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BC Law Grads are 2013 WBA Robinson Award Winners

Newton, MA--Boston College Law School is pleased to announce that both recipients of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts (WBA) 2013 Lelia J. Robinson Award--Judith Olans Brown '65 and Susan M. Finegan '91--are graduates of BC Law.

Markey '72 Defeats Gomez in Special Election for US Senate

From the Boston Globe--Veteran Democratic US Representative Edward J. Markey beat Republican businessman Gabriel E. Gomez today in a special election for US Senate in Massachusetts that was marked by its brevity and by low voter interest.

BC Law Professor Finds Meaning in Legacy Commitment

David Wirth was greeted with a chorus of cheers.

Brothers Cam Kerry ('78), John Kerry ('76) Featured in Boston Globe

(From the Boston Globe) — John Kerry is Secretary of State. Cam Kerry is acting Secretary of Commerce. It means that, for the first time in history, there are two brothers serving at the same time in a presidential Cabinet.

Plater Book 'Snail Darter and the Dam' Details Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill

Newton, MA--The case of the snail darter, officially known as Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, is iconic among modern Supreme Court decisions.

BC Law Dean Vincent Rougeau Delivers Commencement Address at Cristo Rey

Newton, MA--Boston College Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau delivered the commencement address to the graduating seniors of the Cristo Rey Boston High School on Friday, June 14, 2013.

Cellucci '73, Former Governor and US Ambassador to Canada, Dies at 65

From Boston.com--Argeo Paul Cellucci, a Hudson native who rose from a smalltown selectman to become governor of Massachusetts and ambassador to Canada, died at his home in Hudson today afternoon after a five-year battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Video: "Opening Day" Bob Berry Sports Law Lecture Featuring Michael McCann

Newton, MA--The Sports & Entertainment Law Society sponsored the Second Annual Bob Berry Sports Law “Opening Day” Lecture on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

Video: Senator Cowan Addresses Graduates at Commencement 2013

Newton, MA--Addressing the Boston College Law School class of 2013, United States Senator William “Mo” Cowan told the graduates that their law degree was the equivalent of a Swiss Army knife.