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Northeastern University School of Law. The leader in experience-based legal education. A+ grade for practical training awarded by The National Jurist/preLaw.
“At the end of the day, our criminal justice system must address its fatal errors, no matter how long ago they occurred,” Professor Margaret Burnham, founder and director of @crrj.bsky.social, tells @nuglobalnews.bsky.social.
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Northeastern law collaboration rights a 70-year-old wrong
The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project offers teaching, research and policy analysis on race, history, and criminal justice.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
“At the end of the day, our criminal justice system must address its fatal errors, no matter how long ago they occurred,” Professor Margaret Burnham, founder and director of @crrj.bsky.social, tells @nuglobalnews.bsky.social.
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our non-profit, HARMS, filed a new citizen petition requesting the FDA request Intuitive issue a recall of its da Vinci 5 surgical systems
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Amy J. Reed Collaborative Petitions FDA for Class I Recall of da Vinci 5 Surgical Systems - School of Law -
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February 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
our non-profit, HARMS, filed a new citizen petition requesting the FDA request Intuitive issue a recall of its da Vinci 5 surgical systems
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Professors Libby Adler and Elettra Bietti are in Richmond, Virginia, this weekend to present at the Association of Law and Political Economy's inaugural conference! #NUSLPride @clicatnusl.bsky.social @a-lpe.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Professors Libby Adler and Elettra Bietti are in Richmond, Virginia, this weekend to present at the Association of Law and Political Economy's inaugural conference! #NUSLPride @clicatnusl.bsky.social @a-lpe.bsky.social
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View the program at: drive.google.com/file/d/1x06D...
Professor Martha Davis, faculty director of NUSL’s Center for Global Law and Justice, moderated a distinguished panel on human rights-based budgeting yesterday at UNESCO’s “Human Rights Go Local: What Works” conference. #NUSLPride
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Call for Mayors to adopt Human Rights-Based Budgeting
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif called on mayors to adopt a human rights-based budgeting approach.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Professor Martha Davis, faculty director of NUSL’s Center for Global Law and Justice, moderated a distinguished panel on human rights-based budgeting yesterday at UNESCO’s “Human Rights Go Local: What Works” conference. #NUSLPride
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“Some parts of the president’s agenda dovetail with trends in Supreme Court jurisprudence that were already underway,” Prof. @rosenbloom.bsky.social tells @bloomberglaw.com. “But stripping Americans of birthright citizenship does not fall into that category.”
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Trump DOJ Reimagines Birthright Citizenship History for Justices
The Trump administration is trying to convince the Supreme Court that a long-held consensus regarding near-universal birthright citizenship actually conflicts with the original understanding of the Co...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
“Some parts of the president’s agenda dovetail with trends in Supreme Court jurisprudence that were already underway,” Prof. @rosenbloom.bsky.social tells @bloomberglaw.com. “But stripping Americans of birthright citizenship does not fall into that category.”
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Congratulations to Kristin Meader '27 on being selected as the National Consumer Law Center's 2026 Sandip J. Gupta Memorial Fellow! 🎉 #NUSLPride
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February 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Congratulations to Kristin Meader '27 on being selected as the National Consumer Law Center's 2026 Sandip J. Gupta Memorial Fellow! 🎉 #NUSLPride
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Congratulations to Kiana Baskin, associate dean for belonging at Northeastern Law, on being elected vice president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association! #NUSLPride
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Kassandra Gove is new MMA president; Kiana Baskin is VP - Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)
The two women leading the MMA’s Board of Directors this year say they’re prepared to help the state’s 351 cities and towns navigate a treacherous fiscal landscape and seek greater control over their f...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations to Kiana Baskin, associate dean for belonging at Northeastern Law, on being elected vice president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association! #NUSLPride
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Professor Deborah Ramirez joined @wcvb5.bsky.social’s CityLine to discuss law enforcement procedure, jurisdiction and how authorities should investigate the deaths of two US citizens killed in separate encounters with federal immigration agents in Minnesota last month.
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CityLine: Immigration enforcement
This week on CityLine, examining immigration enforcement operations in our communities.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Professor Deborah Ramirez joined @wcvb5.bsky.social’s CityLine to discuss law enforcement procedure, jurisdiction and how authorities should investigate the deaths of two US citizens killed in separate encounters with federal immigration agents in Minnesota last month.
