Boston College Law School

06/03/2026

BC Law welcomes two exciting new faculty hires in Alexandra Walker and Afonso Seixas-Nunes, SJ, bringing expertise in tax law and the ethical implications of new technologies of war.

The hires bring expertise in tax law and the ethical implications of new war technologies.

06/03/2026

Prof. Dan Kanstroom was quoted in NPR on the extent of Trump's efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans, stating that it is not yet at the level of emergency.

President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.

06/02/2026

The SEC has proposed changes to slash disclosure obligations for almost all public companies. Prof. Renee Jones comments in The Morning Dispatch on the risks.

Plus: Judge halts Trump’s anti-weaponization fund, and ceasefire talks wobble after Israeli strikes on Lebanon.

05/29/2026

Three members of the BC Law community have been selected for the Massachusetts Bar Foundation’s 2026 Legal Intern Fellowship Program, joining a cohort of 15 students drawn from nine law schools across the state. Each fellow receives an $8,000 stipend to support a summer placement at a nonprofit legal aid organization. https://lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/05/three-bc-law-students-among-new-massachusetts-bar-fellows-cohort/

05/29/2026

BC Law Prof Ray Madoff's latest podcast appearance on Prof G Markets has nearly 100K views! She explains how America's wealthiest avoid taxes through the biggest loophole (hint: don't take a salary)--and what it would actually take to fix a system that was designed to fail.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott Galloway and Ed Elson sit down with Ray Madoff to break down how America's wealthiest avoid taxes — legally. They dig into...

05/29/2026

On Monday, June 1 at 6 pm, Founders Prof. Mary Sarah Bilder will be a featured panelist for the MA Historical Society's "Drafting Independence: Declaration to Constitution" event, with historian Emily Sneff & Sara Georgini (MHS). Learn more and register: https://www.masshist.org/events/drafting-independence

05/28/2026

BC Law LSA President Mike Jean-Louis delivered an inspiring and touchingly personal speech at , revealing the importance of special connections between classmates. Read it on the Impact blog:

The following is a lightly edited version of BC’s Law Student Association President Commencement speech, delivered on May 22 by Mike Jean-Louis ’26. Good morning to our faculty, our sta…

05/28/2026

Students doing public interest and pro bono work will get funding for their stipends thanks to the latest donation from the Cummings Foundation.

PILF students to benefit with funds for stipends.

05/27/2026

Law Librarian Laurel Davis has assembled a fine collection of early legal texts published in Massachusetts, both pre- and post-republic, now on display in the Coquillette Rare Book Room.

https://lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/05/a-local-turn-for-the-rare-book-room/

05/26/2026

Law Librarian Jake Samuelson garnered the Innovations in Technology Award from the American Association of Law Libraries for the classroom teaching app he created, "Class Action."

https://lawmagazine.bc.edu/2026/05/law-librarian-samuelson-recognized-for-classroom-innovation/