Showing 24 events for the week starting 03/21/2024
March 15
Friday • 1 event
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Seeking Justice in Complex Litigation: Insights on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Mass Tort
March 15, 2024, 12:20 pm – March 21, 2024, 1:20 pm
Over one million Marines, military families, and civilians were exposed to life-threatening chemicals in the water at Camp Lejeune. Join Keller Postman for a discussion about their work leading negotiations with the government on behalf of all Plaintiffs poisoned by the water. Lunch from Sweetgreen will be provided. RSVP …
March 21
Thursday • 23 events
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Christian Union Women’s Bible Study Group
11:45 am - 1:30 pm
Christian Union at HLS Women’s Bible Study through Psalm 1-41 (Spring 2024). Women of HLS are invited to register for this event in advance!… -
Deprogramming Law and Econ
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Have you ever wondered why Law & Economics became so prominent? Why efficiency and other neoclassical economic concepts are so popular in your doctrinal classes? What assumptions these concepts are based on and what alternatives we have? Join the Law and Political Economy Association with guest speakers from the Center… -
APALSA x Paul Weiss Coffee Chat
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Join APALSA and Paul, Weiss for lunch and coffee! Learn about practice areas and the summer program and network with lawyers ahead of EIP. -
Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic Open House
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Please join co-instructors Judge John Cratsley and Barbara Berenson for an open house for the Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic ahead of 2024-25 clinical registration! Judge Cratsley and Ms. Berenson will be available to answer any and all questions you have about the clinic. -
Edible Internet: How Food E-Commerce is Shifting Regulatory Appetites Globally
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Have you ordered food online lately? Join our conversation with a panel of international experts on the evolving food e-commerce landscape and how governments are (or are not) choosing to regulate it. Panelists:
Dr. Pinghui Xiao, HLS Food Law and Policy Clinic Visiting Scholar and Senior Lecturer at Guangzhou… -
Alumni in Residence with Eric Castelblanco J.D. ’91 of Castelblanco Law Group, APLC
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In 1995, Eric Castelblanco started Law Offices of Eric E Castelblanco which eventually became Castelblanco Law Group, APLC. Since founding his firm, Eric has represented over ten thousand tenants. Eric has handled over 1,000 habitability matters against landlords for a variety of grievances related to unsanitary, unhealthful, or unsafe conditions. Eric has been successful in securing for his clients over $200 million in verdicts and settlements from irresponsible landlords. Click to register. -
Words Over Walls: Writing & Reading in Prison (Bell Collective Conference)
12:15 pm - 1:20 pm
This event is part of The Bell Collective for Critical Race Theory’s fifth annual conference, Censorship & Consciousness, taking place March 20th through 22nd. For more information and to register, visit tinyurl.com/bellcollective State censorship of writing & reading in prison and its impact on education, imagination, & liberation. Featuring:… -
Prosecuting Big Oil for Climate Crimes
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Years of reporting show that fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP knew their business model was generating, in their own words, “catastrophic” climate change. Instead of alerting the public about this existential threat, these companies funded multi-million dollar disinformation campaigns to block responses that would curb their… -
Are Content Moderation Laws Up to Date with 21st Century Technology?
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join the Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) and the Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law (CSEL) for a panel on content moderation in the digital age in WCC 1010. Speakers will include Sam Bayard (Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine specializing in media and intellectual property law), Rebecca… -
JSEL/CSEL Entertainment Symposium
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
March 20: Lunch Panel on the 60th Anniversary of New York Times v. Sullivan (WCC B015) March 21: Lunch Panel on Content Regulation (WCC 1010) March 22: Lunch Panel on 2023 Actors’ Strike (WCC 1015)… -
Clinical Registration Open House – International Human Rights Clinic
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
The International Human Rights Clinic invites interested students to drop by WCC 1015 for some snacks and chat with Clinicians and current students about our work in human rights and what it means to be a clinical student!… -
IP Law Association x Mintz
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
IPLA will host attorneys from Mintz to speak about their intellectual property practice. -
WLA Women’s History Month co-sponsored with La-Alianza
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Please join us for a conversation with Mexican Supreme Court Minister Hon. Ana Margarita Ríos. Lunch provided. -
Paul Hastings Lunch Event with the Firm Chair & Global Managing Partner
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Paul Hastings invites Harvard’s 1L Class to join Frank Lopez, Chair of the Firm, and Sherrese Smith, Global Managing Partner, to learn more about the Business of Big Law on Thursday, March 21st in WCC 2004 from 12:30-1:15 PM. Lunch will be provided. RSVP using the Google Form link!… -
HALB x Proskauer Rose: Breaking into Big Law
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join HALB and attorneys from Proskauer Rose for a panel discussion on best practices for breaking into – and succeeding – in the big law space. Attorneys will share personal experiences and insight on how they’ve succeeded in their day-to-day roles, in summer programs, and more. … -
Student Government Community Cupboard
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Student Government’s Community Service Committee is launching the Community Cupboard! After numerous conversations around campus, we introduced the Community Cupboard to help provide resources for any HLS student who may feel like they need it. The Cupboard includes: pasta, ramen, popcorn, tide pods, snacks, deodorant, protein shake, and more! The Community Cupboard will be open: Thursday, March 21st,… -
The Incarceration of Knowledge: Banned Books & Writings in Prison (Bell Collective Conference)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This event is part of The Bell Collective for Critical Race Theory’s fifth annual conference, Censorship & Consciousness, taking place March 20th through 22nd. For more information and to register, visit orgs.law.harvard.edu/thebellcollective/censorship-consciousness-2024/ “The Incarceration of Knowledge” will demonstrate the challenges faced by prisoners while attempting to learn and… -
Spring 2024 Byse Workshop – Abolitionist Approaches to Criminal Justice: Perspectives and Debates
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
The next session of the Byse Workshop will take place on Thursday, March 21, at 3:45-5:15 PM, in Wasserstein Hall (WCC), Room 4059. In this session, we will discuss feminist and queer approaches to abolitionism. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Please refer to this link for the workshop’s syllabus and… -
Mass Incarceration as Mass Censorship (Bell Collective Conference)
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
This event is part of The Bell Collective for Critical Race Theory’s fifth annual conference, Censorship & Consciousness, taking place March 20th through 22nd. For more information and to register, visit tinyurl.com/bellcollective Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion exploring the intersection of incarceration and censorship, delving into how… -
Civil Disagreement Series: Academic Freedom, DEI, & the Future of Higher Education
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Increasingly, concerns about maintaining academic freedom are being pitted against the efforts of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on college campuses. In what ways can universities promote student, faculty, and staff wellbeing and cultivate belonging while remaining spaces for inquiry and free expression of ideas? This panel discussion, co-sponsored by… -
Root and Branch: Lawyers, Movements, and The End of Mass Incarceration
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Dean John F. Manning and Interim Dean John C.P. Goldberg invite you to a talk by Andrew Manuel Crespo On the occasion of his appointment as
Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law…