Showing 5 events for the week starting 02/23/2026
February 23
Monday • 5 events
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When Courts Do—and Don’t—Defend Democracy: Evidence from Israel with Andrew O’Donohue moderated by Adan Ershied
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
When does judicial behavior defend democracy by upholding constraints on executive power? ;O’Donohue studies this question in Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu by analyzing quantitative data on over 16,000 panel decisions by Israel’s Supreme Court and qualitative interviews with high-ranking judges, lawyers, and politicians. He theorizes that when judicial selection institutions… -
Mindfulness Strategies with HLS Alum Sarah Stewart
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
This hands-on session is equally appropriate for beginners to mindfulness-based strategies and for experienced practitioners. Participants will come away with a clear understanding of mindfulness, reducing tension, improving sleep, increasing focus and attention, and hardwiring happiness. This event is open only to members of the HLS Community. Light Refreshments will… -
How to Land a Public Interest Job
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Wondering how students land public interest employment immediately after graduation? Does the path seem confusing compared to private sector recruitment? Join OPIA as we demystify post-graduate pathways to public service, including a high-level overview of entry-level hiring, fellowships, and government honors programs. We will discuss hiring vehicles and key steps and strategies to ready you for post-graduate public interest job success. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below. -
Legal History Workshop 3
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Legal History Workshop provides an academic forum for junior scholars with an interest in legal history to engage in the discussion and critique of works in progress, including articles, dissertation or book chapters, job talk papers, book reviews, conference papers, op-eds, and developing research ideas. The workshop is hosted… -
Working Girls film screening
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Please join us for a screening of Working Girls followed by a discussion with Prabha Kotiswaran, LLM ’96, SJD ‘06, Professor, King’s College London, and Principal Investigator, Laws of Social Reproduction Project and Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor A light dinner will be provided Co-sponsored by International Legal Studies,…