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from the Law School
Bloom Named to USDC Advisory Committee
Professor Bloom has been asked to serve as reporter
for a distinguished committee that will consider changes
to the local District Court Rules of Criminal Procedure
for practice in the federal courts.
Margaret
Bichler Receives Law Student Ethics Award
The third-year student received the award from the
Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate
Counsel.
Quinn
to Join Faculty
The Stanford Law School professor will join BC Law
in the fall of 2008.
Relief
for Non-Citizen September 11 Victims
In what Professor Dan Kanstroom describes as "a
tremendous" victory, Homeland Security officials
have agreed to a potential pathway to temporary legal
status for non-citizen victims of the attacks.
Joint
Committee Report Considers Repetti Proposal
The Joint Committee on Taxation recently issued a
report that at pages 21 to 23 considers BC Law Professor
James Repetti's proposal to eliminate the estate tax
on family businesses and farms.
Douglass
Moot Court Member Wins Best Oralist Award
Boston College Law School is pleased to announce that
BC Law Frederick Douglass Moot Court team member Bianca
Forde won Best Oralist at the national competition.
PILF
Auction Draws Crowd
Boston College's Public Interest Law Foundation auction,
held on April 23, was a major success.
American
Catholics and Election 2008
Professor Gregory Kalscheur, S.J. recently moderated
a panel discussion at Boston College, "American
Catholics and Election 2008: Issues of Conscience."
BLSA
Holds Annual Heritage Dinner
The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) held its
annual Heritage Dinner on April 5 in the Heights Dining
Room on the Chestnut Hill Campus.
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