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It’s Not About How We Die, But How We Live: A Look at Physician-Assisted Suicide in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts*
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The content discusses the legal and philosophical dimensions surrounding physician-assisted suicide (PAS), highlighting historical perspectives and court rulings, particularly in Kligler v. Attorney General. It argues that PAS should be recognized as a fundamental right under substantive due process, contrasting it with the existing legal frameworks governing medical treatment refusals and societal changes affecting modern…
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The Cost of Bigotry in the Justice System: How Appointed Counsel’s Racism and Bigotry Deprives Defendants of Constitutional Rights
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The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts granted Anthony Dew a new trial, citing an actual conflict of interest due to his court-appointed counsel’s racist and Islamophobic social media posts. The decision highlights systemic bias within the criminal justice system and underscores a critical precedent for future cases involving racial discrimination in legal representation.
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Volume 54
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Fall 2019 Symposium Issue Articles A New Purpose: Shifting Foundations That May Reprioritize the Needs of Corporate Stakeholders and Social MovementsNatasha Varyani Pitching the Big Tent of Corporate Citizenship: Reconciling Kent Greenfield’s Humanist Corporate Personhood with an Enlightened Shareholder Primacy Aisha I. Saad Corporate Personhood and Personal Rights for Corporations Adam Winkler Corporations Are Organizations…
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Volume 53
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Fall 2018 Symposium Issue The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Articles Perfecting the Record on Appeal: A Review of The Color of Law:A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated AmericaBrian Gilmore & Catherine M. Grosso Missed Chances: Legal History and State Action in the High Civil Rights Era Jane Dailey Notes Airbrushed: Photoshop’s Harmful Effect on Girls…
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Volume 52
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Fall 2017 Book Symposium Privacy and the Secret Law of Surveillance Foreword The Shadowy Law of Modem Surveillance Gina M. Abbadessa Articles Secret Law and the Snowden Revelations: A Response to The Future of ForeignIntelligence: Privacy and Surveillance in a DigitalAge, by Laura K. Donohue Heidi Kitrosser Remnants of Information Privacy in the Modem Surveillance State Lawrence Friedman Comment Augustine and Estabrook: Defying the Third-Party Doctrine…
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Volume 51
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Fall 2016 Mary Joe Frug Memorial Symposium Extension Why Feminist Legal Theory Still Needs Mary Joe Frug: Thoughts on Conflicts in FeminismElizabeth M. Schneider Symposium Issue Behavioral Legal Ethics A Behavioral Approach to Lawyer Mistake and Apology Catherine Gage O’Grady Ain’t Misbehaving: Ethical Pitfalls and Rest’s Model of Moral Judgment Milton C. Regan, Jr. & Nancy L. Sachs Lawyers, Impression Management,…
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Volume 49
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Fall 2014 How Prometheus Has Upended Patent Eligibility: An Anatomy of Alice Corporation Proprietary Limited v. CLS Bank InternationalBruce D. Sunstein Perspectives On Outpatient Commitment Richard C. Boldt Notes “An Equal Opportunity Employer”: Proposed Judicial and Legislative Solutions to Restrict the Disparate Impact Caused by Employer Use of Credit Checks Taylore Karpa Tales from the Cryptocurrency: In…
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Volume 48
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Fall 2013 Commencement Address Commencement Address at New England Law I Boston: May 24, 2013United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz Articles Creamskimming and Competition Jim Chen “Give Me That Old Time Religion”: The Persistence of the Webster Reasonable Doubt Instruction and the Need to Abandon It Hon. Richard E. Welch, III Standing Up to Clapper: How to…
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Volume 47
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Fall 2012 Commencement Address Graduating Into the Great Recession: Commencement Address at New England Law I Boston: May 25, 2012 Hon. Randall T. Shepard In Tribute: George Dargo In Memoriam: Professor George Dargo Lawrence Friedman George Dargo: An Appreciation Philip K. Hamilton The Life, Letters, and Times of Georg Dargo David M. Siegel To George Dargo:…
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Volume 46
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Fall 2011 Commencement Address Commencement Address at New England Law | Boston: May 27, 2011 Jane Sullivan-Roberts Articles Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection in a Comparative Law Context Carla Spivack What One Lawyer Can Do for Society: Lessons from the Remarkable Career of William P. Homans Jr. Mark Brodin…
