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Immigration In the Spotlight

A Q&A on the rapidly changing complexities surrounding immigration policies with Professor Dan Kanstroom, founder of 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Immigration and Asylum Clinic and co-founder of the Post-Deportation Human Rights Project.

Delaware Lawmakers Challenge Courts

Professor Brian Quinn provides insights in multiple media outlets, discussing Delaware's proposed corporate legislation and its potential impact on shareholder litigation and controlling shareholders.

Cyber Attacks

Prof. Kevin Powers, director of 蜜桃传媒 Law's new MLS in Cybersecurity, talks to the Boston Globe about the growing dangers of data breaches and hacks.

Trump Media's Down

Prof. Brian JM Quinn comments in Bloomberg and Forbes on the former president's plummeting stock, and what it could mean for his MAGA empire.

Internet Implications

Prof Fred Yen says SCOTUS may consider Cox Communications鈥� petition Thursday seeking review of a copyright infringement case Cox said threatens internet access nationwide & carries huge ramifications for the economy.

Presumptively Immune

How will the Supreme Court's immunity decision impact Trump's criminal cases? Prof. Jeffrey Cohen talks about the latest developments.

Billions

Prof. Ray Madoff talks to media outlets about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's donor advised fund and charitable giving.

Musk Pay

Prof. Brian JM Quinn is quoted in multiple media outlets on Elon Musk's pay package.

Corporate Oversight

蜜桃传媒 Law professor Brian JM Quinn spoke to several news outlets about a bill that would amend Delaware鈥檚 corporate code to dramatically change how boards of directors oversee companies as fiduciaries.

Trump Trial

Prof. Jeffrey Cohen joined WBUR Radio Boston and was quoted in AP on the prosecution of Donald Trump.

Elon Musk's Pay

Professor Brian Quinn comments in multiple media outlets on the Tesla board asking shareholders to vote again on the multibillion-dollar compensation package that was thrown out by a Delaware court.

Musk and AI

蜜桃传媒 Law Professor Brian Quinn is quoted in multiple media outlets on Elon Musk, OpenAI, and breach of contract lawsuits.

Merger Mega Deal

蜜桃传媒 Law Professor Brian Quinn continues to provide commentary to multiple media outlets on Capital One's planned merger with Discover.

Oversight

蜜桃传媒 Law Professor Brian Quinn is quoted in multiple media outlets on the impact of Friday's judgment against Donald Trump and his business.

Big Benefits

Prof. Ray Madoff explains the murky tax benefits of donor advised funds in Fortune and The Wall Street Journal's stories on Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings giving $1.1 billion in Shares to a Silicon Valley Charity DAF.

Clawback

Prof. Brian Quinn was quoted in the B蜜桃传媒 and The Wall Street Journal on a judge's ruling over Elon Musk's compensation package from Tesla, and Musk's social posts about changing the company's state of incorporation from Delaware to another state.

Handbook of Economic and Social Rights

Prof. Katharine Young's latest work (co-edited with Malcolm Langford), The Oxford Handbook of Economic and Social Rights, is available through Oxford University Press.

Hunger Strike

Professor Reena Parikh, Director of 蜜桃传媒 Civil Rights Clinic, helps give voice to prisoners who engaged in a hunger strike over oppressive conditions in solitary confinement.

Prosecutors, Police, Politics

Comments by Professor Michael Cassidy on cases where politics and police resistance undercut the authority of prosecutors are included in two pieces by ProPublica.

Toppling a Giant

蜜桃传媒 Law professor David Olson is quoted in a Computerworld story about the Google antitrust case.

Vacated Conviction

Thomas Rosa, a 蜜桃传媒 Innocence Program client, spent 34 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. After a judge's order that vacated Rosa's convictions, his attorneys held a press conference where they discussed next steps.

Trump's Trials

蜜桃传媒 Law Professor Jeffrey Cohen spoke to a number of news outlets about the upcoming Donald Trump trials.

Supreme Court Issues

Kent Greenfield spoke to a number of news outlets about the US Supreme Court, from ideas for reform to the most recent rulings on affirmative action and student debt.

Reckoning the Stolen

Thomas Mitchell was quoted in multiple media outlets on landmark "Bruce's Beach" case.

First Republic Collapses

McCoy speaks to media outlets about the collapse of First Republic Bank.

Banking Collapse

McCoy speaks to numerous media outlets, including the NY Times and The Hill, on the collapse of SVB and what's next for the banking industry..

Section 230 Under Fire

蜜桃传媒 Law Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Daniel Lyons discussed the SCOTUS cases focused on Internet companies' potential liabilities around recommended content.

蜜桃传媒 Law News

蜜桃传媒LR January 2025 Issue

The latest volume of the Boston College Law Review is now available.

蜜桃传媒LR November 2024 Issue

The latest volume of the Boston College Law Review is now available.

蜜桃传媒LR October 2024 Issue

The latest volume of the Boston College Law Review is now available.

Protecting Democracy

In a wide-ranging interview with Dean Odette Lienau, former Republican US Representative Liz Cheney made the case that the Constitution takes precedence over party affiliation and self-interest.

Scholarship Celebration

The value of donor support for law students came to life at the annual dinner that acknowledges those who give and offers recipients the chance to say thank you.

Taylor Swift's Influence

How the pop star's recent actions regarding recording rights has set the music industry and young artists on a difficult copyright path.