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In a Martin Luther King address at Sanders Theatre, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch ’84 argued the arc of moral universe may bend toward justice, but it requires devotion to progress.

Imani Perry ’00 was awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s 2023 “genius grant” for her work on interdisciplinary interpretations on history, and culture of Black America

Susan Farbstein ‘04 explains the importance of the lawsuit that HLS' International Human Rights Clinic and its students filed in 2007 against the former president of Bolivia seeking justice on behalf of Bolivian citizens whose families were killed by the military in 2003.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency reflects on the agency’s challenges, including in North Korea and Iran, as well as Ukraine and Japan.

A two-day conference, hosted by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Social Justice, examined election law and electoral systems impact communities of color

At HLS Rappaport Forum, legal experts debated the balance between the free speech rights of users, platforms, and the government

Before you open your laptop or pick up your pen, know your audience and what you are trying to achieve, says Susannah Barton Tobin ’04, director of Harvard Law's First-Year Legal Research and Writing Program.

An initiative led by the Harvard Law School Library offers workshops on cutting-edge topics and skills for life and lawyering.

A new study by Harvard Law Professor Jared Ellias shows that employees begin leaving an at-risk company months or years before bankruptcy — and that Chapter 11 may help retain workers long-term.

This July the inaugural cohort of 35 fellows gathered at HLS for a weeklong residency of the Future Leaders in Law Program.

Harvard Law’s Business and Non-Profit Clinic, Real Estate Clinic, Entertainment Law Clinic, and Community Enterprise Project make a difference for community members in Boston and beyond.

Jill Lepore, award-winning American historian and writer, will join the Harvard Law School faculty as a professor of law.

Sir David A.R. Williams LL.M. ’66, One of the first practitioners of international arbitration in New Zealand, recently retired after more than five decades as a litigator, environmental advocate, author, law professor, judge, and international arbitrator.

Meet a few of the freshest faces on campus, from J.D. candidates to LL.M. students.

Dean John F. Manning ’85 welcomed more than 700 candidates for the degrees of Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Juridical Science to Harvard Law School.

In "The Problem of Twelve," John Coates argues that a small number of large financial institutions increasingly pose a threat to American democracy and to themselves.

Harvard Law’s Richard Lazarus says that while the pro-environment ruling in Held v. Montana is a reason to celebrate, the impact could be limited.

A search of the Marion County Record offices may have violated the First Amendment and 1980’s Privacy Protection Act, says David McCraw, a lecturer on law and top New York Times lawyer.

Harvard Law School’s Graduate Program has officially welcomed the LL.M. Class of 2024 to campus.

More than 130 Harvard Law School staff donated their time and talent for HLS Week of Service, held during the week of July 31 to August 4.

Ruth L. Okediji, the Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been named Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Center for African Studies (CAS).