Latest from Jeff Neal
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150th anniversary of ‘Rah Rah Haavards’
May 14, 2024
On May 14, 1874, the first inter-collegiate “foot-ball” game was played on the Harvard Law School campus, on what is today the Belinda Sutton Quadrangle.
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The veiled history of the English jury trial
May 6, 2024
English medieval law expert Elizabeth Papp Kamali explores the roots of modern criminal procedure through papal precedent and the story of Saint Veronica.
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Stephen Breyer for the Defense
May 3, 2024
In a new book, the former Supreme Court justice and current Harvard Law School professor champions his pragmatic approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation against the forces of textualism and originalism
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‘Freedom Is a Constant Struggle’
May 3, 2024
On the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, experts at Harvard Law School discuss the future of racial justice
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On the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, experts at Harvard Law School discussed the future of racial justice at the inaugural Belinda Sutton Symposium.
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Harvard Law expert Timothy Edgar outlines the arguments in Murthy v. Missouri and urges the Supreme Court to be guided by famous founder Benjamin Franklin.
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FTC Chair Lina Khan is determined to preserve “competition and the potential for disruption” in the fast-moving AI industry.
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On invasion anniversary, Tribe and Zoellick urge frozen Russian assets be transferred to Ukraine
February 22, 2024
Two years after the full-scale invasion, Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe and Robert Zoellick argue that the U.S. and Europe should transfer $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
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The legal profession in 2024: Democracy, salary and hiring, general counsels, and legal education
February 21, 2024
David Wilkins explains how a host of contentious new issues that are increasingly landing on lawyers’ desks are transforming the practice of law.
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Harvard Law School’s David Wilkins says that generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the practice of law.
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Previewing Supreme Court arguments about ozone pollution and the Good Neighbor Plan in shadow docket case Ohio v. EPA
February 13, 2024
Harvard Law expert Richard Lazarus believes that the outcome of Ohio v. EPA could say a lot about U.S. future efforts to regulate air pollution.
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Expert explains how companies are using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to handle mass tort claims
February 6, 2024
Harvard Law Professor Jared Ellias explains how large corporations are using a controversial legal tactic called the Texas Two-Step to defend lawsuits by people they’ve allegedly harmed.
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Tax law expert Keith Fogg on the funding and future of the IRS
January 16, 2024
Tax law expert Keith Fogg talks about why the IRS needs money, whether it is possible to simplify the process of paying taxes, and how the agency is likely to perform this year.
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IP expert Ruth Okediji discusses Biden administration’s ‘march-in’ proposal to target high drug prices
January 5, 2024
Harvard Law School Professor Ruth Okediji says that while the Biden administration’s proposal to use federal ‘march-in’ rights to lower drug costs is an important development, it may be more a signal than the initiation of a workable plan.
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Harvard law expert says ‘prescribing cash’ to low-income families improves health outcomes
December 19, 2023
Harvard Law expert Erika Hanson argues that providing direct cash supports to low-income families experiencing a medical crisis improves health outcomes.
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Power for Good
December 14, 2023
USAID Administrator Samantha Power ’99 discusses the role and impact of the agency around the world
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Klinksy Professor Sherrilyn Ifill: ‘Imagine what a democracy can be’
December 5, 2023
On November 29, Sherrilyn Ifill delivered a talk titled “Reimagining American Democracy: Becoming Founders & Framers” to mark her appointment as this year's Steven and Maureen Klinsky Visiting Professor of Practice for Leadership and Progress.
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On Nov. 1, Stephen Sachs celebrated his appointment as the inaugural Antonin Scalia Professor of Law with a lecture titled “Life After Erie.”