22/2012 8:30 PM, Location: Harborside, 1200 Westlake Ave. North, Seattle
Join us in Seattle for networking and camaraderie! (more)
Health Systems in Reform
03/16/2012 8:00 AM - 03/16/2012 5:00 PM
Join us for this interdisciplinary conference with keynote speech by Lewis Morris '80, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, US Department of Health & Human Services. (more)
Boston Regional Alumni/ae Chapter Event
03/08/2012 6:00 PM - 03/08/2012 8:00 PM, Location: The Kinsale Pub, 2 Center Plaza, Suite 2
Join us for networking and fellowship! (more)
Externships 6: Preparing Lawyers – The Role of Field Placement
03/01/2012 8:00 AM - 03/04/2012 5:00 PM
In cooperation with Harvard Law School, Northeastern hosts a national conference focused on the critical role of field placements in preparing new lawyers. (more)
Women in the Law Brown Bag Lunch
02/16/2012 12:30 PM - 02/16/2012 1:29 PM, Location: Prince Lobel Tye, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 2200, Boston
Join us for "Putting Your JD to Use in a Nonprofit Setting," with Sharon Scott-Chandler '93, Executive VP, ABCD, Inc., and Nicci Meadow '88, Director of Elder Services, ABCD, Inc. (more)
Ma Ki Zaban ("Mother Tongue")
02/13/2012 12:00 PM - 02/13/2012 1:30 PM, Location: 240 Dockser Hall, NUSl
Join us for a screening of this documentary by Jawaid Stationwala '12. After the 1971 Bangladeshi Liberation War, 250,000 Urdu speaking “refugees” were stranded in Bangladesh. Forty years later, most of these people still live in camps the size of prison cells. Hasan, a young man living in the “refugee” camps, battles the legacy of historical resentment that was created long before his birth. To deal with his fears and sense of isolation, Hasan discovers expression through Urdu poetry, which frees him from the imprisonment of his past. But the time to confront a difficult question has come. How much is he willing to sacrifice in order to belong? (more)
Alumni/ae Speaker Series
02/01/2012 1:00 PM - 02/01/2012 1:30 PM, Location: http://www.northeastern.edu/law/alumni/news/calendar.html
Join us for "The Top of the Pyramid: How Corporate Boards Have Changed in Response to Shareholder Activism," with William Mostyn '74, Senior VP and Corporate Secretary, TIAA-CREF. (more)
New York Regional Event
01/25/2012 6:30 PM - 01/25/2012 8:30 PM, Location: Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, 1350 Broadway, 12th Floor
Join NUSL's New York alumni/ae chapter for networking and a brief talk by the Honorable Paul Wooten '77, Supreme Court of New York County. (more)
Voices from the Black Migration: January 13, 2012
01/13/2012 4:00 PM - 01/13/2012 6:00 PM, Location: 240 Dockser Hall
The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson, author of "The Warmth of Other Suns." Join us for this event honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. (more)
Daynard Roundtable with Carlos Spector
01/11/2012 12:00 PM - 01/11/2012 1:30 PM, Location: 240 Dockser Hall
Join human rights expert Carlos Spector and others for a roundtable, "Thoughts on Mexicans Seeking Political Asylum." (more)
Join us for the Daynard Distinguished Lecture!
01/09/2012 12:00 PM - 01/09/2012 1:30 PM, Location: 240 Dockser Hall
Carlos Spector, a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico, is internationally recognized for his representation of Mexican asylum seekers. (more)