The overuse of traffic stops can damage the public trust in police, particularly when searches disproportionately involve black and Hispanic drivers. “Searches where you don’t find something are really negative towards a community,” said Jack McDevitt, director of Northeastern University’s Institute on Race and Justice in Boston. “Have a police officer search your car is […]

Given Carleton’s close connection to Canada, plus the fact that many of those former slaves ended up in Halifax, his bold defence of their human rights in the aftermath of war seems deserving of a far more prominent place in the Canadian pantheon. What respect he garners today, however, comes largely from the U.S. rather […]

If Zellner can prove at least one “Brady violation” occurred, the judge will typically overturn the conviction and order a new trial, said Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “It’s a rule that’s designed to even the playing field because prosecutors typically of course have all the power in having access […]

The strategy is that the online and offline commerce worlds are converging in unprecedented ways, not just in selling groceries but in all kinds of areas. There’s a lesson for higher education, about the importance of offline channels in a digitally-driven economy—and a moment to reflect on the impactful trends that have materialized in the […]

There’s an abundance of research that shows medically assisted treatments (MAT) such as the administration of methadone and Suboxone are the best way to help people get clean, but there’s still a stigma surrounding these methods because they’re seen as swapping one addictive substance for another. It’s extremely difficult for opioid users to get access […]

But it is unusual for a hate crime law to cover a person’s profession, according to Jack McDevitt, who has written books on hate crimes and is associate dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University and director of the school’s Institute on Race and Justice. “Hate crime laws were created […]

The issue is also front and center in the Walgreens-Rite Aid deal, as questions loom about whether Fred’s Inc. is capable of buying the stores that the merged entity would be required to sell. “It’s everyone’s hope that merger remedy policy is not being used as an indirect method of avoiding the hard decisions about […]

Major League Baseball and Northeastern University have issued press releases today announcing that they have teamed up to establish a program which provides professional baseball players access to higher education programs and degrees. The degree programs, which include both bachelors and graduate studies, will be available to players at all levels both during and after […]

Major League Baseball will partner with Northeastern University in an effort to create a path for current and former baseball players to participate in higher education and earn degrees. Announced on Tuesday, it’s derived from the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement and is designed to help players have more options after their baseball careers end.

In general, federal and state hate crime statutes punish people who commit crimes based on a victim’s race, ethnicity, religion or other specified categories. From there, the laws across the nation can be varied and murky. For some clarity, The Washington Post spoke with Jack Levin, co-director of Northeastern University’s Brudnick Center on Violence and […]

Major League Baseball and Northeastern are partnering to provide educational opportunities for big league players. Management and the players’ association agreed to institute a continuing education program as part of the labor contract that started this season. Under the partnership announced Tuesday, players will have access during and after their careers to courses that include […]

Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday a partnership with Northeastern University that will help provide baseball players access to higher education programs and degrees. The program follows an agreement in last year’s Collective Bargaining Agreement regarding a Continuing Education Program set up for players that provides players extra funds to pursue education.