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Boston College Law School faculty are used as legal experts and sources by a growing number of reporters and media outlets, both across the country and around the world. This section of the website contains a selection of links to articles where BC Law faculty have been recently quoted.
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Cassidy talks to Chicago Tribune on Investigation of Former Police Lieutenant
From the Chicago Tribune--Eight months after Lake County authorities learned of allegations that one of their own officers had sex with an underage boy he met online, their investigation has been stymied amid questionable decisions, the Tribune has learned.
Greenfield in Herald on DOMA
From the Boston Herald--A Bay State gay marriage opponent says he remains confident today’s anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decisions will uphold federal and California laws that bar same-sex unions, but a national leader in the marriage equality movement says whatever the high court decides, the tide of public opinion will continue toward a broader definition of marriage. - See more at: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/06/no_clear_win_expected_in_same_sex_wed_ruling#sthash.dz6csU9v.dpuf
Lyons in Computerworld on Broadband Pricing
Computerworld - Internet providers have invested several hundred billion dollars in the past decade to build America's broadband networks, and analysts expect them to spend an additional $30 billion each year to keep up with growing bandwidth demand.
Quinn in Reuters on Google Settlement
(Reuters) - Google Inc has settled a shareholder class action lawsuit that clears the way for the company to issue a new class of nonvoting stock, giving the company a currency for acquisitions that would not dilute the founders' control.
Greenfield Op Ed: Why Justice Ginsburg Should Step Down
From the Boston Globe: JUSTICE RUTH Bader Ginsburg has been one of the most important jurists on the Supreme Court over the last 50 years. The second woman ever to serve on the court, Ginsburg has become during her 20-year tenure the strongest judicial advocate for women’s rights in the nation’s history.
Greenfield on NPR: Is NSA Verizon Request Legal?
(From NPR)--Here's what we know about a National Security Agency program that collects vast amounts of data on the electronic activity of Americans: While controversial, a leaked secret document authorizing the collection makes it clear that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has decided that the collection of metadata for every call made in and into the United States is legal under Section 215 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
Quinn Talks to Reuters on Google Stock Plan Lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - In the nine years since it went public, Google Inc has grown tenfold in value and is now worth $290 billion. So who would want to mess with success and challenge the founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin?
Cassidy in WSJ on Bulger Trial (Subscription Required)
Newton, MA--Michael Cassidy talks to the Wall Street Journal about Bulger's lawyer's possible strategy.
Greenfield Talks to NPR about Phone Records and Individual Privacy
Newton, MA--from NPR breaking news--Shortly after the Boston Marathon bombings, President Obama described the work being done by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to unravel the plot as "hard stuff."
Cassidy Talks to Herald, NPR on Bulger Jury Selection and Witnesses
Newton, MA--Mike Cassidy discusses the upcoming Whitey Bulger mobster trial.
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