Marijuana Legalization and the Future of Drug-Sniffing Dogs
On the night of February 3, 2015, Kevin McKnight was driving around in his pickup truck when the police stopped
The Ugly Story of Student Loan Debt Collection
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a complaint and proposed consent judgment against one of the nation’s
A “Particularly Severe Penalty”
Last spring, I wrote about Lee v. United States,[1] a case on appeal from the Sixth Circuit that was still
Hepatitis C: Louisiana’s Plan to Increase Access to Treatment
In recent years, major innovations in Hepatitis C treatments have greatly improved the treatability of this deadly disease. However, the
Two Perspectives on Immigration Law in the Trump Era: Interviews with Attorneys in Public and Private Practice
Under the Trump administration, immigration law and policy have been at the forefront of our national consciousness. We have seen
Gilles Bissonnette: Over-reliance on FOIA exemptions as a barrier to police accountability
This piece was co-authored by Gilles Bissonnette, the Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, and
Professor Laura Sjoberg: On Transgender People and the Military
Almost a year ago, following the lifting of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and the combat ban against women, the United
Professor Sarah Krakoff: Standing With Tribes Beyond Standing Rock
“This is not just a Standing Rock issue . . . This is a human rights issue.” Those were the
Steve Elzie: How to Defend Refugees and Fight the Trump Travel Ban Using International Law in American Courts
The Trump travel ban executive orders, issued in January and March 2017, each called for a 120-day suspension of the
Jerry Roth, ’83, and Nicholas Fram Discuss Investigating Police Bias
In March 2015, federal prosecutors in the course of a corruption investigation revealed a series of shockingly racist and homophobic
Elizabeth McIntyre: Putting a Stop to the School-to-Prison Pipeline
A first-hand account of efforts to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline by Greater Boston Legal Services attorney Elizabeth McIntyre.