2007 Archive
faculty in the news
Jefferson Case Could Change Bribery Laws
11/14/07--George Brown talks to the New Orleans Times-Picayune about rewriting the laws to spell out more clearly what it means to be on the take. more »
Jones on Fake Steve Jobs
12/05/07--Renee Jones joins the discussion with two entries about "Fake" Steve Jobs's new book, oPtion$, on Prawfsblawg. more »
Two Misunderstandings About Immigration
11/12/07--Dan Kanstroom's op ed on immigration appears on The History News Network. more »
How Did Carona Become a Federal Target?
11/08/07--George Brown talks to the Los Angeles Times about the debate surrounding the federal government's involvement in prosecuting local public officials. more »
These Welcoming Shores
10/23/07--Dan Kanstroom talks to the Financial Times about the experience of foreigners living in America after 9/11. more »
No Need for a Warrant, You're an Immigrant
10/15/07--Dan Kanstroom talks to the New York Times about new immigration laws. more »
Red Sox and Blue Voters
10/12/07--Kent Greenfield has some fun making the case for Blue State voters cheering on the Red Sox in this year's playoffs. more »
Justice Thomas & the Electronic Media
10/9/07--Mary-Rose Papandrea takes part in an online symposium on the First Amendment and Justice Clarence Thomas. more »
Music Sharing Lawsuit Goes to Court
10/4/07--Fred Yen talks to National Public Radio about the record industry's lawsuits against those illegally sharing music online. more »
Facing Deportation
10/2/07--BC Law Adjunct Professor Allan Ryan talks with Greater Boston (WGBH) about a man accused of Nazi war crimes (September 27 video). more »
"Democracy and Opportunity"
9/26/07-- Tax Research UK says Jim Repetti's article is a "fascinating read, well argued and quite simply moves the debate on tax justice forward considerably." more »
The Patriots, Belichick and Circumvention
9/14/07--Fred Yen blogs about the New England Patriots and the taping scandal in the NFL. more »
Building Bridges: New Surge in War Against Immigrants
9/07/07--Dan Kanstroom discusses immigration on WBAI Public Radio (audio MP3 file). more »
New Gilded Age of Super Rich and Sub-Rich
9/04/07--Ray Madoff talks with KCRW Radio about the new super-rich in America (audio). more »
Failure of Corporate Law Reviewed
8/24/07--Kent Greenfield's new book is called "a seminal piece of writing that evidences dominance of a vast range of ideas, research and critical thinking." more »
Epoxy Company Sticks It to Coakley
8/10/07--Robert Bloom talks to the Boston Herald about the Big Dig investigation. more »
Staggering Judgment Clear Warning to Law Enforcement
7/27/07--Robert Bloom talks to the Boston Herald about the landmark decision that found the FBI liable for the wrongful imprisonment of four men. more »
New Principles for Company Law
6/05/07--Kent Greenfield's article on applied corporate governance appears in the Australian magazine Keeping Good Companies (PDF file). more »
Greenfield Interviewed by @BC
6/19/07--The BC Law professor talks about his new book, The Failure of Corporate Law: Fundamental Flaws and Progressive Possibilities (University of Chicago Press, 2006). more »
Controversy Over Informants' Roles in JFK Probe
6/10/07--Robert Bloom talks to Newsday about the use of informants in infiltrating and breaking down terror cells. more »
Student Suspended Over YouTube Video
5/25/07--Mary-Rose Papandrea guest blogs on Citizen Media Law Project about First Amendment issues concerning student free speech rights in the electronic age. more »
Paulson Committee Report is Muddled
5/14/07--Larry Cunningham writes a National Law Journal op-ed on The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation report, released in late 2006. more »
Libel Suit Against the Boston Herald
5/10/07--Mary Rose Papandrea talks to NECN about Judge Murphy's suit against the local newspaper. more »
Analysis of Abortion Ruling
4/19/07--Mary Rose Papandrea discusses the Supreme Court case on partial-birth abortion on NECN (video). more »
Essays of Warren Buffet Reviewed
4/18/07--Professor Larry Cunningham's bestselling book is reviewed in Conde Nast's Portfolio magazine. more »
Brain Damage and Economic Reasoning
4/10/07--Kent Greenfield writes about law and economics in the American Constitution Society blog. more »
Will Bush Indict the NY Times?
3/19/07--Mary Rose Papandrea appears on The Digital Age to discuss the issue of the media exposing the government's classified information (Google video). more »
Alfred Yen Offers 'Opinion'
3/06/07--The BC Law Professor will be a guest blogger at concurringopinions.com for the next several weeks. more »
A Note About the Tumble
3/05/07--Kent Greenfield takes a turn as guest blogger on ACSBlog.org, and writes about the stock market decline and the state of our economy. more »
FBI: No Role in Staging Neo-Nazi March
3/01/07--Robert Bloom talks to the Orlando Sentinel about the use of an FBI informant during last year's rally in Orlando. more »
Rules of the Game: Courting Loopholes
2/26/07--George Brown is quoted in the National Journal regarding a federal court ruling that has made it harder to punish public officials who exchange favors for gifts, meals, trips and other goodies. more »
Robert F. Drinan, S.J.
1/31/07--Sanford Katz is quoted in this editorial about Father Drinan in the Boston Globe. more »
Patriots in Defense of the 'Enemy'
1/18/07--Daniel Coquillette discusses how lessons learned from the Boston Massacre can be applied to lawyers representing Guantanamo prisoners. From the Boston Globe. more »
Bilder: Why We Have Judicial Review
1/09/07--BC Law Professor Mary Bilder's essay on judicial review in the US, published in the Yale Pocket Part. more »
Massachusetts to Sue Big Dig Companies
11/28/06--Mike Cassidy talks to the Worcester Telegram about the latest in the case surrounding the controversial project more »
Kent Greenfield's New Book Reviewed
11/08/06--Prof. Joseph Singer (Harvard Law) raves about The Failure of Corporate Law: Fundamental Flaws and Progressive Possibilities. more »