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In the early 21st century, constitutionalism confronts numerous pressures and critiques. Some prominent critics are concerned that constitutionalism’s modern form may be unduly rigid in the face of changing social, economic, and environmental conditions. In their new book, Professors Mark Tushnet (HLS) and Bojan Bugarič (University of Sheffield) propose a “thin” idea of constitutionalism and suggest that we should scale back our expectations for what constitutionalism can achieve. Please join for a panel discussion about the book with Professors Tushnet, Doerfler and Visiting Professor Vlad Perju.

This event features a discussion on Redefining Comparative Constitutional Law: Essays for Mark Tushnet with HLS Professor Emeritus Mark Tushnet and volume editors HLS Professor, Vicki Jackson, and Columbia Law School Professor, Madhav Khosla. The book reflects upon the field of comparative constitutional law, which has emerged in recent decades as a major domain of scholarship and judicial practice. Among the most prominent figures in the ongoing renaissance of this field has been Mark Tushnet.

At this fireside chat-style discussion, Professors Bavitz and Tushnet will use the Supreme Court’s recent cert denial in Thaler v. Perlmutter to explore the doctrine of human authorship and originality and how those requirements apply to AI-assisted outputs.

The HLS community is invited to attend a day of events celebrating the life and legacy of Professor Charles J. “Tree” Ogletree, Jr. ’78, on…

This National Library Week join HKS Library & Research Services, Harvard Law School Library, local library leaders, and Harvard policy experts for an exclusive campus screening of the new documentary The Librarians.

Come relax and enjoy watching your fellow HLS student musicians perform acoustic sets of their favorite pieces – classical, jazz, and pop!

In this session your fellow student, Jonathan Hostottle ('27), will teach you the basics of playing the ukulele. We will go over basic chords, strumming patterns, and all of the fundamentals needed to learn and play some of your favorite songs. No ukulele experience is required.

Back by popular demand, a fifth iteration of the faculty panel Why I Changed My Mind featuring HLS faculty members’ stories of professional moments of reckoning when ideas they had previously thought settled in their worldview changed.

What does it take to build a legal tech startup? How are lawyers using AI now, and how will they use it five and ten years from now? Join Pablo Arredondo, Co-Founder of CaseText and now Vice President at Thomson Reuters following the company's 2023 acquisition, in conversation with Jon Choi, visiting faculty at HLS and James Carr Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis and Co-Founder of Solomon AI, as they discuss entrepreneurship, AI, and the future of the legal profession.

Professor Alan Raul will be leading 3 sessions this spring on TechReg in AI under the Trump Administration (see March 12th & April 9th events). This first session will examine the current U.S. federal AI governance landscape under the Administration’s July 2025 AI Action Plan and December 2025 Executive Order 14365 (“Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”), including the Administration’s posture toward the emerging web of state AI laws.

In this second session of the TechReg in AI series w/ Alan Raul (see April 9th) we address the issue of how Frontier AI companies assure human control and safety. AI is a potentially hugely transformative technology that is developing substantially outside the government’s direct control. Since under the Administration’s current AI framework major tech companies will be largely responsible for directing and controlling the progress and governance of frontier AI, we survey how these corporate entities have set up their governance structures, instituted compliance measures (legal conformity and safety assessments, risk management frameworks), built in technical measures (evaluations, red-teaming, monitoring), and established organizational measures (risk committees, responsible scaling policies, incident response).

In this third and final session of the TechReg in AI series with Professor Alan Raul, we consider what constitutes an “AI incident” for policy and governance purposes. Who is monitoring and reporting them? How does the concept account for foreseeable harms, near misses, and distinctions between systems performing as intended versus those that are malfunctioning, maliciously compromised, or acting in novel or unexpected manners? As we dig into today’s incident-monitoring ecosystem, we’ll discuss relevant challenges such as underreporting, selection bias, confidentiality, reproducibility and how to translate scattered, anecdotal events into meaningful evidence for risk management and harm prevention.

Come learn from the expert how to use Word's formatting functions to create the best Brief possible. We'll cover using styles, creating a table of contents, adding Roman and Arabic numbers to the same document, and creating a table of authorities. Bring your laptop, your formatting questions, and your appetite.

Harness the power of artificial intelligence to transform the way you approach making financial decisions and accessing information. From personalized budgeting tools to interactive debt management simulations and investing modeling, this session will reveal cutting-edge ways to demystify complex financial topics. Discover how AI can provide you with the insights you need to make informed financial decisions, all while saving you time.

Dharma Frederick ('06) and Barbara Taylor lead this session on Ethical AI based on a new CLE requirement for lawyers at DLA Piper, designed in collaboration with Casetext. At this workshop you will learn about real, trustworthy applications of generative AI, including legal research, document review, and contract analysis.

Join us for an in-depth exploration of upcoming changes to the standard repayment plan, income-driven repayment plans, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and how private loan repayment will impact broader financial planning, lead by Derek Brainard of Accesslex.  Attendees will leave with actionable strategies for integrating these updates into their student loan repayment strategy after graduation.

Nov. 20, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the commencement of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Learn about the work the HLS Library is…

Though technology regulation has traditionally been treated separately from antitrust concerns, panelists in this session argue that the current antitrust regimes and regulatory practices in the US and the EU have worked together to stifle competition and innovation. While navigating the critical tension between fostering innovation and mitigating risks, they will explore the need and possibility of establishing an international legal standard and shared regulatory framework to guide competitive, responsible progress.