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Two Northeastern professors receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships

Two Northeastern professors receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships

Professors Jessica Silbey and Theo Davis are among a diverse group of 173 scholars, artists, and scientists to be named 2018 fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, an honor recognizing prior achievement and exceptional promise.
Northeastern law professors examine the constitutionality of Trump’s travel, refugee ban

Northeastern law professors examine the constitutionality of Trump’s travel, refugee ban

Law professors Jessica Silbey and Michael Meltsner, both constitutional law experts, examined President Trump’s sweeping executive order banning travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries. Silbey called the order unconstitutional. Meltsner said that “incompetence is not the same as unconstitutionality,” but there is reason to think “the courts may strike (the order) down.”
3Qs: What can a crime drama teach us about justice?

3Qs: What can a crime drama teach us about justice?

Law professor Jessica Silbey will discuss the history of law in American film on Wednesday at a Law Library of Congress event. Here, she looks at the pitfalls of crime shows, names her favorite legal drama, and explains how the depiction of law in film has changed over the past 125 years.
Witness videos and the conversation about race and policing
A spectator captures video of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton at a press conference on Thursday following the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile in a St. Paul suburb. Photo by Lorie Shaull/Flickr

Witness videos and the conversation about race and policing

Police in Louisiana shot and killed Alton Sterling on Tuesday. A day later, police in Minnesota fatally shot Philando Castile. Both men were black. And both shootings were captured in grisly videos by bystanders—videos that quickly circulated on social media. Here, law professor Jessica Silbey talks about the role technology now plays in influencing the conversation about race and policing, and the constitutional right of citizens to record law enforcement in public.
The Internet, newsworthiness, and invasion of privacy

The Internet, newsworthiness, and invasion of privacy

How will the outcome of the ongoing Hulk Hogan-Gawker trial impact future litigation and the freedom of the online press? We asked law professor Jessica Silbey and communication studies professor Dale Herbeck.
3Qs: Snapchat’s new privacy policy: What you should know

3Qs: Snapchat’s new privacy policy: What you should know

The messaging app recently updated its privacy policy, causing an outcry among users. Here, law professor Jessica Silbey, an expert in intellectual property, explains what the new policy does—or doesn’t—change, and offers advice for social media users.