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Join @clicatnusl.bsky.social via Zoom this Tuesday at 12:30PM to celebrate the release of Professor Lisa Ramsey's much-anticipated new book, Trademark and Free Speech: Conflicts and Resolutions. @cambup-law.cambridge.org
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Trademark Law and Free Speech - School of Law
Join CLIC to celebrate the release of Professor Lisa Ramsey’s much-anticipated new book on trademark law and the First Amendment.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Join @clicatnusl.bsky.social via Zoom this Tuesday at 12:30PM to celebrate the release of Professor Lisa Ramsey's much-anticipated new book, Trademark and Free Speech: Conflicts and Resolutions. @cambup-law.cambridge.org
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🎬 Free Screening next Thursday at the Modern Theatre: NUSL‘s Center for Global Law and Justice is proud to sponsor Suffolk University's Ford Hall Forum screening of the acclaimed documentary Harm in the Water. ci.ovationtix.com/34432/produc...
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 PM
🎬 Free Screening next Thursday at the Modern Theatre: NUSL‘s Center for Global Law and Justice is proud to sponsor Suffolk University's Ford Hall Forum screening of the acclaimed documentary Harm in the Water. ci.ovationtix.com/34432/produc...
Professor Alexandra Roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social joins trademark experts at the @bostonbar.bsky.social’s IP Year in Review Conference on Feb. 5 to discuss ”AI, Dupe Culture, and Look-Alikes: Recent Developments in Trademark Law.“ @clicatnusl.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Professor Alexandra Roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social joins trademark experts at the @bostonbar.bsky.social’s IP Year in Review Conference on Feb. 5 to discuss ”AI, Dupe Culture, and Look-Alikes: Recent Developments in Trademark Law.“ @clicatnusl.bsky.social
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Professor Elettra Bietti heads to Silicon Flatirons‘ 2026 Flagship Conference this weekend at University of Colorado Law School. On Sunday morning, she'll join the panel “AI Market Forces – A New Gap in Tech Access?.” #NUSLPride @clicatnusl.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Professor Elettra Bietti heads to Silicon Flatirons‘ 2026 Flagship Conference this weekend at University of Colorado Law School. On Sunday morning, she'll join the panel “AI Market Forces – A New Gap in Tech Access?.” #NUSLPride @clicatnusl.bsky.social
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Professor Elettra Bietti joins a panel today at the American Bar Association's "Diverse Perspectives: Antitrust in a Changing World" conference in NYC. She'll discuss ex-ante regulation in a global ecosystem. #NUSLPride @clicatnusl.bsky.social @americanbar.org
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January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Professor Elettra Bietti joins a panel today at the American Bar Association's "Diverse Perspectives: Antitrust in a Changing World" conference in NYC. She'll discuss ex-ante regulation in a global ecosystem. #NUSLPride @clicatnusl.bsky.social @americanbar.org
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Professor Emerita Deborah Ramirez, a leading expert in criminal justice reform, provides critical analysis for Northeastern Global News on the complex legal questions surrounding the killing of Renee Good.
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Can ICE agents search homes with only an administrative warrant?
The killing of a Minnesota resident has generated much discussion over the use of force and the limits of federal law enforcement authority.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Professor Emerita Deborah Ramirez, a leading expert in criminal justice reform, provides critical analysis for Northeastern Global News on the complex legal questions surrounding the killing of Renee Good.
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Following a joint reinvestigation by NUSL’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, @innocenceproject.bsky.social and Dallas DA, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent—70 years after his wrongful execution at age 19.
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Tommy Lee Walker Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution
Dallas County Commissioners Court posthumously proclaimed Mr. Walker’s innocence in the 1954 racially-fueled capital murder case.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Following a joint reinvestigation by NUSL’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, @innocenceproject.bsky.social and Dallas DA, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent—70 years after his wrongful execution at age 19.
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Join NUSL’s Center for Law Equity and Race TODAY at 11:45AM in 30 Dockser to explore legal strategies for ICE accountability—from state prosecution of federal officials to immunity issues and practical tools for addressing unlawful enforcement activities. law.northeastern.edu/event/clear-...
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Join NUSL’s Center for Law Equity and Race TODAY at 11:45AM in 30 Dockser to explore legal strategies for ICE accountability—from state prosecution of federal officials to immunity issues and practical tools for addressing unlawful enforcement activities. law.northeastern.edu/event/clear-...
“At this juncture, it is critical that Minnesota state authorities focus on a strategy for ensuring there is a full, professional state investigation into the killing of Good,” writes Professor Emerita Deborah Ramirez in an op-ed for @bostonglobe.com.
