Newton, MA--BC Law Professor Mary-Rose Papandrea's most recent article, “Social Media, Public School Teachers, and the First Amendment,” originally published by the North Carolina Law Review, has been selected as one of the best First Amendment articles of the year, and will be included in the next edition of the First Amendment Law Handbook (West Publishing), edited by Rod Smolla, President of Furman University.

The First Amendment Law Handbook contains authoritative coverage, plus expert analysis and commentary on recent significant developments and projected trends in First Amendment law. It covers religious freedom, campaign finance and political speech, cable television, First Amendment history and theory, hate speech, right of publicity, free speech, copyright, and privacy issues. The book also addresses evolving issues like free speech and copyright in cyberspace.

Mary-Rose Papandrea joined the BC Law faculty in 2004. Prior to coming to Boston College, Professor Papandrea was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Connecticut and Fordham.

After graduating from Yale College and the University of Chicago Law School, Professor Papandrea clerked for Hon. John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Hon. David H. Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court. Following her clerkships, Professor Papandrea spent several years as a litigator at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., where she specialized in First Amendment and media defense litigation. Papandrea is Chair of the AALS National Security Law Section and past Chair of the AALS Mass Communication Law Section. She is a member of the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and District of Columbia bars.

Professor Papandrea's teaching interests include civil procedure, constitutional law, media law, and national security and civil liberties. Her research focuses on the impact of new technology on our understanding of the First Amendment and Media law.