Through research, education, and public events, The Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program fosters discourse, facilitates scholarship, and develops strategic solutions in the rapidly evolving area of animal law and policy. Students benefit from opportunities to take animal law-related courses and reading groups and participate in the Animal Law & Policy Clinic.
From Harvard Law Today
Faculty
HLS Professors
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Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
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Cass R. Sunstein
Robert Walmsley University Professor
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Rebecca Harris
Lecturer on Law
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Mary Hollingsworth
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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| Animal Law | Spring 2026 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinical Seminar | Fall 2025 Seminar | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinical Seminar | Spring 2026 Seminar | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Food Law and Policy | Fall 2025 Seminar | Emily Broad Leib |
| Food Law and Policy | Spring 2026 Seminar | Trevor Findley |
| Food Law and Policy Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Emily Broad Leib |
| Food Law and Policy Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Emily Broad Leib |
| Rights of Nature | Fall 2025 Course | James Salzman, Jill Lepore |