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From a ‘hippy dippy’ childhood with war-protesting parents, Lt. Cdr. Ann Vodhanel Preis  LL.M. ’25 is now advising top commanders on the law of the sea and armed conflict.

After witnessing state-controlled government in China, including its human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities, Jonathan Zhangxu ’26 is deeply committed to democracy in the United States.

Today’s military veterans face distinct needs and challenges that are just beginning to be understood—and some of the most forward-thinking policies to support them are being developed at the state level, according to the fall 2024 convening of the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Distinguished Speaker Series at Harvard Law School on October 9.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, Lindsay Gabow ’27 is considering a public service legal career with a focus on protecting free speech.

Washington is cracking down on Big Tech. But will Amazon, Apple,
Google, and Meta go the way of Standard Oil?

David Wilkins, part of the core research team that launched a longitudinal study on lawyers’ lives, 
describes what’s changed and — despite best intentions — what hasn’t in the past 20 years

Through clinics and a Skadden Fellowship, Julio Quiroz Colby ’24 aims ‘to assist immigrant workers every step of the way.’

The legal underpinnings of integrating submarine service led Phoebe M. Kotlikoff MPP/JD ’24, one of the first female U.S. Navy submariners, to study law.

Harvard Law School LL.M. graduates form common bonds and bolster the rule of law around the globe

A few financial firms now own a significant portion of the American economy, to their peril and the peril of our democracy, argues John Coates.

Jeanne Charn ’70, who played a central role in creating and developing what would become Harvard Law's Clinical Program, retired last summer

Harvard Law’s Tax Litigation Clinic laid the groundwork for recent wins that allow lower courts to be more responsive to challenges faced by taxpayers

On the 100th anniversary of Harvard’s Master of Laws, or LL.M., program, students and faculty reflect on its evolution and global impact

Having grown up in chaos, Logan Lathrop ’25 credits the military with setting him on a technology-related litigation career path.

For Robb Dehney ’23, who launched an intramural league for Harvard graduate schools, sports have always been a fun way to create community

With the support of other immigrants and compassionate immigration lawyers, Ricardo Jimenez Solis ’23 is now achieving what his family hoped for when they left their home in El Salvador for the United States.

For as long as she can remember, Tushigjargal Bold LL.M. ’23 has enjoyed such a wide variety of interests that it’s been hard to focus on just one.

A friendly competition between four Harvard Law students in 1960 has grown into the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, with 700 students competing worldwide.