2L Sowande is carrying a heavy load this quarter with Secured Transactions, Corporations and Business Bankruptcy.

“At least I’m taking Professional Responsibility, right? I figure the timing is appropriate *wink, nod*.”
-Sowande

News and Events Archive

"Gentleman Judge" Steps Down: Superior Court Judge Isaac Borenstein '75 is celebrated in the June 9 issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as he prepares to leave the bench. (more)
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer addressed the class of 2008 at the law school's May 23 commencement. His speech brimmed with both humor and a charge to uphold justice. See story, video and photos.
Law School Expands with Addition of Dockser Hall The university is spending almost $20 million to create state-of-the-art facilities for law students. (more)
"Bringing Human Rights Home," featuring Professor Martha Davis on April 3, 2008, at noon in Snell Library with panel discussion including:

Hope Lewis, Professor of Law, Northeastern University
Wendy Pollack, Senior Attorney, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Alec Irwin, Associate Director, Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health
Catherine Albisa, Executive Director, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (more)

The Northeastern Law Forum presents "The Privileged Presidency: A Conversation on Executive Power,," with David Rivkin, partner with Baker Hostetler, and Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU's National Security Program. Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 12:15 p.m., room 97. (more)
The 2008 Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture, "A Twenty-First Century Global View of Racial Justice," will feature Gay McDougall, independent expert on minority issues for the United Nations. Gordon Lecture followed by photography exhibit opening and panel discussion. Monday, March 3, 2008, at noon. (more)
"Intellectual Property Law: Old Rights in the New World," a cutting-edge conference, will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
The Northeastern Law Forum presents public interest leader Charles Halpern, who will talk about his new book, Making Waves and Riding the Currents: Activism and the Practice of Wisdom. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, at 12:15 p.m., room 97. (more)
The Northeastern Law Forum presents Paul M. Barrett, author of American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at noon, room 97. (more)
The 2008 Daynard Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program welcomes public interest leaders Michael Ratner and Christina DeConcini '88.