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The School of Law’s Domestic Violence Institute has received a grant from the Verizon Foundation to support domestic violence survivors in Massachusetts. (more)
The Northeastern Law Forum presents Rana Husseini, founder of the National Jordanian Committee to Eliminate Crimes of Honor. Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at noon, 220 Dockser Hall. (more)
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) of the US Green Building Council recently announced the extensive renovation of the School of Law’s Dockser Hall has earned a coveted “gold star” honor for water and energy efficiency, air-quality standards and materials use. (more)
Northeastern is ranked as one of the nation's most outstanding law schools, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company announced today that it features the school in the new 2010 edition of its book, “The Best 172 Law Schools.” (more)
The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project and Northeastern Law Forum are joining other NU groups in co-sponsoring “The Race Beat: Then and Now,” with Pulitzer Prize winner Hank Klibanoff and award-winning filmmaker Judy Richardson. Professor Margaret Burnham will moderate. Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at 6 p.m. 230 Dockser Hall (more)
The Northeastern Law Forum and other student groups present international public health law expert Dr. Jennifer Leaning. Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at 12:15 p.m., 220 Dockser Hall. (more)
Daynard Fellow Monica Halas ’77-’78 will deliver community lecture, “Waging Campaigns for Change: A Legal Services Tribute to Clients, Community-Based Organizations and Labor,” on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at noon. (more)
Student Heads to DC for White House Co-op. (more)
Davis Appointed Associate Dean. Leading scholar and practitioner Martha Davis has been tapped to head the law school's clinical and experiential eduation program. (more)
Exploring the Impact of the Economy on Pursuing Public Interest Jobs. Panel discussion on Tuesday, July 7, at noon, 240 Dockser. (more)
Professor Martha Davis files amicus brief in Connecticut force feeding case. (more)
The Patriot Ledger reports co-op students help take wraps off disability records. (more)
Professor Brook Baker pens op-ed for The Boston Globe on the danger of IMF policies. (more)
National Cancer Institute awards $2.7 million grant to Public Health Advocacy Institute. The grant will support research on how the tobacco, fast-food and sweetened-beverage industries use and exploit the concept of personal responsibility and choice, and the resulting effect on public health. (more)
Commencement Speakers Urge Commitment to Ideals. (story) (videos)
Professor Margaret Burnham on the Courtship Process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. (more)
The School of Law congratulates Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, an employer in our Cooperative Legal Education Program and recipient of a 2007 honorary degree. (more)
Professor Hillary Farber '92 quoted in Christian Science Monitor and on ABC on police use of GPS tracking. (more)
Professor Michael Meltsner on Obama's Supreme Choice. (more)
Commencement takes place Friday, May 22, 2009, with keynote by Stephen Oleskey. (more)
The Northeastern Law Forum presents Lisa Graybill, legal director of the ACLU of Texas. Thursday, April 23, 2009, at noon, Dockser 220.
The 2009 Daynard Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program welcomes Leslie Winner ’76, executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Community Lecture, Tuesday, April 14, at noon, Dockser 240. Roundtable Discussion, Wednesday, April 15, at 2:30, p.m., Dockser 42. (more)
The Northeastern Law Forum presents Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley. Thursday, April 2, 2009, at 12:15 p.m., Dockser 240. (more)
Boston Business Journal reports NUSL applications spike. (more)
2009 Gordon Lecture featuring Hauwa Ibrahim: “Working Within the Law - Defending Women in Shariah Courts: Experiences, Strategies and Challenges.” Friday, April 17, 2009, at noon. (more)
“Shelter from the Storm: Advocacy in the Subprime Fallout” A Northeastern University Law Journal symposium, Friday, March 20, at 9 a.m. (more)
Northeastern University Law Journal launches inaugural issue. (more)
Professor David Hall to deliver keynote address for Community Gems Partnership’s “Strength, Hope and Change.” Monday, March 2, at 5:30 p.m., Faneuil Hall, Boston (more)
Economic and Social Rights: A View from the Bench. Sponsored by PHRGE. Thursday, March 19, at 5 p.m. (more)
The School of Law is renovating the Knowles Center. (more)
The 2009 Daynard Public Interest Visiting Fellows Program welcomes William Quigley of Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. Community Lecture, Tuesday, February 10, at noon, Dockser 240. Roundtable Discussion, Wednesday, February 11, at 2:30, p.m., Dockser 250. (more)
Professor Margaret Burnham Honored by South Africa Partners. Gala Celebration February 7. (more)
“The Employee Free Choice Act: A Debate,” featuring Professor Karl Klare and Professor Keith Hylton of Boston University School of Law. Tuesday, February 3, at 6 p.m., 240 Dockser. (more)
US District Court Chief Judge Mark Wolf will speak on “The Lawyer as Public Citizen.” Monday, February 2, at 3:30 p.m., Dockser 250 (more)
Professor Martha Davis Honored with 2008 Gustavus Myers Center Outstanding Book Award. Davis’ edited three-volume Bringing Human Rights Home selected for top 10 list from pool of 400 nominations. (more)
60 Years of Human Rights: Why the Universal Declaration Still Matters. Presented by the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy. Tuesday, December 9, at 3:30 p.m., Dockser 230. (more)
New Federal Approaches to Obesity Epidemic Needed: The law school’s Public Health Advocacy Institute provides Obama transition team with legal and policy recommendations. (more)
Law Dean Emily Spieler has been named to President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team. (more)
Second Place Win for NUSL in National Health Law Moot Court. The 17th annual competition at Southern Illinois University Law School in Carbondale, Illinois, included 34 teams from 25 law schools. (more)
The National Jurist and preLaw Magazine rank NUSL as the best public interest law school in the nation. (more)
The School of Law's reunion weekend and 40th anniversary brought more than 400 graduates and friends to the school and a gala even at the Moakley US Courthouse. Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Lewis delivered the keynote address. (more)
Restorative Justice Society Honored with EJW Award. The School of Law’s Restorative Justice Society was awarded the 2008 Equal Justice Works (EJW) Exemplary Public Service Award at the EJW annual awards luncheon on October 10, 2008, in Washington, DC. (more)
The Northeastern Law Forum presents David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Free Lunch. Tuesday, September, 2008, at noon, Dockser 220.
Professor Margaret Burnham Fights to Prosecute Civil Rights Era Crimes: The Boston Globe chronicles two professors' efforts in a federal lawsuit seeking damages resulting from brutal 1964 killing in Mississippi. (more)

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