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News
from the Law School
Third-Year Student Paper Accepted for Publication
A paper written by BC Law third-year student Amy Lai
for Professor David Wirth's International Organizations
seminar has been accepted for publication by the Hong
Kong Journal.
Greenfield
Leads Amicus Brief Submission in Proxy Access Case
Professor Kent Greenfield led the organization of
a group of 36 law professors who submitted a brief
in response to First Amendment issues put forward
by plaintiffs in the recent Business Roundtable and
Chamber Of Commerce v. SEC case.
LRAP Continues Record Pace
Boston College Law School is pleased to announce that
the School’s loan repayment awards have reached
an all-time high.
Frederick
Douglass Moot Court Team Wins Regionals
The BC Law team of Carmelia Estriplet and Phillip
Cheng won the Northeast Region Moot Court Competition
to take home this year's regional title.
Post-Deportation
Project Helps Reunite Family
After being separated from his wife and two young
sons - all U.S. citizens - for two and a half years,
a client of the Post-Deportation Human Rights Project
at Boston College is able to rejoin his family in
Massachusetts.
Repetti
Named Chair of AALS Tax Section
BC Law Professor James Repetti was unanimously elected
new Chair of the AALS Tax Section at its Annual Meeting
in San Francisco.
BC
Law to Host Junior Faculty Conference
BC Law School will be hosting the second annual New
England Junior Faculty Spring Conference March 18,
2011.
Arbella
Gives 3 Million to BC Law for Loan Repayment
Boston College Law School will establish the Francis
X. Bellotti Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Program
in honor of Arbella Insurance Group Founder, current
Arbella board Vice Chairman and former Massachusetts
Attorney General Frank Bellotti, who graduated from
BC Law in 1952.
Sherman
Named to Violence Against Women Committee
Francine Sherman, Clinical Professor and Director
of the Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project has been appointed
by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to serve a two-year
term on the new National Advisory Committee on Violence
Against Women.
Preliminary
Commencement Brochure Available
Boston College Law School has released its preliminary
commencement brochure with information on the May
27, 2011 graduation.
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