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Karen Read Found Not Guilty of Murder in Boyfriend’s Death Outside Boston
Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University who closely followed the case, said before the verdict that acquittal struck him as a sound result, given the many problems with the investigation and the evidence presented at the retrial.
Mass Live
How Beacon Hill bosses quietly buried reform bills that threatened their power
Unfortunately, it appears our Constitutional rights were reduced to filing a bill in the bottom drawer of a file cabinet in the [House and Senate] clerks’ offices,” Peter Enrich, an emeritus law professor at Northeastern University, who sits on the coalition’s steering committee, said in a statement.
Philosophy’s problem with its history
Guest: Christoph Schuringa, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Northeastern University London
Musk’s X sues New York state over social media hate speech law
Musk, who acquired X in 2022, has dramatically scaled back the rules that govern what content and behaviours are acceptable on the platform, according to Professor Laura Edelson, who teaches computer science at Northeastern University.
Popular Mechanics
Humans Already Have the Ingredients to Regrow Limbs, Scientists Find
Now, molecular biologist James Monaghan of Northeastern University has made a breakthrough that has allowed us to identify the driving force of regeneration—and maybe, one day, we will be able to give this power to humans.
Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say
Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminology at Northeastern University, said the trooper’s texts in the Read case, and the disturbing details in the Birchmore indictment, had brought renewed attention to persistent problems in policing.
Boston.com
These are the cleanest beaches in Boston, according to a local group
Mancini said the organization is partnering with DCR, Save King’s Beach, and Northeastern University to collect daily samples this summer at Nahant Beach.
Mass Live
Karen Read’s defense changed its strategy for retrial — and won
Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, called it a “classic reasonable doubt defense.”
Could Trump end Juneteenth as a federal holiday? The short answer: Not on his own
Jeremy Paul, a law professor at Northeastern University’s School of Law, said folks shouldn’t be worried, though. On his own, the president does not have the authority to strike Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Women's Health
Kraft Heinz Just Announced That It’s Eliminating Food Dyes By 2027. Which Products Are Impacted?
“Kraft Heinz’s decision to eliminate artificial dyes from its U.S. products by 2027 is a significant and commendable step toward greater food transparency and public health alignment,” says Darin Detwiler, author of the book Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions and a professor at Northeastern University.
Mass Live
‘Exact same position:’ Split verdict issue from 1st Karen Read trial returns at retrial
“Basically, split verdicts are sometimes called compromise or mercy verdicts because maybe the jury isn’t convinced about the top charge or top couple of charges,” Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, said on Tuesday. “But the jury still feels like the defendant should be held accountable for something.”
The Independent
Top MAGA pollster warns Republicans will lose the majority for ‘the next decade’ if Trump gets involved in Israel-Iran
Northeastern University political science professor Costas Panagopoulos told Newsweek that Trump could “take a colossal hit” in backing from his own base of support if the U.S. takes direct action in a Middle East conflict.