Skip to content
us supreme court building

Can Roe v. Wade be saved? She’s among a group making a case to the Supreme Court.

by Hillary Chabot
social media apps spread misniformation

Liberals and conservatives agree on need for social media ‘labeling’ to counter misinformation, problematic speech, study finds

Headshot of Tanner Stening
by Tanner Stening
President Biden speaks at the White House and passes federal vaccine mandate

Are Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates legal?

by Peter Ramjug
Free Britney sings protest Britney Spears' conservatorship.

Britney’s conservatorship and Britney’s right to choose

by Molly Callahan
Who is at fault when a driverless car behaves unpredictably? Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern, offers a framework for tracing back where things went wrong. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Who is at fault when systems powered by AI put humans in danger?

by Molly Callahan
School of Law graduate Lucie Gulino poses on a street in Boston.

A recent law graduate is helping underrepresented people seek clemency for free

by Ian Thomsen
Juneteenth flag on capitol building

Juneteenth just became a federal holiday in the US. Here’s what that means.

by Molly Callahan
Picture of Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear an abortion case. What comes next?

by Molly Callahan

Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdicts represent accountability, if not justice, scholars say

by Molly Callahan
A crowd gathers at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.

Call for action: The guilty verdicts in Derek Chauvin’s trial were just the beginning

by Molly Callahan
Philonise Floyd, Attorney Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton courtroom celebrate Chauvin verdict.

Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict is a step toward justice and police reform–but it’s not the end of racism in the US

by Molly Callahan

The U.S. is developing vaccine passports, but to where exactly?

by Molly Callahan