Latest from Kim Wright
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2022 Harvard Law School Animal Law Week
March 22, 2022
Animal law advocates gather to at Harvard Law School for the eighth annual Animal Law Week.
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Ashleigh Ruggles Stanley ’18 and Maclen Stanley ’18 use social media as a teaching opportunity to help people understand legal terms and current events.
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Harvard Law School Valentines
February 9, 2022
Whether you’ve already conveyed your heart (for proper consideration), or you’re out of practice, here are a few Valentines to help you court a special someone, cheer up your amicus, or find a new study buddy.
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From curating an art show to hiking the trails around Boston, Harvard Law students share what they're looking forward this semester.
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‘Representation Matters’
December 17, 2021
Kareem Carryl ’22, president of Harvard Law’s Board of Student Advisers, explains the critical role the 111-year old organization plays in supporting student wellness and success.
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A return to campus
December 14, 2021
From orientation (and re-orientation) to the final round of Ames and year-end social gatherings, a look back at the semester.
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The Tortys return
November 24, 2021
Oscars-style event back in person for its fifth year, celebrating student short films on tort law and justice.
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Giving thanks
November 23, 2021
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday break, members of the Harvard Law School community share what they're grateful for this year.
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Hairy hands and brutal broadsides
October 29, 2021
The Harvard Law School Library showcases its creepiest collections during annual Haunted Halloween Tour.
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HLS unleashed
October 5, 2021
Pandemic pets? New students in the Animal Law & Policy Clinic? We're not sure, but they're fun to have around.
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‘It’s good to be back’
September 28, 2021
Harvard Law School employees share what they're looking forward to back on campus.
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‘Where else but Harvard Law School?’
September 16, 2021
Get to know some of our first year J.D students and new LL.M.s — and why they chose HLS!
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‘I will always remember Ms. Paula and how she made me feel welcome, seen, and loved at HLS’
May 27, 2021
Paul Garvin was recognized by the Class of 2021 for her warmth, encouragement, and going “above and beyond to make Harvard Law School feel more like home.”
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During a remote year, the group launched a mentoring program, hosted alumni panels, and created innovative ways to connect with members around the world.
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Empowering middle schoolers worldwide
March 31, 2021
Harvard Law student creates an extracurricular program to foster civic engagement and bridge social divides.
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BLSA mock trial team heads to national competition
February 24, 2021
BLSA team — the first from HLS — heads to the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial National Competition.
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Blocking the president
January 13, 2021
Harvard Law experts Yochai Benkler and evelyn douek weigh in on the suspension of President Trump’s social media accounts and potential First Amendment implications.
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Mark Cuban shares his insights on entrepreneurship, the 2020 election, AI, and the COVID road to recovery
January 5, 2021
The Harvard Association for Law and Business hosts Mark Cuban — businessman, Shark Tank investor, and owner of the Dallas Mavericks — for a conversation as part of its Dream Big Speaker series.
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Harvard Law School’s top ten photos of 2020
December 28, 2020
Harvard Law School's most liked images of the year.
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Harvard Law students fight for families facing evictions
December 17, 2020
A Q&A with Harvard Legal Aid Bureau members Kiah Duggins ’21 and Sam Gilman ’22 on the CDC eviction moratorium and their work on local and national housing issues.
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How APALSA is creating community when students are spread out around the world.
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Why I vote
October 30, 2020
Members of the HLS community share why they believe voting is important.
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Bridging the gap between computer screens
October 14, 2020
New student podcast and project seed connections in remote world.
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The snack box challenge
September 30, 2020
The LL.M. class of 2021 continues to find creative ways to come together to create a strong community despite the pandemic.
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‘A democracy can only be as strong as the citizens who participate in it’
September 23, 2020
This fall, the Equal Democracy Project turns its focus to voter registration and engagement.
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How COVID-19 has changed the workplace in 2020
September 8, 2020
Sharon Block and Ben Sachs of Harvard Law School's Labor and Worklife Program discuss COVID-19’s continued impact on the workplace and worker’s rights to a safe and healthy work environment.
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James Sonne ’97 to help lead new Religious Freedom Clinic this fall
September 3, 2020
Sonne, who founded a similar program at Stanford, discusses the importance of representing vulnerable, marginalized, and underrepresented clients and communities.
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Baking to support racial justice is ‘a labor of love’
August 3, 2020
Harvard Law School student Sarah Rutherford ’21 recently co-founded Black Bakers for Black Lives, an initiative to raise money for, and awareness of, organizations fighting for racial justice.
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Harvard Law faculty summer book recommendations
July 30, 2020
Looking for something to add to your summer book list? HLS faculty share what they’re reading.
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Alexandra Natapoff, a leading expert in criminal law and procedure, informants, public defense, and law and inequality, joins the Harvard Law faculty on July 1.
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Harvard Law School 2019-2020 year in pictures
May 28, 2020
A look back at the 2019-2020 academic year, from summer orientation for incoming students and campus events and celebrations, through the changes brought on by a global pandemic, sending everyone away from campus. But still keeping everyone together thanks to online teaching, learning, and community.
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Jordana Arias receives staff appreciation award
May 28, 2020
Jordana Arias, program administrator of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, received the Suzanne L. Richardson Staff Appreciation Award during Harvard Law School’s Virtual Commencement on Thursday, May 28.
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Share virtual commencement with us!
May 27, 2020
Congratulations to the Class of 2020! We're excited to help you celebrate virtual HLS commencement and to share highlights of the day with the Harvard Law School community.
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The move to online learning
March 23, 2020
Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses switching her classroom to remote learning.
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Noah Feldman and Richard Lazarus ’79 discuss public health and civil liberties in the time of COVID-19 on Feldman's Deep Background podcast.
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A Q&A on Harvard Law School’s response to coronavirus
March 13, 2020
Harvard University and Harvard Law School will shift to remote teaching and learning on March 23 as part of efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the community while continuing to educate its students. Matt Gruber, Harvard Law School dean for administration, discusses the “unprecedented move to deal with unprecedented circumstances.”
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Veterans Legal Clinic report documents VA’s systemic denial of health care to veterans with ‘bad paper’ discharges
March 6, 2020
A report published by HLS' Veterans Legal Clinic finds that inadequate training at VA puts more than 400,000 veterans at risk of being unlawfully turned away from treatment for service-related mental health conditions.
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Chol Soo Lee and his fight for freedom
February 28, 2020
For the fourth consecutive year, the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) welcomed the Honorable Judge Denny Chin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for a reenactment of a key trial that shaped Asian American history.
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Winter term around the world
February 11, 2020
HLS students traveled to 25 countries over winter term with the support of the Winter Term International Travel Grant Program.
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Michaeljit Sandhu ’21 elected 134th Harvard Law Review president
February 11, 2020
The Harvard Law Review has elected Michaeljit Sandhu ’21 as its 134th president. Sandhu succeeds Lauren Beck ’20.
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Students showcase films on tort law and justice
December 19, 2019
A night of glamour at HLS to celebrate student films on tort law and justice.
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Ben Miller-Gootnick ’21 wins the Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition.
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Clinic Stories: Prepping for the U.S. Court of Appeals
November 14, 2019
Follow a student in the Federal Tax Clinic as he prepares to argue an appeal on behalf of a military veteran forced to pay back taxes on $500K he didn't know his wife had embezzled.