The Northeastern University Law Journal will host a Symposium on March 30, 2012 to discuss and analyze the evolving legal implications of school bullying. Registration begins at 8:30 AM and the Panels run from 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. There is no cost to attend and more information about our schedule of events will be forthcoming.

David Sullivan, District Attorney for the Northwestern District of Massachusetts, and Gary Mayerson, lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the recently decided case of T.K. v. New York City Dept. of Educ., 779 F.Supp.2d 289 (E.D.N.Y. 2011), will each deliver a keynote address. Five panels will take a more in-depth look at specific aspects of the school bullying debate. Some of the areas to be discussed include Criminalizing School Bullying, Hazing in Higher Education, and Cyberbullying and the First Amendment.

The event promises to be an engaging and educational experience for those in attendance. Don't miss this opportunity to see a number of legal experts talk about the problem of school bullying and what can be done about it.

Please click here to register for the Symposium

The Law Journal is also proud to announce the Spring 2012 publication of our next issue, From Seed to Stomach: Food and Agriculture Law. The publication will feature articles focused on recent legal developments in the areas of food and agriculture law, including intellectual property and genetically-modified foods, sustainable economic farming, obesity law, and food labeling and consumption.

The Northeastern University Law Journal published our third issue, Chamber to Chambers: The Second Amendment in the New Century, in Spring 2011. The publication features articles focusing on issues related to the regulation of firearms, particularly as impacted by District of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S.Ct. 2783 (2008).

For a PDF version of this issue click here.

To obtain a hard-copy of this issue of the Journal, please email us at: nulj@nulj.org. Any hard-copy of the Journal is $18.00 which includes shipping.

Finally, the Law Journal is delighted to be cited in a recent Massachusetts District Court opinion. In U.S. ex rel. Hutcheson v. Blackston Medical, Inc., 694 F. Supp.2d 48, 54 (D. Mass. 2010), Justice Young cited Sabin Willet's article, Clericalism and the Guantanamo Litigation, 1 Northeastern U. L.J. 51, 56 (2009), which discusses the tactic of delay in Guantanamo detainee cases. Mr. Willet's article appeared in the Journal's February 2009 publication, To Gitmo or Bust: Practical Challenges in Representing Guantanamo Detainees. For a link to Mr. Willet's article click here.