Opinion | The Birthright Con

#BULawProf @jedshug.bsky.social's SCOTUS birthright citizenship amicus brief: “the plain meaning at the time of ratification, the Reconstruction debates and the common law history all demonstrate that children of transient aliens or unlawful entrants are citizens.”

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The #BULaw International Human Rights Clinic, led by #BULawProf Susan Akram, supports global and regional human rights while representing non-governmental organizations and group clients from all parts of the world.

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship goes before Supreme Court - The Boston Globe Justices are reviewing an injunction issued by a federal judge in New Hampshire, who found President Trump’s order likely violated the 14th Amendment.

#BULawProf @robertltsai.bsky.social discusses today's oral arguments on birthright citizenship before the Supreme Court, saying that it would be “kind of an earthquake” if SCOTUS sides with the government.

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The nonsense case against birthright citizenship Meet the conservative legal minds telling the Supreme Court to side with Trump.

#BULawProf @jedshug.bsky.social on today's birthright citizenship SCOTUS case: “The process of watching this argument evolve has been, I think, a demonstration of the dangers of cherry picking with an ideological agenda. I call it Control F-around and find out.”
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#BULawProf Jef Pearlman has spent most of his life in the tech world. He learned to program at age 7, earned degrees in computer science, and worked as a software developer before becoming a lawyer to connect emerging tech with regulatory policies.

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Congratulations to #BULawProf Jade Brown on being selected as a 2026 Up & Coming Lawyer honoree by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly!

Several #BULawProf joined Prof. Brown to celebrate her achievement at the Excellence in Law ceremony this afternoon.

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The Peptide Boom Is Getting Out of Hand Welcome to the golden age of gray-market drugs.

#BULawProf @profcrobertson.bsky.social warns the peptide and compounded-drug boom is creating a risky gray market where drugs meant for specific medical needs are now sold like mainstream treatments with limited oversight and uncertain safety.

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Leading privacy and information technology legal scholar #BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social was named the inaugural Andrew R. Randall Professor during an investiture ceremony this spring.

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#BULawProf Dr. Ayodeji Kamau Perrin—an interdisciplinary scholar of human rights, social movements, and legal mobilization—reflects on how social movements and legal strategies intersect, and why courts alone rarely drive social change.

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The screening will be followed by a fireside chat moderated by #BULawProf Erika George, with Chair of Spill the Honey Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President and Co-Founder of Spill the Honey Dr. Shari Rogers, and Director of the Elie Wiesel Center Professor Nancy Harrowitz.

#BULawProf @islandtaxprof.bsky.social discussed his book “Global Jim Crow: Taxation and Racial Capitalism” at the 2026 Regional Tax & Compliance Symposium.

“This talk had a personal significance, as it was held in the Bahamas where I grew up and which features prominently in the book," he says.

Congratulations to #BULawProf @vanloo.bsky.social, @hartzog.bsky.social, Scott Hirst, @jedshug.bsky.social, and David Webber on being named among the Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2025!

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He Gave His 14-Year-Old Son an AR-15. Now He’s Guilty of Murder. Good. On Tuesday, a jury in Georgia found Colin Gray guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter, cruelty to children, and reckless conduct.

#BULawProf @apetrigh.bsky.social warns that prosecuting parents for their child’s school shootings is “a poor substitute” for gun safeguards and mental health support.

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Join #BULaw TODAY, 3/5, for “The EU and the Future of Regulating AI,” a discussion between #BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social and Dr. Céline Castets-Renard (@uottawa.ca).

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Congratulations to #BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social and @jessicasilbey.bsky.social on being ranked among @ssrn.bsky.social’s top 5 law authors for February 2026!

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#BULawProf @robertltsai.bsky.social says that the US Supreme Court’s recent tariff ruling was “a straightforward case of statutory interpretation.” He explains that a tariff is a tax, and the power to tax belongs to Congress.

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With expertise ranging from trademarks and intellectual property to financial technology and tax law, #BULawProf Dogan, Hook, and Dean bring passion, practical insight, and active engagement with evolving legal issues.

