Latest from Rachel Reed
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With the Oscars upon us, Harvard Law faculty members share their favorite legal movies, tv shows, and characters.
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A plan to beat the Klan
February 28, 2024
Harvard Law alumnus Randolph McLaughlin pioneered an enduring strategy to get justice for victims and bankrupt the Ku Klux Klan.
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Supreme Court preview: NetChoice v. Paxton
February 21, 2024
The Supreme Court soon will decide if social media platforms must allow certain kinds of speech on their platforms.
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First-year student Annabelle Hutchinson hopes her company can offer an eco-friendly way to buy your favorite jeans.
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What’s behind the US housing crunch
February 16, 2024
Harvard property law expert Molly Brady explains how zoning law shaped our cities and helped fuel the current housing crisis.
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A new initiative by metaLAB (at) Harvard teaches educators how to integrate AI into their pedagogy.
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Harvard Law School helps you spread the love
February 11, 2024
Harvard Law Today is here again to offer a set of very thoughtful, very romantic, or very law school cards to send to your beloved.
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Do universal injunctions lead to national rule by one judge?
February 8, 2024
At the Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum, legal experts debated the history and desirability of the universal — otherwise known as nationwide — injunction.
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ICE used solitary confinement more than 14,000 times in the past five years, report reveals
February 6, 2024
Average time in confinement surpasses the UN standard for torture, say co-authors of a new report at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program.
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Does the 14th Amendment bar Donald Trump from running for president?
January 29, 2024
Experts at Harvard Law School’s Rappaport Forum led a spirited debate on a complex set of issues with profound implications for the upcoming election and beyond.
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A Harvard Law clinic on the front lines for veterans
November 8, 2023
Harvard Law’s Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic is helping a former Marine and small business owner get the benefits he deserves.
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Supreme Court preview: United States v. Rahimi to test Second Amendment and gun control
October 31, 2023
Harvard Law expert Mark Tushnet says an upcoming Supreme Court gun control case could ‘open up a very large number of questions about statutes that most people in this country think should be upheld.’
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Harvard Law IP expert explains how Disney has influenced US copyright law to protect Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh
October 6, 2023
Rebecca Tushnet spoke with Harvard Law Today about how Disney has influenced copyright law in the U.S. and how creators can use works now in the public domain.
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Rappaport Forum talks First Amendment limits of content moderation, ‘lawful but awful’ speech on social media
September 27, 2023
At HLS Rappaport Forum, legal experts debated the balance between the free speech rights of users, platforms, and the government
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Supreme Court preview: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer
September 25, 2023
Harvard Law Professor Michael Ashley Stein says the Supreme Court will consider whether ‘stigmatic harm’ is enough to qualify for standing under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Access to water by low-income residents of Delhi in peril without government action, says Harvard report
September 20, 2023
Access to water for residents of Delhi, India’s unplanned communities is dire and likely to get worse because of climate change, concludes a new report from the International Human Rights Clinic.
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HLS Beyond provides students with opportunties for less formal learning
September 20, 2023
An initiative led by the Harvard Law School Library offers workshops on cutting-edge topics and skills for life and lawyering.
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Does filing for bankruptcy make employees flee?
September 20, 2023
A new study by Harvard Law Professor Jared Ellias shows that employees begin leaving an at-risk company months or years before bankruptcy — and that Chapter 11 may help retain workers long-term.
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Third year of Harvard Law’s Future-L program inspires the next generation of lawyers
September 8, 2023
Now in its third year, Future-L is helping more gifted young people around the country learn about the law, the legal profession — and how they could be part of it.
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How to unwind and find your ‘happy place’
September 8, 2023
Members of the Harvard Law community discuss their favorite ways to loosen up and find their “happy place.”
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Harvard Law’s Transactional Law Clinics help community members build businesses and long-term financial security
September 6, 2023
Harvard Law’s Business and Non-Profit Clinic, Real Estate Clinic, Entertainment Law Clinic, and Community Enterprise Project make a difference for community members in Boston and beyond.