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‘Everyone is struggling to understand what this new world is going to look like’

For one day in the 2019–2020 academic year, Harvard Law Today followed just a handful of Harvard Law's 47 legal clinics to see their work — and their efforts to advance justice — in action.

A report issued by the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery recounts the many ways Harvard University participated in, and profited from, slavery. Harvard leaders and scholars examine the report and its implications for the future.

On Earth Day, we highlight some of the work being done by Harvard Law students, scholars, clinics, and programs to address some our most pressing environmental issues.

As the war in Ukraine intensifies, Harvard Law Today turns to faculty, alums, and experts on international law and negotiation for perspectives on the global response to the Russian invasion, and what the future holds for this sovereign nation under threat.

Whether you’ve already conveyed your heart (for proper consideration), or you’re out of practice, here are a few Valentines to help you court a special someone, cheer up your amicus, or find a new study buddy.

Four distinct programs pursue research and address current topics linked to the intersection of religion and law

Randall Kennedy seeks nuance in an age of absolutism

Harvard Law Today offers a look back at Justice Stephen Breyer's career and his legacy, and his lifelong connection to Harvard Law School.

From curating an art show to hiking the trails around Boston, Harvard Law students share what they're looking forward this semester.

With a focus on fostering collaboration and community, the modernist building has been transformed into a 21st-century work environment

In this series, Harvard Law experts turn a critical eye to the Biden administration’s efforts on health care, the economy, criminal justice reform, and other areas important to Americans — and share their thoughts on its agenda for the future.

Winter in all its glory takes center stage at HLS. From snow-covered branches to buildings dusted in white, from spring blooms peeking out to a squirrel’s surprise, scenes of winter abound at HLS.

A look back at our most popular Instagram posts of 2021.

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday break, members of the Harvard Law School community share what they're grateful for this year.

To mark Veterans Day, Harvard Law Today highlights a few of the profiles and stories that illustrate the profound commitment of those in the HLS community to service and the law.

Harvard Law students who have served in the various branches of the Armed Forces represent a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, but all share a profound dedication to serving the nation.

From the late 1800s to today artists have created portraits of Harvard Law School's deans, preserving a visual history of the school's leaders.

Harvard Law faculty and staff reveal beloved spots for work and play at America’s oldest institution of higher learning.

Get to know some of our first year J.D students and new LL.M.s — and why they chose HLS!

On the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Harvard Law Today asked five Harvard Law School alumni and a former adjunct professor, all of whom had prominent roles in counterterrorism and other national policies during and after 9/11, to share their reflections about the events of that day.

Harvard Law School faculty and staff recommend a few of their favorite spots on either side of the Charles River.

In her new role as U.S. trade representative, Tai ’01 brings legal expertise, political savvy, and a deep commitment to American workers.

Deception spreads faster than truth on social media. Who — if anyone — should stop it?

Merrick Garland ’77 made the unusual choice to leave a lifetime appointment on the nation’s second most influential court to instead lead a federal agency with roughly 115,000 employees. Unusual, but not surprising, say those who know him well.

Andrew Manuel Crespo ’08 and Premal Dharia, leaders of the ambitious new Institute to End Mass Incarceration, take aim at ‘one of the defining civil rights issues of our time.’

Annette Gordon-Reed ’84 on her home state of Texas' complex history.

Graduating students share thoughts on their aspirations, challenges, and making the most of their HLS experience.

As President Joe Biden approached his 100th day in office, Harvard Law Today asked faculty members and researchers from across Harvard Law School to weigh in on the new administration’s agenda, actions, accomplishments, and failures to date.

In recognition of Earth Day, we highlight some recent work and perspectives of Harvard Law's students and scholars committed to environmental change.

On March 10, two teams of HLS students faced off for the final round of the Ames Moot Court Competition. For the first time in its more than 100-year-old history, the competition was conducted virtually, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Harvard Law School's most liked images of the year.

The Harvard Law School Library's Nuremberg Trials Project has been used by students, academics, filmmakers and artists among others to support their work in the retelling and documentation of World War II and the atrocities committed during that time.

HLS faculty on COVID-19 and the pressing questions of racism, racial injustice, and abuse of power that have driven this difficult year—and that are the focus of three new lecture series at the school.

Harvard students who have served in the various branches of the Armed Forces represent a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, but all have at least one thing in common: a profound dedication to serving the nation.

Members of the HLS community share why they believe voting is important.

Lawrence Lessig discusses institutional threats to representative democracy.

Harvard professors place the 2020 presidential race in historical context and consider its impact on our future.

In August, Harvard Law School officially kicked off the start of the fall 2020 academic year with a multi-day, highly interactive orientation for incoming students.

David Beck ’91, senior vice president and chief legal counsel at Boston Medical Center, shares what it took to get the safety-net hospital ready for the coronavirus and the most challenging month in its history—and what might come out of this difficult season.

The November 2020 general election was shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated, nerve-wracking and deeply contested elections in American history, with most onlookers expecting record-breaking voter turnout. Then a pandemic hit.

A Year Unlike Any Other John F. Manning ’85, the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean at Harvard Law School This has been a year unlike…

Teaching and learning at Harvard Law School in the first months of the pandemic

A legal historian who has focused on the history of U.S. slavery puts the push to remove Confederate statues in context.

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, legal scholars see a moment of reckoning.

On May 28, 2020, Harvard Law students gathered to celebrate their graduation. The gathering did not take place at the foot of Langdell Hall, but rather in living rooms and backyards worldwide, from Cambridge to California, from New Zealand to the Netherlands, at all hours of the day and night.

An organization started by Harvard Law students offers community and resources for low-income and first-generation college students at the school.