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Professor Emerita Judith Olans Brown and her husband, Jim, have made a second major gift of $500,000 in support of the Judith Olans Brown Forum for Women in the Law.

The Center for Global Law and Justice (CGLJ) has released a revised edition of its water primer, The Human Right to Water in the United States: A Primer for Lawyers and Community Leaders, updated by Annaliese Woltornist ’28 and Professor Martha Davis.

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“Do not waver in your commitment to do the right thing — focus on where you want to make a difference and apply that purpose to the work you do each day, each week and each year,” Lois Dehls Cornell ’86 told the 308 Northeastern Law graduates gathered at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport on April 24 for the 2026 commencement.

A portrait of former Massachusetts Senator William “Mo” Cowan ’94 painted by artist Sharman Altshuler now hangs in the Northeastern Law Library, honoring Cowan’s service as a US senator representing Massachusetts.

Northeastern Law’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC) launched a Visiting Fellowship Program in 2025–2026

A legal theory developed at Northeastern Law’s Action Lab at the Center for Health Policy and Law has produced its first landmark result.

In October, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments at Northeastern Law, transforming Dockser Hall’s moot courtroom into a temporary bench for federal court hearings.

In January, a group of Northeastern Law students participated in a powerful civil rights immersion trip to the Deep South led by federal judges from Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Janelle Orsi came to Northeastern Law as the 2025–2026 Givelber Distinguished Public Interest Lecturer.

During the 2025–2026 academic year, the School of Law’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC) and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs created the Northeastern University Law and Policy Fellows Program.

Professor Claudia Haupt, a nationally recognized expert on First Amendment law at the intersection of free speech, health and technology, has been appointed faculty co-director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law.

The Tyler Lawrence Memorial Peacemaker Award for 2026 belongs to Ezekiel Hopkins ’26, whose dedicated pursuit of justice and legal practice centered in communities reflects exactly the impact Tyler was destined to have on the world.

Professor Erin Islo, who was selected for Northeastern University’s 2026 University Excellence in Teaching Award

Anna Luttrell ’26, Mack Makishima ’26 and Rose Mendelsohn ’26 were among just 34 students selected nationwide as 2026 Skadden Fellows

Shannon Rempe and Miriam Berro Krugman have joined Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law (CHPL) to helm its Amicus Project.