In 2011, the Boston College Law School held a symposium to honor Drinan.

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Ray Madoff of Boston College Law School fears they will help create a new aristocracy with access to tax-free, creditor-proof wealth.

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Robert Drinan, who was dean of Boston College Law School for 14 years (1956-70) before serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Phyllis Goldfarb, a professor at Boston College Law School, agrees.

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D. from Boston College Law School.

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John Garvey is dean of the law school at Boston College, a Jesuit school.

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In 2010, the pro-choice Republican senator from Massachusetts, Scott Brown, delivered the commencement address at the Boston College School of Law.

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Mr. JOHN GARVEY (Dean, Law School, Boston College): I've heard people say that it isn't really that central to what the Catholic Church is about.

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