Join #BULaw this Thursday, 3/5, for “The EU and the Future of Regulating AI,” a discussion between #BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social and Dr. Céline Castets-Renard (@uottawa.ca).

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Tech Has Never Caused a Job Apocalypse. Don’t Bet on It Now. Neither theory, history nor the latest data suggests a recession driven by AI job dislocation is likely.

#BULawProf James Bessen’s research using Labor Department data indicates that AI has not caused a “job apocalypse.”

His findings support the idea that while technology disrupts work, it does not decrease overall employment.

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Thank you also to #BULawProf coaches Dianne McCarthy (’97), Lawrence Vernaglia (SPH'94, LAW'94), and Laura Stephens ('95), as well as the expert advice given by lawyers from Department of Justice, Foley & Lardner, WilmerHale, LockeLord, and the Coalition for Health Care AI.

The ceremony marked an important milestone for the BU Law community and served to recognize Professor Hartzog's extraordinary contributions as a scholar, teacher, and colleague.

Congratulations to #BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social and thank you to everyone who joined us!

How Bitcoin Became a Criminal’s Favorite Currency A privacy law expert explains how cryptocurrency fuels modern crime.

#BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social explains how cryptocurrency has become attractive to criminals due to the difficulties in tracing transactions.

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Lawyers of the Year: Shira M. Diner | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly The tension had been simmering in the criminal justice system for years. Then, around Memorial Day last year, bar advocates turned up the heat, declining to accept new cases until their pay rates were brought more in line with their peers in other states.

Congratulations to #BULawProf Shira Diner on being named a Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly!

Diner is honored in recognition of her involvement in the push to raise bar advocate pay in Massachusetts.

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A quick look at the #BULLM in Banking & Financial Law students’ recent tour of the Corporations Division at the Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth! They were joined by #BULawProf Kevin Handly.

Local health experts question FDA's refusal to review Moderna's application for a new mRNA flu vaccine The news is the latest sign of the FDA’s heightened scrutiny of vaccines under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

#BULawProf @michaelrulrich.bsky.social on the FDA's refusal to review Moderna's new mRNA flu vaccine: “The government shouldn’t say your study design is acceptable — and then after the fact say, ‘But it wasn’t designed the way that we would have designed it...’” ➡️ spr.ly/63322hrbQq

Privacy riff conversation with Mary Anne Franks and Jessica Silbey | Nixon Peabody LLP Leading privacy law scholars Dr. Mary Anne Franks and Dr. Jessica Silbey join Nixon Peabody attorneys Jason Kravitz and Jenny Holmes to discuss critical privacy issues.

#BULawProf @jessicasilbey.bsky.social Silbey joins Nixon Peabody's 2025 Cybersecurity and Privacy Summit to discuss surveillance, deep fakes, intimate privacy, and more, sharing both concern and hope for the future of digital privacy.

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Researchers: How AI undermining democracy Paper argues tech threatens democratic foundations.

#BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social and @jessicasilbey.bsky.social’s upcoming paper, “How AI Destroys Institutions,” warns that the biggest harm from AI isn’t the tech itself, but how it can erode democratic processes and damage institutions.

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The comment—which was drafted by Georgia Aguilar (’27) and Emma Persons (’27) under the supervision of #BULawProf @jdahlstrom765.bsky.social, Caitlin Glass, and Sapna Khatri—advocated in favor of several citizen petitions seeking to protect the continued ability to obtain mifepristone.

#BULawProf @jpygold.bsky.social recently met with Atinuke Adediran (@fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social) to discuss her new book, "Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress." Adediran will join #BULaw on 2/9 for our Barbara Jordan Speaker Series.

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#BULawProf @jpygold.bsky.social and @islandtaxprof.bsky.social recently discussed Dean’s book, "Racial Capitalism and International Tax Law: the Story of Global Jim Crow," on Feingold’s podcast, #RaceClass.

Listen to the conversation ➡️ www.bu.edu/law/record/a...