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An Ohio law requiring an Amish religious sect that shuns technology to attach flashing electric lights to its horse-drawn buggies is now on hold, thanks in part to a student team from Harvard Law School.

Kiah Duggins, a member of the Harvard Law School Class of 2021, was a civil rights attorney and beloved graduate.

After extensive experience in academia and public service, Nawaf Salam LL.M. ’91 was appointed the prime minister of Lebanon, the first time he has held political office in his home country.

In January 2025, 88 Harvard Law School students traveled to 37 countries for winter term research and clinical projects. 

Harvard Law School Professor Gerald Neuman says a president has no authority at all to change United States citizenship rules.

Harvard Law School visiting professor Kristen Eichensehr dissects the problems that arise in government when everyone agrees.

A senior staff attorney at the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program explains how L.A.’s devastating wildfires could shape insurance in California.

Organizers of an AI conference at Harvard Law say the unprecedented rate of technological change “makes it even harder for the already trailing legal system to catch up.”

Harvard Law Professor Rebecca Tushnet says the case Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton could upend existing First Amendment law.

A look at Harvard Law campus on a winter day.

Three current and former Harvard Law professors share their memories of working with Jimmy Carter and reflect on his life and legacy.

Snapshots from the fall 2024 semester at Harvard Law School

Harvard Law Today features a selection of the book events that took place on campus during the fall semester.

A veteran and lifelong learner visited Harvard Law’s campus for a taste of law school life, as part of AARP’s Wish of a Lifetime program.

The new program aims to make public domain materials housed at Harvard Law School Library and other knowledge institutions available to train AI.

A Harvard Law School visiting professor says that increasing competition could lower the cost of medications for millions of Americans.

Harvard Law students, faculty, and staff served as nonpartisan poll monitors in Nevada.