Amicus brief

In this Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 courtroom sketch, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sits in federal court in Boston. On Friday, May 15, 2015, Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP, File)

Here’s why two law professors believe a new jury should decide the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Northeastern law professors Michael Meltsner and Daniel Medwed are among eight Boston-area lawyers who say that a new jury outside of the city should decide the fate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was sentenced to death in 2015 for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings. They recently signed onto an amicus brief submitted on the behalf of Tsarnaev.

by Molly Callahan January 11, 2019

Northeastern joins amicus brief to Supreme Court challenging Trump administration travel ban

Northeastern University has joined 30 other leading American universities in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s executive order on immigration.

by News@Northeastern September 21, 2017

Northeastern joined seven other Massachusetts colleges and universities in filing an amicus brief Friday. File photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Northeastern, Mass. universities file amicus brief against travel, refugee ban

Northeastern and seven other Massachusetts colleges and universities filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court on Friday afternoon, arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travelers and refugees from certain countries “imperils” the ongoing success and collaboration among global scholars.

by Molly Callahan February 3, 2017

Here’s why two law professors believe a new jury should decide the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Northeastern joins amicus brief to Supreme Court challenging Trump administration travel ban

Northeastern, Mass. universities file amicus brief against travel, refugee ban

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