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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...
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View all additionsThe records of the floor debates in the House of Representatives during 1789, the first year of Congress, are among the most revered historical sources for constitutional scholars. In 1789, the House was filled with men who had been instrumental in both the fight to gain independence from Britain an...
Beginning in 2015, Australia introduced “no body, no parole” (NBNP) laws in several of its states, representing a strict approach to parole decisions in relatively rare cases: those where a homicide conviction occurred, and the victim’s body remained lost. Variations of these laws exist within Austr...
In 2010, Live Nation, one of the nation’s leading ticket sellers and concert promotors, merged with Ticketmaster, the nation’s leading ticketing company, to form an entertainment colossus that handles ticket services, artist management, concert promotion, and venue ownership. Although the U.S. Depar...
This Article explores instances in which the law makes crime more dangerous in order to reduce its prevalence. Defining “strategic endangerment” as an intentional exacerbation of preexisting danger designed to deter crime, the Article explores this approach in the context of criminal markets, where ...