Suffolk University Law School News http://www.law.suffolk.edu/rss/rssnews.xml "The book provides an even-handed and comprehensive account of the extraordinary rise of the Federalist Society and its widespread influence in shaping the law in a vast range of important and controversial issues facing the country."--The Los Angeles Review of Books, about "The Federal Society: How Conservatives Took the Law... http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=514 Suffolk Law was well represented in the media coverage of Whitey Bulger's conviction this week, as reporters sought out Suffolk Law's experienced criminal law faculty. Bulger, who was on the run for 16 years until he was captured in Santa Monica in 2011, was convicted of participating in 11 of... http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=513 Professor Gerard J. Clark writes this op-ed piece about what he calls the "unprecedented and extraordinary powers" granted the NSA by a secret court. http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=510 Professor David Yamada talks about the legal complications of unpaid internships in this Bloomberg video. http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=506 When Detroit became the largest U.S. city to declare bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal looked back at the history of Michigan's financial woes. In this blog entry, the Journal quoted Suffolk Law Professor Alasdair Roberts's book for a description of the 1836 financial crisis called "Michigan fever." Roberts teaches courses... http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=507 For the past month, Suffolk Law Professor Andrew Perlman has been testing out new glasses developed by Google that essentially put all of Google's tools into a wearer's line of sight. Perlman, director of Suffolk Law's Institute on Law Practice Technology and Innovation, applied for and won a sought after... http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=511 Kelly Stone JD '12, says South Africa today is a dangerous and oppressive place for women and is not worthy of the vision imagined by President Nelson Mandela when he was released from prison 23 years ago. Stone, who is a pro-bono attorney at the Women's Legal Centre in Cape... http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=512 Suffolk Law Professors Eric Blumenson, John Fenton, Herbert Lemelman and Richard Perlmutter have announced their retirement, effective July 1. "Each has made unique and extraordinary contributions to Suffolk University Law School over many years, by educating generations of students who are now leaders in the profession and by serving in... http://www.law.suffolk.edu/about/news/newsarticle.cfm?Id=509