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Labor of Love: Student Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Karl Klare

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By Annemarie Guare, Julian Montijo, and Meg Foster

On April 8, 2022, Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) celebrated the legacy of Karl Klare, George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished Professor of Law, with a day-long conference organized and attended by the peers, mentors, students, and friends who have shaped and been shaped by Karl. As three of those students, the Northeastern University Law Review asked that we write an article in conjunction with the Labor of Love conference. We readily agreed, honored to provide a testimonial, if not also allured by the prospect of probing someone who has walked the halls of this curious institution for forty odd years . . .

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Sounding the Alarm: A Compelling Case for India to Adopt Specialized Cybersecurity Legislation

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By Karen Aloysia Barreto

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and digitization oiled the wheels of the global economy with swift responses such as work from home and remote learning. However, the critical infrastructure sector was the talking point amongst policy and law makers as the former market witnessed a staggering rise in cyber-attacks. Critical infrastructure mainly constitutes systems or assets quintessential for the functioning of an organization or a country, and includes the healthcare, transportation, and energy sectors, among others. Several countries such as the United States of America and China have revisited their respective cybersecurity policies and legislations to abate a rising cyber-pandemic . . .

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Comedy and Its Social Influence—Maybe It Is More Than “Just a Joke”

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By Sarah Eve Rosen

A little over a year ago, during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, I attended a live stand-up comedy show in West Palm Beach, Florida. The comedian, Ricky Velez, started his performance with the line: “I am not into politics, I don’t know about that stuff.” Among some of his sillier jokes (such as claiming he thought fracking was a sex position), he also joked about growing up in a poor, predominantly Puerto Rican community, and the cultural shock he experienced when he began to date his affluent, white Jewish girlfriend. He made jokes such as: “her family is so rich, they live to be so old—it’s wild,” as the predominantly white, non-social distanced, and mask-less crowd burst into laughter . . .

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“The Many Faces of Health”: March 2021 Northeastern University Law Review Symposium Synopsis

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By Kelsea Davis

The 2021 Northeastern University Law Review (“NULR”) Symposium (“the Symposium”), entitled “The Many Faces of Health,” addressed the multidisciplinary intersection of systemic racism, public health, and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Laudable professionals from across the globe were featured at the event to discuss various facets of the public and private systems that have led to both the creation and maintenance of inequity within the United States. Out of these discussions emerged common themes, including the public’s right to the data and information collected by publicly funded institutions and programs. However, the most dominant theme was the importance of both procedural and distributive justice in abating inequity and discriminatory practices.