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Evaluating the Supreme Court: Harvard Law faculty weigh in on 2024-2025 SCOTUS term
On June 27, the United States Supreme Court issued its final opinions of the 2024-25 term, which included major decisions on issues such as TikTok [TikTok v. Garland], states’ ability to ban transition care for transgender minors [United States v. Skrmetti], age verification requirements for adult websites [Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton], religious liberty [Oklahoma
July 1, 2025
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David Wilkins celebrated as ‘market shaper’
David Wilkins ’80, faculty director of the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession, has been named a ‘market shaper’ by Financial Times and RSGI, in recognition of how he has ‘promoted study of the development of the profession as a discipline in itself.’
June 25, 2025
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‘You’ve got the best. 1300 is the best final Magna Carta’
Experts debate what Harvard Law School’s original Magna Carta can tell us about our history.
June 25, 2025
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Petrie-Flom annual conference focuses on legal, ethical issues around aging
The Petrie-Flom Center welcomed three dozen scholars from the law, medicine, and bioethics to debate the implications of aging brains and bodies on the law.
June 24, 2025
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‘Truly the best’
65 staffers were honored as ‘Harvard Heroes’ for ‘exemplary’ service to the university’s mission.
June 23, 2025