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View our faculty list and search their areas of legal expertise. Press Archives The century-old flaw that let Question 1 go the ballot CommonWealth Beacon , 6/21/25, commentary by Lawrence Friedman With All These Tariff Flip-Flops, Are Our Groceries Ever Going To Get Cheaper? Huffpost , 6/18/25, commentary by Christine Abely NH Supreme Court’s decision upholding statewide education tax draws mixed reactions New Hampshire Public Radio , 6/10/25, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman Why Memorial Day is going to be the perfect — and perhaps last — time to beat incoming US tariff hikes for big-ticket household appliances MSN , 5/11/25, commentary by Professor Christine Abely Legal Experts Slam Trump Administration’s Habeas Corpus Suggestion Newsweek , 5/11/25, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman A judge near Boston faced similar charges as Hannah Dugan. Her case could preview what happens in Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5/7/25, commentary by Professor Victor M. Hansen Where Is Botox Made? What the Tariffs Mean for Your Injections Glamour , 4/11/25, commentary by Professor Christine Abely OpenAI Copyright Suit Consolidation Portends Consistency, Risk Bloomberg Law , 4/8/25, commentary by Professor Bhamati Viswanathan Experts argue Diana DiZoglio’s legislative audit is unconstitutional, could be weaponized Boston Herald , 4/2/25, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman Despite experts’ warnings, bill to give Utah lawmakers a say in judge elections advances Utah News Dispatch , 2/25/25, commentary by Professor Jordan M. Singer ‘It’s obviously retribution.’ Supreme Court justices warn of Legislature’s judicial clampdown Salt Lake Tribune 2/24/25, commentary by Professor Jordan M. Singer Trump’s ‘border czar’ criticizes Boston police commissioner Boston Globe 2/23/25, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman AI Fair Use Ruling Lays First Marker as OpenAI, Meta Cases Loom Bloomberg Law, 2/12/25, commentary by Professor Bhamati Viswanathan Will Supreme Court Overturn Gay Marriage? How Obergefell Could Fall Newsweek 2/7/25, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman What Will Cost Most Under Trump’s Tariffs? U.S. News & World Report 1/31/25, commentary by Professor Christine Abely Notorious ‘professional tenants’ face criminal charges for pattern of evictions, unpaid rent</a > NBC10, 12/18/24, interview with Professor MaryLou Muirhead Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison</a > NECN, 11/12/24, interview with Professor Victor Hansen Massachusetts Top Court Treads Lightly Around Gun, Weapon Rights</a > Bloomberg Law, 9/27/24, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself</a > Wired, 9/27/24, commentary by Professor Bhamati Viswanathan I was a member of Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court. His proposals are only a start.</a > Boston Globe 8/1/24, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman Should Harvard Pay Higher Taxes? Ivy League School Under Scrutiny in Boston</a > Bloomberg , 7/25/24, commentary by Professor Eric Lustig ‘Divisive concepts’ case correctly decided</a > New Hampshire Bulletin 6/3/24, op-ed by Professor Lawrence Friedman Jurors on high-profile cases face stress, anxiety, scrutiny: From Trump to Karen Read’s murder trial</a > GBH, 5/31/24, commentary by Professor Bhamati Viswanathan What Is Guardianship?</a > U.S. News & World Report </strong > 3/18/24, commentary by Professor Lynn S. Muster Healey’s pot pardon should be just the start of reform</a > Boston Globe 3/15/24, commentary by Professor David Siegel Donna Summer’s estate takes on Kanye West in copyright battle</a > WBUR Radio Boston, 2/21/24, interview with Professor Bhamati Viswanathan Shoreline access in the R.I. Constitution? Dennis Nixon was in the room where it happened</a > Rhode Island Current 2/6/24, commentary by Professor Sean Lyness Russia boasts it is beating sanctions, but its longer-term prospects are bleak</a > CNN, 1/29/24, commentary by Professor Christine Abely Tenure on Massachusetts’ Highest Court Plummets to All-Time Low</a > Bloomberg Law, 1/26/24, commentary by Professor Lawrence Friedman Opinion: Amid the Ukraine war, are sanctions against Russia working? Los Angeles Times 12/14/23, op-ed by Professor Christine Abely Wrestling with statutes: The NH Supreme