Boston College Law

Bella Calise reflects on her 1L year and the most important lessons she’s learned: bclawimpact.org/2026/04/15/a-l…

Law Day takes place April 30 at the Seaport Hotel! We honor James Sturdevant '72 (Sturdevant Law Firm); Brandon Rios '10 (DLA Piper); Hon. Miriam M. Shearing '64 (ret. Judge); & Heather Perez Arroyo '17 (Senior Attorney, MA Law Reform Institute). More: bc.edu/lawday

Are social media bans for children the right approach? How do you implement such a thing appropriately? Joe Monti tackles the complex question for Impact: bclawimpact.org/2026/04/15/are…

Prof. Ray Madoff explains how the ultra wealthy avoid taxes entirely, and what we can do about it in an Inequality.org Q&A: inequality.org/article/ray-ma…

BC Law's Women’s Law Coalition honored Charity Clark ‘05 with its Woman of the Year award in a celebration on April 10. Clark was elected to the office of Vermont Attorney General in 2022-the first woman to hold the position. More: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/04/quite-…

3L and military veteran Joshua Little writes about finding a new community at BC Law after leaving the service: bclawimpact.org/2026/04/13/for…

BC Law welcomes Prof. Cathy Hwang from the University of Virginia School of Law, who will present today on "Weapons of Corporate Warfare" at our final Regulation & Markets Workshop for Spring 2026! bc.edu/content/bc-web…

In The Atlantic, Prof Ray Madoff, author of 'The Second Estate,' explains how billionaires are successfully avoiding nearly all taxes-and how we can start changing the system for the better (step one, she says, is to abolish the estate tax). More at the link in our bio!

Semester in Practice Dublin Program students spent St. Patrick’s Day in the city at celebrations, including parades & public gatherings along the River Liffey & O’Connell Street, and observed how the holiday brings together both local communities & international visitors.

At a rousing celebration, PILF applauds its students, honors awardees, and expresses gratitude to its supporters of public interest work at BC Law. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/04/celebr…

In a biography, Kimberly Heckler details the life of her mother-in-law Margaret Heckler, one of the first female graduates of BC Law who led a trailblazing career as a congresswoman, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and ambassador to Ireland. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/04/a-deep…

A two-day conference "The Rule of Law and the Common Good" brought together scholars and theologians to look at the ways Catholic Social Teaching can inform issues surrounding the rule of law in these turbulent times, with a lens toward the common good. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/04/hope-f…

In Broadband Breakfast, Prof. and Associate Dean Daniel Lyons says Supreme Court ruling strengthens legal shield for AI & Internet providers. More: broadbandbreakfast.com/supreme-court-…

In the new podcast 'Cause of Action,' 2L Marissa Lambert combines her zeal for plaintiffs' law with podcasting knowhow to provide a law student's perspective on the field. lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/04/a-podc…

There's no one size fits all path to law school, Sydney Byun writes. Your own path is up to you. Read more: bclawimpact.org/2026/04/09/the…

Alex Staller offers her solution to writer's block (hint: it can be found by recapturing something we used to take for granted): bclawimpact.org/2026/04/08/my-…

BC Law Dean Odette Lienau is quoted in this law.com story about the latest US News Best Law Schools ranking, where BC Law moved up five spots to #20--our highest position since 1993: law.com/2026/04/06/som…

Calling all alumni: registration for the 2026 BC Law Day awards dinner is now open! We hope you can join us on Thursday, April 30th at the Seaport Hotel. Register at bc.edu/lawday.

Tomorrow (Wed.) at 4 pm in East Wing 120, BC Law welcomes Sven Beckert to discuss his new book 'Capitalism: A Global History,' in conversation with BC profs Penelope Ismay, Aziz Rana, and Paulo Barrozo. Beckert is the Laird Bell Professor of History at Harvard University.

BC Law climbs to #20 in US News rankings released this morning! This marks a 17 point improvement since 2022, and just one behind our all-time high way back in 1993: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/04/bc-law…