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The Alledger

Beginning in 1981 and continuing into the mid-1990s, The Alledger was the student newspaper of the Boston College Law School. The Alledger published both serious and satirical articles on topics related to student life at the law school. Frequent topics include the arrival and departure of faculty m...

Boston College Law Review is Boston College Law School's flagship scholarly publication. The Review, ranked in the top 25 law journals by Washington & Lee, publishes eight issues each year featuring articles and essays by prominent authors addressing legal issues of national interest. In addit...

Boston College Law Library collects the publications of Law School faculty, and, when possible, makes them available through this collection. Organized by year and tagged with authors and subject areas, this resource reflects the school and the library’s commitment to open access while at the same t...

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On March 3, 2022, in United States v. Dubin, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit interpreted 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1) of the aggravated identity theft statute broadly to apply to a defendant who employed a patient’s accurate identifying information to overcharge Medicaid for serv...

On July 14, 2021, in United States v. Tuggle, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the warrantless use of pole cameras to continuously surveil a suspect for eighteen months did not constitute a Fourth Amendment search. In doing so, the Seventh Circuit contributed to a...

The evolving role of community in property law remains undertheorized. While legal scholars have analyzed the commons, common interest communities, and aspects of the sharing economy, the recent rise of intentional co-housing communities re-mains relatively understudied. This Article analyzes tiny h...

“There’s no place like home,” said Dorothy. Yet, millions of people in the United States may face eviction, foreclosure, or homelessness in 2021 and beyond. America is on the brink of an unprecedented housing crisis in the wake of Covid-19. The federal government, and various states and localities, ...