Legal and academic associations representing university professors sued the Trump administration March 25 for detaining students who have engaged in pro-Palestinian protests or sentiment.
As the second of three panels about U.S. immigration policy came to a close Feb. 28, the audience laughed at the moderator’s question.
“Maybe we can end this on a positive note?”
In a political environment with increased tensions over immigration, “positive notes” are welcome.
The Boston University Law Review’s spring 2025 Symposium invited law professors and activists from around the country to discuss resistance against active immigration restrictions that are causing tens of thousands of arrests and deportations.
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• February 28, 2025
Amid tension between the City of Boston and White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Massachusetts cities Chelsea and Somerville filed lawsuits Monday against the Trump administration for attempting to defund police departments over sanctuary city policies.
Three days after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, Kimberley Gilbert, an English immigrant who lives in Weymouth, began sending her eight-year-old daughter to school with her birth certificate.
Boston University School of Law held a Jan. 26 symposium to mark the 50th anniversary of Roe V. Wade and to unveil the brand-new reproductive justice program that BU will offer starting in fall of 2023.
As a source of many heated debates, marijuana legalization has been a controversial yet compelling topic in both academia and the general public.
Boston University School of Law hosted a three-day...
Gov. Charlie Baker nominated Kimberly Budd on Wednesday to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest appellate court. If confirmed, the SJC associate justice would be the first Black woman to hold the top position.
Boston University’s undergraduate programs are not the only schools that have been affected by coronavirus. The School of Law has also moved completely online as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. As a result, students and faculty have been forced to make many changes.
