Events Calendar

Harvard Staff Art Show @ HLS
March 13-23, 2023
Langdell Library, Fishman Room
Open daily 8:00am-11:00pm, HUID required The Harvard Law School Langdell Library is pleased to host one of six in-person shows for the Harvard Staff Art Show, including works from five HLS staff artists. The…

In the fall of 1972, the men incarcerated at the state prison in Walpole, Massachusetts organized themselves into a labor union—the National Prisoners Reform Association (NPRA).  Seizing on the opportunities provided by the guards’ strike and by a radical new Commissioner of Correction, Walpole’s prisoners launched an extraordinary struggle for…

Whether they are reporting on gun violence, covering protests in the post-Dobbs era, or sharing information about COVID with the public, journalists are on the frontlines, bringing important issues to light. But the risks of that reporting don’t lie equally with everyone. White women journalists face much more significant harassment…

Argentina, 1985 is an Oscars-nominated film that depicts the Trial of Las Juntas, a historical trial where members of the de facto military government that ruled Argentina were brought to justice. It is the only example in Latin America of a democratic government starting a process against a former dictatorship.

Ruth Markel is the mother of the late Dan Markel ’01, a noted law professor who was murdered in Tallahassee, Florida in 2014. The story is about a very high profile “murder for hire” case that has received extensive coverage in print and national TV media in the US and…

Please join us for this Animal Law Week talk by Deepti Kulkarni of Covington and Burling LLP and Eric Schulze of Upside Foods. They will discuss the regulatory pathways for cultivated meat and poultry products and walk through how they recently obtained the first FDA pre-clearance for a cultivated meat…

1Ls, please join students at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau for a lunch open house! Students will have an opportunity to speak with current members of the Bureau about their work, including practice areas, working with clinical instructors and community partners, and juggling HLAB with other commitments. Students will also…

The Women in Big Law and Beyond panel will be co-sponsored by WLA and is a fireside chat of trailblazing women who have been building stellar careers, including both big law corporate partners and women who have left big law and entered the business world. As women are often underrepresented…

Learn about WLA, meet members, and drink a little bit of caffeine! Open to all current and potential WLA members. RSVP here.

Jennifer Weddle J.D.’00 (Northern Cheyenne) is the Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig’s American Indian Law Practice and has wide-ranging experience in complex regulatory and jurisdictional issues, with a focus in Indian law, handling a variety of matters for tribal and non-tribal clients. Much of her practice focuses in the areas of tribal economic development and natural resources development. Jennifer also has plentiful U.S. Supreme Court experience. Click to register.

A talk by Professor John C.P. Goldberg, on the occasion of his appointment as Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence. A reception will immediately follow. …

Please save the date and register for the Land Loss, Reparations & Housing Policy Conference to be held March 23–24, 2023. The conference, organized by Prof. Thomas W. Mitchel of Boston College Law School’s Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights, will focus on Black land loss, housing inequality…