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Hairy hands and brutal broadsides

Hairy hands and brutal broadsides

The Harvard Law School Library showcases its creepiest collections during annual Haunted Halloween Tour.

‘Innovation in the law is something students should use to challenge the status quo’

‘Innovation in the law is something students should use to challenge the status quo’

Growing up gay in Iraq, Amir Ashour ’24 saw firsthand many immediate needs for his nation’s LGBTQ+ community. “I wanted to be able to hold my partner’s hand in public and talk about being LGBTQ without fearing for my life,” the first year J.D. student said at a recent Harvard Law School event marking National […]

Does the Constitution allow a billionaire tax?

Does the Constitution allow a billionaire tax?

Would a tax on billionaires be constitutional? How would it work in practice? And would it work at all? Harvard Law School Professor Thomas J. Brennan says the answers are complicated.

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New emblem is the result of extensive consultations by a working group of students, faculty, staff, and alumni led by Professor Annette Gordon-Reed