Democracy is the cornerstone of the American experience and the hallmark of free societies around the world. Through Harvard Law School’s Election Law Clinic, the first in-house law school clinic designed around the practice of election law; The Democracy and Rule of Law Clinic; and a range of courses, students can gain a strong theoretical grounding and direct hands-on experience in the law of democracy.
From Harvard Law Today
Faculty
HLS Professors
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Guy-Uriel Charles
Charles Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law
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Ruth Greenwood
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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Alan Jenkins
Professor of Practice
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Larry Schwartztol
Professor of Practice
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Nicholas Stephanopoulos
Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law
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Cass R. Sunstein
Robert Walmsley University Professor
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Anna Dorman
Lecturer on Law
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Madhav Khosla
Visiting Professor of Law
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Stephanie Robinson
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Actors Beyond the Courts | Fall 2026 Course | Tarunabh Khaitan |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Spring 2027 Course | Richard Parker |
| Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law | Fall 2026 Course | Goodwin Liu |
| Debate on Ratification of the Constitution 1787-1788 | Fall 2026 Seminar | Richard Parker |
| Democracy and the Rule of Law Clinic | Fall 2026 Clinic | Larry Schwartztol |
| Democracy and the Rule of Law Clinic | Spring 2027 Clinic | Larry Schwartztol |
| Democratic Innovations | Fall 2026 Seminar | Lawrence Lessig |
| Election Law Clinic | Fall 2026 Clinic | Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Ruth Greenwood |
| Election Law Clinic | Spring 2027 Clinic | Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Ruth Greenwood |
| Election Law Clinical Seminar | Fall 2026 Seminar | Ruth Greenwood, Sam Davis |