The Worcester (Massachusetts) Police Department reports that Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body was buried in an undisclosed location in the middle of the night, bringing an end to a sad, unprecedented soap opera. This controversy has been resolved — but what happens next time? The Tsarnaev burial saga highlights a fundamental flaw in the American law regarding the disposition of human remains. Continue reading »

Many small banks will close or be forced to merge as a result of the regulatory costs and burdens of the Dodd-Frank Act, according to a new report.

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BOSTON — The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing who died after a shootout with the police last month, has been interred in an undisclosed location, the Worcester Police Department said in a statement on Thursday morning.

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BOSTON — Despite more than 100 offers, a Massachusetts funeral director is striking out in his search for a burial location for the body of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed in a gun battle with police. Continue reading »

Wake Forest Law Professor Beth Hopkins has written a chapter in a new textbook, “Trauma and Resilience in American Indian and African American Southern History.”
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Interring the remains of the infamous has always been controversial. Which is why what remains of the most heinous humans is frequently destroyed. Timothy McVeigh, Columbine shooters Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, and Newtown killer Adam Lanza, were all cremated. Continue reading »

The Worcester, Massachusetts funeral director with possession of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has reported that cemeteries in multiple states have refused to permit burial of his body. Continue reading »

The family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed in a shootout with police can’t find a place to bury him, even as his body is being prepared for just that purpose, The Associated Press and other news organizations are reporting. This raises issues about laws regarding human remains, according to a Wake Forest Law Professor Tanya Marsh. Continue reading »

As former SEC Chairman Manuel Cohen taught, “Wall Street rarely moves toward reform unless it is pushed.” While the mutual-fund industry wrestles with regulators, consumer groups, independent advisors and Congress about the need for reducing fund fees, disclosure and increased transparency, no one seems to be asking how all this is affecting the industry’s customers. Continue reading »

If we fail our environment, we fail to protect out human rights.   Continue reading »