The following is adapted from my book, White Power: Policing American Slavery (Hodding Carter III Books/University of North Carolina Press, 2026):When they took him, he didn’t go quietly. He kicked and punched and screamed, “I’m in the hands of
The following is adapted from my book, White Power: Policing American Slavery (Hodding Carter III Books/University of North Carolina Press, 2026):When they took him, he didn’t go quietly. He kicked and punched and screamed, “I’m in the hands of…
First, the assumption was that the Clancy deadlock was between the men and women on the jury, because it had to be women who would side with the defendant who killed her three children. It was wrong. Then, the assumption…
A federal appeals court in Boston on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s request to remove an injunction barring the US Postal Service (USPS) from implementing the rule restricting the issuance of mail-in ballots, affirming a decision from a lower district…
Xapien, an London-founded AI-native due diligence platform that investigates people and companies, has announced a $56m investment round led by Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm that specialises in risk and compliance technology, including World-Check and Verafin. Existing investor…
The Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) invites proposals for its second annual meeting, to be held on June 9-10, 2027, in Boston, MA. Panels, roundtables, and individual paper proposals are welcome. ALPE encourages submissions by academics, organizers, practitioners,…
SCWorld.com reported “For years, security leaders have debated whether the CISO should report to the CIO, the CEO, legal, or somewhere else entirely.” The September 10, 2026 article entitled ” What CIO-CISO alignment looks like when it’s working” (https://tinyurl.com/muha4mnm…
G-day mate. Ready for some football down under? 🐨 <—- (Koala Bear emoji, a blog first)We limped away from the Wednesday night snoozer hitting the under and wiffing on Price over 65 yards rushing (he had 45 at…
Anne Hemenway—Senior Attorney
On August 13, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) complaint against Harvard University, which had been filed on March…
A reminder to employers that classifying workers as independent contractors is only appropriate when legal standards are met and cannot be done simply for the sake of convenience or because that classification is requested by the worker.
The Massachusetts Attorney…