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  • Image of four people presenting at the City Life Vida Urbana

    Clinics in Action

    July 15, 2022

    For one day in the 2019–2020 academic year, Harvard Law Today followed just a handful of Harvard Law's 47 legal clinics to see their work — and their efforts to advance justice — in action.

  • Gavel in Ames Courtroom

    Countdown to Ames

    March 3, 2021

    On March 10, two teams of students will take part in the illustrious HLS' Ames Moot Court Competition. For the first time in its 110-year history, the competition will be conducted virtually, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

  • Langdell Hall in the snow at night

    Snow days (and nights)

    December 18, 2020

    Frosted branches, glowing lights, glimmering icicles near a gargoyle’s gaze — signs of winter at Harvard Law.

  • Black and white illustration of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

    Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Court of Ames

    November 23, 2020

    In the history of HLS' Ames Moot Court Finals, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’56-’58 presided over four competitions. Former Ames advocates reflect on the unique experience of arguing before RBG.

  • Close up of leaves on campus

    The details of autumn

    November 23, 2020

    A look at campus as we head into the final weeks of fall.

  • book cover of The Connected Parent

    Books in Brief: Fall 2020

    October 20, 2020

    New works on redeeming the administrative state, navigating parenting in a world in which children are immersed in technology, and understanding the importance of understanding how much information you need.

  • RBG tribute on steps of Langdell

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Harvard Law: A 64-year journey

    September 24, 2020

    The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was enrolled at HLS from 1956 to 1958. In the years since, Ginsburg returned to Harvard Law School many times.

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    Faculty Books in Brief: Summer 2020

    July 23, 2020

    From human rights in a time of populism to a comparative look at capital punishment to a focus on disability, healthcare and bioethics

  • Group shot in front of the U.S. Supreme Court

    Double Take

    July 23, 2020

    “Carly” Anderson ’12 wrote on Dec. 4 to report that Mitch Reich ’12 had argued Rodriguez v. FDIC before the Supreme Court just the day before. Among those listening to the argument in the courtroom were Anderson and four other HLS classmates—Stephanie Simon, Matthew Greenfield, Stephen Pezzi and Noah Weiss—who, along with Reich, had all been members of the 2011 winning Ames Moot Court Competition team.

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    HLS Authors: Selected Alumni Books Summer 2020

    July 23, 2020

    From new takes on famous figures from American history to the stories of lesser-known figures, including two who resisted fascism in war-torn Europe and went on to become the authors’ parents

  • Austin Hall exterior

    Students honored at Harvard Law School 2020 Virtual Commencement

    May 28, 2020

    During HLS' virtual commencement ceremony, a number of graduates were recognized for their outstanding leadership, citizenship and dedication to their studies.

  • You’ve got this!

    May 6, 2020

    Study time and study breaks at HLS over the years.

  • Andrew Crespo works from a podium as he teaches his online class from his home

    Zooming in on faculty at home

    April 29, 2020

    With a little help from their at-home photographers, HLS professors share what teaching classes via Zoom looks like.

  • Spring on(to) Campus

    April 21, 2020

    Springtime in Cambridge brings daffodils, cherry blossoms and even a little snow. Check out some past and present photos of spring on the Harvard Law School campus.

  • The Snow-cratic Method

    December 20, 2019

    Winter through the years at Harvard Law School, from frosted branches to student skaters to that cold air crunch and the fresh coat of crystal: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

  • A man and woman holding hands on the steps of a campus building

    Love at Langdell

    June 21, 2019

    As Anna Alriksson LL.M. ’14 and Kristian Persson walked down the front steps of Langdell library during Spring Reunions weekend, passersby couldn’t help but notice the couple showing off an engagement ring.

  • An illustration of a young woman sitting on a sandbar trying to catch a book as many colorful books fall from the sky

    HLS Authors: Summer 2018

    June 26, 2018

    Summer reading: From a queer critical legal studies approach to law reform, to a memoir about growing up bi-racial, to a biography of Chief Justice Marshall.

  • Collections and Connections Stories of the Harvard Law Library

    Two Centuries of Treasures in the Harvard Law School Library: A Bicentennial Exhibit

    March 29, 2018

    Over the past 200 years, Harvard Law School has built a collection of primary and secondary law unsurpassed by any other academic law library in the world. The library has served as a repository for the papers, photographs and community ephemera that document the school’s history and traditions. In an exhibit at Langdell Hall’s Caspersen Room that runs until June, the library highlights a selection of material that emphasizes the connection between the library’s impressive collection and its community of users.