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Half of US could lose abortion access if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

With a series of so-called “trigger laws” on the books in 21 states and elected officials hostile to abortion in charge of five more, half the country stands to lose access to abortion if the high court overturns Roe v. Wade. And, during oral arguments in a case over a Mississippi law that flies in the face of Roe, it appeared some justices were willing to do just that, say two Northeastern law professors.

by Molly Callahan December 2, 2021

Call this law professor ‘Mr. Mayor’

Jared Nicholson, who teaches business law on the Boston campus, was elected in November as mayor of the coastal city of Lynn, Massachusetts. He leaves Northeastern after two years “grateful to have been part of an institution that is so focused on the real world.”

by Peter Ramjug December 2, 2021

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Supreme Court legitimacy at risk in abortion ban case, Northeastern legal expert says

Dan Urman, who teaches constitutional law and the modern U.S. Supreme Court at Northeastern, says throwing out the landmark decisions would further threaten the court’s legitimacy and independent status.

by Tanner Stening December 1, 2021

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Rittenhouse acquittal raises worries about vigilantism, racial equity

Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense argued that he was protecting himself when he shot three men, killing two of them, during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Aug. 25, 2020. Northeastern professors say they are concerned about the message the verdict sends to the public.

by Hillary Chabot November 19, 2021

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US action in Latin America boosts border surge, say future immigration attorneys

Students in the Immigrant Justice Clinic say solving the U.S. southern border issue is complicated and politically fraught. The ripple effects of decades-old U.S. political interventions in Central American nations are among the primary driving forces behind the exodus to America, they add.

by Peter Ramjug November 15, 2021

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka, center, raises her arms as she is flanked by Gov. Charlie Baker, right, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo, after Spilka was elected to lead the senate at the Statehouse in Boston, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Two Northeastern graduates to head Massachusetts Legislature for first time

With Thursday’s election of Karen Spilka as president of the Massachusetts Senate, both chambers of the state legislature will be headed by Northeastern graduates for the first time in history.

by Debora Almeida July 27, 2018

09/20/16 - BOSTON, MA. Alexa Mills CAMD'16 poses for a portrait on Sept. 20, 2016. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Recent graduate shines investigative light on 75-year-old civil rights cold case

Pvt. Felix Hall, a 19-year-old African American from Millbrook, Alabama, was lynched in the woods of Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1941. More than 70 years later, Alexa Mills dug into the case as part of her course work in the School of Journalism’s Media Innovation program and then wrote a front-page feature on her findings for The Washington Post.

by Jason Kornwitz September 23, 2016

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