Court and the termination of parental rights New Hampshire Bulletin 12/6/23, article by Professor Lawrence Friedman Next generation of women in law express gratitude for late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor GBH News, 12/4/23, interview with Professor Bhamati Viswanathan Getty Images Plunges into the Generative AI Pool Wired, 9/25/23, commentary by Professor Bhamati Viswanathan Will there be a televised Trump trial? Perhaps not, says this Mass. law professor MassLive.com , 8/15/23, commentary by Professor Jordan M. Singer Should Trump’s trial be televised? NPR.org , 8/5/23, commentary by Professor Jordan M. Singer House Democrats push for televising Trump trials on classified documents, 2020 charges Washington Post , 8/4/23, commentary by Professor Jordan M. Singer R.I.’s shore access bill is now law. Will it survive court challenges? Boston Globe 6/27/23, commentary by Professor Sean Lyness Thousands of Afghans escaped the Taliban with the help of private veteran groups. Today, many remain in limbo, held in a compound in the UAE CNN, 5/7/23, commentary by former Professor Dina Haynes Oil Giants Inch Closer to Discovery in State Climate Cases Bloomberg Law, 4/26/23, article by Professor Sean Lyness I-Team: Botched FBI interrogation part of ongoing training with Army Delta Force WBZ News, 4/6/23, commentary by Professor Victor Hansen Colorado judicial performance review misses one key factor Denver Gazette , 4/6/23, commentary by Jordan M. Singer An intellectual property law expert on Warhol, whiskey, and the Red Sox WBUR Radio Boston, 4/3/23, interview with former Professor Peter Karol ‘Anybody need tickets?’: At Opening Day, an anachronistic part of the Fenway experience returns Boston Globe 4/1/23, commentary by former Professor Natasha Varyani The law failed the victims of the Club Q shooting: Here are 3 ways we can honor their memory The Hill 11/26/22, op-ed by Professor Eliot Tracz Utah Voters Have a Say in Who Is a Judge Salt Lake Trib. , 10/25/22, commentary by Jordan M. Singer Was it legal for Gov. DeSantis to relocate migrants to Martha’s Vineyard? Expert says no WBZ News, 9/16/22, commentary by former Professor Dina Haynes After flat-footed response to a white supremacist march, questions about Boston police intelligence gathering Boston Globe 8/20/22, commentary by Professor David Siegel The Rhode Island Senate must act to preserve the shoreline Boston Globe 6/3/22, commentary by Professor Sean Lyness Global leaders impose sanctions against Russia to hinder ‘their resources to wage war’ WGBH Boston Public Radio, 3/1/22, interview with Professor Christine Abely Massachusetts-based app expands mental health resources for college students WCVB, 2/14/22, interview with former Dean Lisa Freudenheim The ruling class and the Supreme Court The Hill 2/5/22, op-ed by former Professor Monica Teixeira de Sousa New England Law | Boston Announces New Law School Dean PR Newswire, 1/11/22 Covid vaccine: Can US troops be punished for refusing the jabs? BBC News, 11/27/21, commentary by Professor Victor Hansen Should the federal death penalty be abolished? Boston Globe 10/28/21, commentary by Adjunct Lecturer James Rooney The Anti-Trafficking Movement Is Pivoting to Afghanistan Vice, 10/12/21, commentary by former Professor Dina Haynes Expert suggests Rhode Islanders might need to rethink the law on shoreline rights Boston Globe, 9/23/21, commentary by Professor Sean Lyness Article II should not be a blank check for the president The Hill, 7/23/21, op-ed by Professors Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen It’s time to require country of origin disclosures for products sold online The Hill 6/10/21, op-ed by Professor Christine Abely Do Military Courts Play a Role in the Wake of January 6? PBS Frontline, 5/25/21, commentary by Professor Victor Hansen National Association of Standalone Graduate Schools Launches New England Law joins a group of eleven independent graduate schools launching a new organization, the National Association of Standalone Graduate Schools, to advocate for their collective interests. 145 Million Americans Cannot Afford Another Year Like 2020 WalletHub, 3/18/21, commentary by Professor Eric Lustig Our office of communications and marketing is here to connect the media to members of our faculty. To request an interview, just reach out: Email: marketing@nesl.edu Call: 617-422-7345 Marketing Contact Us Form