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Everyone’s going to law school

Sophia Keohane October 17, 2024
My father has advised me to never, ever, become a lawyer. He’s been practicing law for 21 years, and that’s one of the biggest pieces of legal advice he has ever given to me and my little sister. It was one of those things he would state at a family dinner while we picked at potatoes and prayed for the ice cream our grandad got us. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: How the death penalty punishes us all

Caroline McCord November 12, 2021
It is no ones right to take away another persons right to live, let alone disregard their religious rights.
demonstrator holds a stop the hate sign at a stop asian hate rally in boston common

State lawmakers call for clearer definition of hate crimes

Colbi Edmonds March 30, 2021
A proposed bill looks to create a clearer definition and punishment of a hate crime in the state.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Spotlight on Society: Mirroring the Me Too movement

Emma Shapiro March 25, 2021
If TV accurately portrays the #MeToo Movement, sexual assault stigma will hopefully disappear.
Boston police officers at Boston Common

New report finds Boston Police Department lags in reform

Anna Stjernquist March 1, 2021
The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
Rosemary Connolly and Joseph Leighton were nominated to the Massachusetts Superior Court by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, according to a Tuesday release. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Governor Charlie Baker nominates new Superior Court justices

Dave Sebastian March 14, 2016

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker nominated attorneys Rosemary Connolly and Joseph Leighton Jr. Tuesday to serve as justices on the Massachusetts Superior Court, according to a Tuesday press release. Baker...

A recent Kaplan survey found that the number of law school applications will likely increase in the future. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Kaplan predicts increase in number of law school applicants

Andrea Kaufman October 1, 2015

After years of dwindling interest in their field, law schools nationwide may see finally see more applicants this coming cycle, a recent study from Kaplan Test Prep has found. In the telephonic survey,...

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