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Top dog
November 2, 2022
Sasha, Harvard’s new community engagement dog, offers comfort, stress relief, and snuggles for the campus community.
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Supreme Court Preview: Brackeen v. Haaland
October 31, 2022
Harvard Law Professor Joseph Singer says the Supreme Court’s decision in Brackeen v. Haaland has the potential to upset tribal sovereignty.
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In Memoriam: John Jay Osborn Jr. ’70, author of "The Paper Chase, 1945-2022
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Was Antonin Scalia originally an originalist?
October 26, 2022
In remarks made as part of the biennial Vaughan Academic Program, Harvard Law Professor Adrian Vermeule argued that the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia began his judicial career as a champion of the administrative state.
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HLS alum named the next Chief Justice of India
October 26, 2022
D.Y. Chandrachud LL.M. ’83 S.J.D. ’86, who has served on the Supreme Court of India since 2016, has been appointed to serve as the next Chief Justice of India.
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Harvard Law School faculty members Sabrineh Ardalan, Michael Gregory, and Scott Westfahl candidly discussed their experiences with mental health, during and after law school, and shared how those have informed their work and strategies for well-being.
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Jack-o’-lanterns, haunted houses, and zombie laws
October 25, 2022
Property law expert Molly Brady tells us about the possible origin of the jack-o’-lantern, what happens if you need to sell your haunted house, and why you should add “cursed land surveyor” to your costume rotation.
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Reflections on serving in the judiciary
October 25, 2022
In a talk moderated by HLS Professor Intisar Rabb, Ret. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer ‘64 and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Supreme Court of Pakistan, reflect on serving in the judiciary.
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Children’s rights are human rights
October 24, 2022
Benyam Dawit Mezmur, a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, works with the United Nations and the Catholic Church, among others, on behalf of children worldwide.
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Celebrating 15 years and more
October 19, 2022
Harvard Law School honored staff who have worked at HLS 15 years or longer at a staff appreciation luncheon in October.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an existential crisis, says European Commission trade leader
October 19, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine is both a threat to democratic values and an opportunity for global leadership, said European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, speaking to an audience of students and faculty at Harvard Law School.
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Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Daleep Singh and Federal Reserve Board Member Chistopher Waller debate whether to create a U.S. central bank digital currency.
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Hurricane Ian exposes cracks in Florida’s flood insurance market
October 14, 2022
Harvard Law expert Hannah Perls explains why so many Florida homeowners lack flood insurance and what should be done about it.
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Ogletree family donates the celebrated law professor and civil rights scholar’s papers to Harvard Law School
October 13, 2022
The Harvard Law School Library has been chosen as a steward of the papers of Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., the celebrated and influential Harvard Law professor and civil rights scholar.
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Moving legal teaching into the future
October 11, 2022
A discussion series on the future of law school pedagogy envisions new ways to support students, faculty.
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What happens after ‘the world’s worst industrial disaster’?
October 11, 2022
Harvard Law School student Apoorva Dixit gives voice to survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy in a seven-part podcast series and TEDx Talk.
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‘We have lots of excitement about getting involved’
October 5, 2022
Harvard Law School’s transfer students bring unique perspectives — and a deep enthusiasm — to the campus community.
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The myths and reality of common and civil law
October 5, 2022
What are the real differences between common and civil law systems? Probably not the ones lawyers typically think about, said Harvard Law School Professor Holger Spamann S.J.D. ’09 in a lecture commemorating his appointment as Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law.
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Picturing ‘the elders of the race and justice movement’
September 27, 2022
Harvard Law Library receives collection of 5,000 photo and video files by Lolita Parker Jr. highlighting the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.
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Pursuing summer public service abroad
September 27, 2022
Every summer since 2001, under the auspices of the Chayes International Public Service Fellowship, HLS students have worked with international organizations, governments, and NGOs…
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What are the limits of presidential power?
September 27, 2022
A panel of experts say that a seminal Supreme Court decision on the powers of the president may raise more questions than it answers.