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View all collectionsBeginning 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...
Begun as part of the Black History at BC Law project, this collection seeks to document the history of Black BC Law students and alumni, particularly highlighting events held by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and Black Alumni Network (BAN). The photos below come from a variety of sourc...
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View all additionsNintendo Co. Ltd., Japanese owner of colossal video game franchise Pokémon, filed suit in 2024 against independent developer Pocketpair, Inc. for alleged patent infringement of Pokémon game mechanics. In doing so, Nintendo once again drew attention to the thirty-year controversy regarding the patent...
On July 19, 2023, in Juniper v. Davis, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit fashioned a two-step process for analyzing the cumulative materiality of alleged violations of Brady v. Maryland (failure to disclose favorable evidence) and Napue v. Illinois (knowing presentation of fa...
Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, courts widely recognize a wrongfully incarcerated person’s right to recover against state actors who participated in procuring their wrongful incarceration. By contrast, few courts allow a child of a wrongfully incarcerated parent to recover against those same state actors fo...
On February 15, 2023, in Laufer v. Naranda Hotels, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a public accommodations tester possessed Article III standing to bring a claim against a hotel for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In doing so, the Fourth ...