Michael Meltsner

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…

by Molly Callahan January 11, 2019

Cohen implicated the president in a federal crime. Does that mean we’ll see Trump in court?

Can a sitting president be charged with a crime? It’s a tricky question, says Northeastern law professor Michael Meltsner. “The question of whether you can…

by Molly Callahan August 22, 2018

What Justice Kennedy’s retirement means for the country

Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday announced he will retire from the nation’s highest court at the end of July. Supreme Court experts Dan Urman and…

by Greg St. Martin June 27, 2018

‘A true renaissance man’: Northeastern to honor law professor Michael Meltsner

Michael Meltsner, a national leader in the fight for civil rights and the abolition of the death penalty, has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court…

by Jason Kornwitz October 26, 2017

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…

by Molly Callahan January 31, 2017

Expert: Trump’s conflicts of interest are ‘a potential minefield’

Donald Trump has business holdings in at least 20 countries, posing an unprecedented source of potential conflicts of interest for the president-elect. Legal expert Michael…

by Molly Callahan December 7, 2016

The Supreme Court under a Trump presidency

What does Donald Trump’s election mean for the nation’s highest court? Two faculty experts discuss potential appointees and what key issues the Supreme Court may…

by News@Northeastern November 10, 2016

3Qs: Justice Scalia’s legacy, and what his death means for politics and the law

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death touched off a political debate that could define President Obama’s final year in office and bring drama to an…

by Matthew McDonald February 16, 2016

3Qs: Utah brings back firing squads

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert this week signed a new law that makes death by firing squad an alternative option for capital punishment. Northeastern law professor…

by Joe O'Connell March 25, 2015