Latest from Rachel Reed
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Jackson Beard ’22 has known she wanted to be a lawyer since she was 14 — and she can recall the exact moment that set her on her path to Harvard Law School and her future career.
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Family ties
May 3, 2022
For J.V. Langkilde ’22, it’s all about community. “Growing up in American Samoa, I lived near a lot of family,” he says. “We had a…
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Focusing on well-being
April 19, 2022
Students on Harvard Law School’s Student Well-Being Working Group care about sharing mental health resources available with their peers.
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A haven for taxpayers
April 18, 2022
Harvard Law’s Federal Tax Clinic helps low-income taxpayers shed their debts — and stress.
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‘Democracy and open society, human dignity, doesn’t necessarily win — we have to work for it’
April 13, 2022
The Harvard International Law Journal recently hosted a discussion with Stavros Lambrinidis, ambassador of the European Union to the United States.
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Harvard Representation Initiative supports members of the Harvard community affected by the crisis in Ukraine
April 7, 2022
The Harvard Representation Initiative is supporting some Ukranian members of the Harvard community by providing immigration legal representation and social work support, offering options to keep them and their families safe.
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Current electric vehicles subsidies fail to reduce overall emissions, says Harvard Law study
April 7, 2022
Subsidies offered by the federal government for the purchase of new electric vehicles (EVs) may actually increase total greenhouse gas emissions without similar aid for secondhand buyers, concludes a new study led by Ashley Nunes, Ph.D., a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program.
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The Harvard Law School Democrats recently hosted a Q&A with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain ’87. who answered students' questions on the administration’s agenda on voting rights, student loan debt, global vaccine inequities, the war in Ukraine, and other hot topics.
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Talking across the aisle
April 5, 2022
Courses led by Harvard Law’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program teach students how to lead critical conversations about polarizing issues.
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Limiting lessons
March 30, 2022
Alexander Chen of Harvard Law’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic says Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill likely will face First Amendment and Equal Protection Clause challenges.
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Life imitating art
March 30, 2022
As an LL.M. student at Harvard Law School who is about to launch both a solo show and a collective exhibition with other Black artists across Harvard, Suleyman Wellings-Longmore LL.M. ’22 says he can finally see how his legal and artistic passions inspire and fuel one another.
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Algorithm nation
March 14, 2022
A Harvard Law School reading group debates how the law should manage self-driving cars, A.I.-generated art, and other algorithmic technology.
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In January, Harvard Law students worked with the families of former members of the Afghan parliament hoping to settle safely in Canada.
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Russian forces are using weapons widely banned across the world, says Harvard Law expert
March 3, 2022
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, of particular concern, says arms expert Bonnie Docherty, is the reported use of cluster munitions and other explosives in highly populated areas.
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Supreme Court preview: West Virginia v. EPA
February 28, 2022
Harvard Law expert Shaun Goho explains how a complicated Supreme Court case could have major implications for government agencies and the environment.
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President Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson ’96 for Supreme Court
February 25, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson ’96 was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Biden. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
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The other bar exam
February 23, 2022
Beeritas’s mission is to bring together Harvard Law students who love that familiar fermented drink of hops and grains for regular tastings and conversation, fostering connections and friendships along the way.
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‘Grateful for it all’
February 14, 2022
Harvard Law alum Esther Mulder ‘14 discusses her journey from foster care to a career in public defense.
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John B. Bellinger III ’86, a former State Department and national security legal adviser, sees ‘echoes of the Cold War,’ and says Biden should make ‘crystal clear' to Putin the consequences of an invasion.
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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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Brian Flores vs. the NFL
February 9, 2022
Two Harvard Law experts say the suit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores faces many challenges, but that if he can get it heard in court, Flores has ‘a good story.’