Right to Try: Promise vs Reality in Cancer Care Right to Try can allow certain patients with life-threatening conditions access to investigational treatments, but after almost 8 years, the pathway appears to be rarely used in oncology.

#BULawProf @profcrobertson.bsky.social on the Right to Try Act, which allows investigational treatments after FDA-approved and clinical trial avenues are exhausted: “It’s been a rhetorical and political win. But on the ground, it’s made very little difference.” ➡️ spr.ly/63326B6fhmj

To cap off the event, students were offered the unique opportunity to try on Mr. Hoffman’s championship ring, awarded to him after the Celtics' victory in the 2024 NBA Finals.

During his visit, Mr. Hoffman delivered a presentation on the Celtics’ support for the Raise the Age bill–which aims to gradually raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction in MA–sharing his experiences advocating on Beacon Hill alongside four-time NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown.

In honor of the @celticsnba.bsky.social’s first playoff win of 2026 this past weekend, let’s look back at Senior Vice President of Community Engagement for the Boston Celtics Dave Hoffman’s visit with the #BULaw Legislative Policy & Drafting Clinic last fall!

For These BU Community Members, the 2026 Boston Marathon Is a Chance to Help Others They’re running to raise funds for cancer research, local hospitals, addiction resources, youth advocacy, and more

“I’m thrilled to be running with a charity that is working towards a world where children can be children and remain in schools, not prisons,” says Wijedasa.

Read more ➡️ www.bu.edu/articles/202...

📸 Photo by Cydney Scott

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Before joining #BULaw, Ivana Wijedasa (’26) taught and witnessed how easily children can be pushed out of school and into the prison system.

That’s why she ran this year's Boston Marathon for the Youth Advocacy Foundation, an organization that seeks to end the school-to-prison pipeline.

The team was joined by trial techs and alternates Diego Mahoney (’28) and Israel Paredes (’28) and were coached by Sarah Eastland (’26) and Maurice Cohen (’27).

Congratulations to Allison Toledo (’28), Laura Vorbach (’28), Ben Leit (’28), and Devika Narendra (’28) for advancing to the regional finals of the AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition!

The First AI Drug Prescriber This Viewpoint explores the entry of AI into clinical care, the role of the US Food and Drug Administration, and the associated legal, public health, and medical implications.

In a Viewpoint for @jama.com, #BULawProf @profcrobertson.bsky.social and Daniel Aaron (S.J. Quinney College of Law) discuss Utah’s partnership with an AI company to prescribe medications without physician involvement.

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“I have always been curious about how the law shapes and influences distributive outcomes in society,” says #BULawProf Elizabeth King. “I am really interested in the intersection of nonprofits, market forces, and under-resourced communities.”

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This monkey selfie will protect you from AI slop What happens when something that isn't human makes art? The answer lies with this image, and it could influence what ends up on your screen and in your headphones forever.

#BULawProf Stacey Dogan on the impact of the Supreme Court declining to hear a case on the ability to copyright AI art: "It definitely forecloses the most dystopian outcome of machines entirely replacing humans [in the world of art and entertainment]," she says ➡️ spr.ly/63323B64kl3

The event was hosted by the LBJ Washington Center in partnership with the The Watergate Museum and #BULaw.

The evening featured an unveiling of Laurie Munn’s portrait of Jordan created as part of her Watergate Portrait series and was followed by a discussion between Dean Onwuachi-Willig and David Marshall LBJ Alum and Chair, 1999 LBJ School Barbara Jordan Forum.

Last week, Dean and Ryan Roth Gallo Professor of Law @aonwuachi.bsky.social reflected on the life, legacy, and enduring impact of Barbara Jordan (LAW’59, Hon.’69) at @utaustin.bsky.social.

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Congratulations to Katherine Farr (’26) and Robert Madden (’26) on advancing to the quarterfinal round of the Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court!

Thank you to coaches Grant Gendron (’14) and Chaloea Hopsom (’14).

Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Tuesday April 14, 2026 Today on Boston Public Radio: We’ll speak with CNN’s John King, and Michael Alosco, Co-Director of Clinical Research at the BU CTE Center; Bertil Jean-Chrotenberg, owner of Bonde Wine Shop, for a discussion (and tasting) of Vermont's growing wine industry. Plus, we’ll hear from Iraq War veteran Mike Prysner, Executive Director of the Center on Conscience & War, on the conscientious objectors to the war in Iran.  Today on The Curiosity Desk: BU Law Professor Steven Dean helps us decode the taxes taken out of our paycheck. Oceanographic researcher Victoria Fulfer discusses her research on microplastics. Lastly, Professor of plant ecology Richard Primack and physician scientist Caroline Sokol join to talk pollen allergies. Today on The Culture Show: Actor Bob Odenkirk and writer Derek Kolstad discuss their new movie "Normal," which hits theaters this Friday; Christine Jacobson, curator of "Thanks for Typing," discusses the exhibition now on view at Harvard's Houghton Library; and ICA Curatorial Assistant Meghan Clare Considine and artist Bryan McFarlane join us for an overview of the ICA's current exhibition "Say it Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now," an exhibition of nearly 50 years of the work of artists affiliated with Boston's African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program . Tune in: 00:00 – Boston Public Radio 11am 2:00:00 – The Curiosity Desk 1pm 3:00:00 – The Culture Show 2 pm Support GBH and help shape a future where facts matter, stories unite us, and everyone has access to quality media. Join us. Fund the Future: http://spr.ly/63323B64Mn5

It's Tax Day here in the US and #BULawProf Steven Dean (@islandtaxprof.bsky.social) joins The Curiosity Desk from @wgbh.org to decode the taxes taken out of your paycheck, explaining paid family leave, differences in state income tax, and more.

Watch here ➡️ spr.ly/63324B64Mng

Professor Pearlman was recognized for his work as executive director of @silc.bsky.social and was honored yesterday at the Legal Excellence in Innovation Awards & Virtual Summit.

Congratulations to #BULawProf @jefatlaw.bsky.social on being named a 2026 Innovation in Legal Education honoree by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly!

Learn more ➡️ masslawyersweekly.com/event/legal-...

#BULawProf @azizaahmed.bsky.social discussed her book, “Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS,” reflecting on how she discovered a little-known chapter of the epidemic’s history. Namely, that women were not counted.

Read more ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/record/a...

Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts? From Kalshi and Polymarket to niche scientific platforms, traders are predicting the weather — and climate experts are debating the results.

With the rise of weather prediction betting, #BULawProf @madisoncondon.bsky.social cautions that the complexity of climate change may make the topic unsuited for popular online prediction markets.

“It’s not like a basketball game,” she said.

Learn more ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The team received excellent scores, ranking 37 of 91 teams. Nadja Rose Li and Derek Ying were also recognized for their outstanding oral advocacy, placing 4 and 42 out of the 350 oralists.

Thank you to coach Stefanie Weigmann and the many #BULawProf who helped the team practice.

Congratulations to Derek Ying (’27), Nadja Rose Li (’27), Sarah Birkhaeuser (’27), Kevin Clenard (’27), and Alayna Payne (’27) for representing #BULaw at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court last month in Atlanta, Georgia!

2/2 The bill passed the MA House in March and students provided testimony for submission to the Senate. On April 7, Jason Weiss (’27) testified at the Massachusetts State House. He was joined by #BULawProf Shira Diner.

Photos by Joe Staska.

1/2 This semester, students in the #BULaw Criminal Law Clinic have been helping to advance a Massachusetts bill that would prevent civil arrest — including immigration arrests — in and around state courthouses.

“The fact that they are currently offering this incentive pay suggests that we are not out of this crisis … and the legislature will have to continue to address these issues,” she says.

#BULawProf Shira Diner discusses the temporary pay incentive programs issued in Massachusetts due to the shortage of available defense counsel caused by inadequate compensation rates.

Learn more ➡️ www.bostonherald.com/2026/04/04/m...

“This is the court weighing in on when, why and how politicians can say, ‘Here’s the kind of heath care you can give and here’s the kind of health care that you can’t give,’” he says.

Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat In Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy is regulated.

#BULawProf @michaelrulrich.bsky.social warns that the Supreme Court’s ruling on conversion therapy could blur the line between medical care and free speech. The decision treats conversion therapy as protected speech, limiting states’ oversight.

Read more ➡️ www.sciencenews.org/article/conv...

High Court Conversion Therapy Decision Underscores Trump Efforts The US Supreme Court’s ruling against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy sparked concern among legal analysts that a door is opening for further state and federal limits on transgender rights through litigation and enforcement.

#BULawProf Nicole Huberfeld discusses SCOTUS’s ruling on conversion therapy, saying that it’s “another decision where the court has sided with First Amendment assertions of civil rights over the civil rights of LGBTQ plus populations.”

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