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HLS Faculty in the News
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Trump impeached
Five Harvard Law faculty react to the unprecedented second impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.
Professor Natapoff on how our massive misdemeanor system makes America more unequal
Harvard Law Professor Alexandra Natapoff is an award-winning legal scholar and criminal justice expert.
HLS scholars weigh in on the events in the U.S. Capitol
Scholars across Harvard Law School have been sharing their perspectives on issues of accountability and the peaceful transfer of presidential power after an unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Constitutional scholar Guy-Uriel Charles, a leading expert on race, politics and election law, to join HLS
Guy-Uriel Charles will join the Harvard Law faculty as the inaugural Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law, effective July 1. He will also serve as faculty director of HLS’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.
Transfer of power
Harvard Law School scholars weigh in on the transfer of presidential power and what the mob assault in the nation's capital means for the future of American democracy.