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Sawyer Connect: Two Commencements, One Reaccreditation, and a #1 Ranking, June 2021
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Suffolk University Academic Catalog, College of Arts and Sciences and Sawyer Business School, 2021-2022
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Sawyer Connect: A Year Like No Other, September 2021
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“Smart” Lawyering: Integrating Technology Competence into the Legal Practice Curriculum
Get PDFTechnology has changed modern law practice. Ethics rules obligate lawyers to understand whether, when, and how to use it to deliver services. But most law schools do not incorporate the so-called “Duty of Technology Competence” into the required curriculum. Despite broad calls for legal education to make students more practice-ready, there is no clear path forward for how to weave this valuable professional skill into coursework for all students. This Article supplies one.
The legal practice course should pair technology competence with traditional legal writing and research work. Lawyers do not draft memos or perform legal research or manage caseloads in a vacuum insulated from modern innovation. Clients now demand a more efficient and multi-disciplinary approach that often includes technology. Small changes to the traditional legal practice syllabus can create awareness of technology’s impact on everyday lawyering work and provide students hands-on experience with: (1) Legal Document Proficiency; (2) Legal Research Analytics & Document Integration; (3) E-Discovery; (4) Law Practice Technology; and (5) Data Security.
The skills curriculum must mirror expectations for how twenty-first century lawyers perform fundamental tasks. These tasks include facing new ethical challenges and using tools to create efficient and effective work product. Through concrete classroom examples such as mobile lawyering, document automation, cloud computing, judicial analytics, and “Technology Spotlight Exercises” available in a collaborative online repository, the reader will walk away with strategies for combining “smart” lawyering skills with traditional coursework for every law student
Dark Law: Legalistic Autocrats, Judicial Deference, and the Global Transformation of National Security
Get PDFDemocracies are declining worldwide. Lawmaking and judicial review can help to stabilize democracies and protect fundamental rights. But these safeguards can also be misused to facilitate democratic backsliding and empower “legalistic autocrats” who deploy law to circumvent constitutional restraints on their power. This Article compiles empirical data from more than 140 countries to provide a framework for understanding how autocrats repurpose national security law to consolidate power in weak democracies. The Article demonstrates that policymakers worldwide enact amorphous national security statutes. Meanwhile, courts cite deference to executive authority and political questions as they abdicate their responsibilities for judicial review of national security laws. Legalistic autocrats exploit this statutory vagueness and judicial deference to undertake actions counter to democratic principles. The convergence of autocratic politics, statutory vagueness, and judicial deference fosters the emergence of a dangerous liaison that can be described as dark law. In the shadow of consolidated state enforcement powers, dark law allows autocratic leaders—operating under the guise of defending national security—to circumvent limitations on their authority and selectively investigate, detain, prosecute, and imprison disfavored groups
Legislative and Executive Efforts to Curb Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act
Get PDFThe Telecommunications Act of 1996 was intended to reform the telecommunications industry, most especially with its inclusion of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). The CDA can be viewed as the first act of Congress attempting to regulate the Internet. One of the most prominent parts of this act includes Section 230, which states that websites and Internet providers are not legally responsible for third-party content, including the content of their users and consumers (1996). Since the rapid growth of social media and advancement of technology, Section 230 of the CDA has been a subject of debate. Congress is debating whether to repeal this form of protection. On one hand, taking away this form of protection would demand platforms to be more cognizant of the content they host. In doing so, this can put an end to the spread of hate speech, white supremacy, conspiracy theories and other forms of misinformation, all of which have rattled American politics (McNamee, 2020). However, removing Section 230 can also lead towards an increase in censorship (Cooke, 2020). This creates fears over the possibility that platform regulation could violate the First Amendment. This case study will analyze previous legislative attempts at either repealing or curbing the influence of Section 230 of the CDA
Depression and Utilization of Mental Health Services Among BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) Communities in the United States
Get PDFMembers of BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) communities living in the United States, whether American born or immigrants, are subjected to various stressors that can impact their mental health, including but not limited to: acculturative stress, discrimination and microaggressions. These factors substantially increase the prevalence of depressive symptoms within this community. In addition to the unique group of stressors that minoritized populations face, oftentimes, these individuals encounter barriers when accessing care and do not receive the same quality of care as a Caucasian American does, especially for mental health care. The aim of this thesis is to review relevant literature on stressors that minoritized populations encounter on a daily basis and explore the relationship between these stressors and the prevalence of depression in this population. In addition, experiential learning information on this topic was collected from few mental health professionals of color. This paper will highlight challenges/barriers to access care, experience of racism and utilization of services (traditional/alternative) to address their mental health issues including depression and other stresses. Finally, this paper will explore emerging themes across literature and practitioners’ perspectives to understand various challenges, strengths and needs of these communities at large