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Why are the feds blocking a state probe of the ICE killing of Renee Good? - The Boston Globe
Federal officials have placed control of evidence, witnesses, and charging decisions in their own hands.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“At this juncture, it is critical that Minnesota state authorities focus on a strategy for ensuring there is a full, professional state investigation into the killing of Good,” writes Professor Emerita Deborah Ramirez in an op-ed for @bostonglobe.com.
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Professor Jeremy Paul comments for @dagbladet-no.bsky.social on Trump's proposed acquisition of Greenland: ”Even among the Republicans in the Senate, I don't think there's anyone who thinks we should do this. This is not a Republican agenda. This is a Trump agenda.“
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USAs president, Donald Trump, vil gjøre Grønland amerikansk. Eksperter mener amerikanere flest er forvirret eller gir blaffen.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Professor Jeremy Paul comments for @dagbladet-no.bsky.social on Trump's proposed acquisition of Greenland: ”Even among the Republicans in the Senate, I don't think there's anyone who thinks we should do this. This is not a Republican agenda. This is a Trump agenda.“
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Professor Wendy Parmet @weparmet.bsky.social tells @npr.org it's unclear if shared clinical decision-making provides sufficient liability protection. "If it doesn't," she says, there are "real concerns about whether manufacturers will continue making vaccines."
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Critics say 'talk to your doc' requirement for some vaccines causes confusion
A recent change puts some long-recommended childhood vaccines in a new category called "shared clinical decision-making." The ramifications of this seemingly wonky change could be far-reaching.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Professor Wendy Parmet @weparmet.bsky.social tells @npr.org it's unclear if shared clinical decision-making provides sufficient liability protection. "If it doesn't," she says, there are "real concerns about whether manufacturers will continue making vaccines."
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In a ROROTOKO cover interview, Professor Jonathan Kahn @jkahn01.bsky.social explores themes from his new book, The Uses of Diversity: How Race Has Become Entangled in Law, Politics, and Biology. @clicatnusl.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social
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January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In a ROROTOKO cover interview, Professor Jonathan Kahn @jkahn01.bsky.social explores themes from his new book, The Uses of Diversity: How Race Has Become Entangled in Law, Politics, and Biology. @clicatnusl.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social
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A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the federal government's actions to alter COVID-19 vaccine recommendations & replace members of a key advisory committee, citing an amicus brief co-authored by @weparmet.bsky.social. #NUSLPride
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January 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the federal government's actions to alter COVID-19 vaccine recommendations & replace members of a key advisory committee, citing an amicus brief co-authored by @weparmet.bsky.social. #NUSLPride
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“If law enforcement were the real rationale, then the logical conclusion from that would be the moment Maduro was apprehended, this would be over,” Professor Jeremy Paul tells amNewYork.
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A ‘snatch and grab’: Why legal observers question legality of Maduro capture, and how that’s expected to play into court arguments – amNewYork
Just over a week ago, the U.S. shocked the globe when it captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Fores in a deadly raid, a move
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January 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
“If law enforcement were the real rationale, then the logical conclusion from that would be the moment Maduro was apprehended, this would be over,” Professor Jeremy Paul tells amNewYork.
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Professor Margaret Woo will take part in a timely panel this afternoon at #AALS2026 exploring how legal frameworks and scholarship can help navigate the evolving relationship between the United States and Europe. am.aals.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Professor Margaret Woo will take part in a timely panel this afternoon at #AALS2026 exploring how legal frameworks and scholarship can help navigate the evolving relationship between the United States and Europe. am.aals.org
#AALS2026 continues in New Orleans! Professor Zinaida Miller, faculty co-director of Northeastern Law's Center for Global Law and Justice, will present on two panels at the annual gathering of legal educators over the next two days. #NUSLPride For details, please visit:
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January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
#AALS2026 continues in New Orleans! Professor Zinaida Miller, faculty co-director of Northeastern Law's Center for Global Law and Justice, will present on two panels at the annual gathering of legal educators over the next two days. #NUSLPride For details, please visit:
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In a Q&A with @nuglobalnews.bsky.social, Professor Alexandra Meise @ruleoflaw.bsky.social provides context on the complexities of the Maduro case, how it might play out in a U.S. courtroom and the chances it proceeds to trial.
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The obstacles facing the case against Nicolás Maduro on US soil
Alexandra (Xander) Meise addresses how such an unusual and complex case might play out — and the chances it proceeds to trial.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
In a Q&A with @nuglobalnews.bsky.social, Professor Alexandra Meise @ruleoflaw.bsky.social provides context on the complexities of the Maduro case, how it might play out in a U.S. courtroom and the chances it proceeds to trial.
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