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Practicing Law in the Wake of a Pandemic
July 15, 2022
‘Everyone is struggling to understand what this new world is going to look like’
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Clinics in Action
July 15, 2022
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.
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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery
April 28, 2022
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.
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Inspiring change
April 22, 2022
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.
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Focus on Ukraine
March 2, 2022
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.
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Harvard Law School Valentines
February 9, 2022
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.
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Faith in the Law
January 31, 2022
Four distinct programs pursue research and address current topics linked to the intersection of religion and law
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Breyer retires
January 28, 2022
Harvard Law Today offers a look back at Justice Stephen Breyer's career and his legacy, and his lifelong connection to Harvard Law School.
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From curating an art show to hiking the trails around Boston, Harvard Law students share what they're looking forward this semester.
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Building for the Future
January 25, 2022
With a focus on fostering collaboration and community, the modernist building has been transformed into a 21st-century work environment
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Weighing President Biden’s first year
January 18, 2022
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.
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Snowtime
December 17, 2021
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.
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Harvard Law School top photos of 2021
December 15, 2021
A look back at our most popular Instagram posts of 2021.
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Giving thanks
November 23, 2021
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday break, members of the Harvard Law School community share what they're grateful for this year.
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In their honor
November 10, 2021
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.
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Veteran perspectives
November 5, 2021
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.
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Portraits in Leadership
October 27, 2021
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.
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Harvard beyond the Yard
September 23, 2021
Harvard Law faculty and staff reveal beloved spots for work and play at America’s oldest institution of higher learning.
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‘Where else but Harvard Law School?’
September 16, 2021
Get to know some of our first year J.D students and new LL.M.s — and why they chose HLS!
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Twenty years after 9/11, leaders in the nation’s response reflect
September 9, 2021
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.
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Exploring Cambridge and beyond
September 2, 2021
Harvard Law School faculty and staff recommend a few of their favorite spots on either side of the Charles River.
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Katherine Tai represents
July 23, 2021
In her new role as U.S. trade representative, Tai ’01 brings legal expertise, political savvy, and a deep commitment to American workers.
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Oh, what a tangled web we weave
July 7, 2021
Deception spreads faster than truth on social media. Who — if anyone — should stop it?
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Off the bench and into the breach
June 30, 2021
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.
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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.’
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Summations
June 3, 2021
Graduating students share thoughts on their aspirations, challenges, and making the most of their HLS experience.
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Evaluating President Biden’s first 100 days
April 28, 2021
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.
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A focus on the environment
April 22, 2021
In recognition of Earth Day, we highlight some recent work and perspectives of Harvard Law's students and scholars committed to environmental change.
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Taking Ames
March 17, 2021
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.
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Harvard Law School’s top ten photos of 2020
December 28, 2020
Harvard Law School's most liked images of the year.
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Access to history
December 9, 2020
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.
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‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for change’
November 19, 2020
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.
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Veterans of war and service
November 6, 2020
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.
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Why I vote
October 30, 2020
Members of the HLS community share why they believe voting is important.
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How It All Adds Up
October 26, 2020
Lawrence Lessig discusses institutional threats to representative democracy.
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An Election for the History Books?
October 15, 2020
Harvard professors place the 2020 presidential race in historical context and consider its impact on our future.
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Harvard Law School Orientation 2020
September 3, 2020
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.
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How Do You Prepare for a Pandemic?
August 21, 2020
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.
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When Voting Is a Risky Choice
August 4, 2020
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.
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The Urgency of the Moment
July 23, 2020
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…
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Distance Learning Up Close
July 23, 2020
Teaching and learning at Harvard Law School in the first months of the pandemic
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Must We Allow Symbols of Racism on Public Land?
July 23, 2020
A legal historian who has focused on the history of U.S. slavery puts the push to remove Confederate statues in context.
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A Killing in Broad Daylight
July 23, 2020
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, legal scholars see a moment of reckoning.
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Pomp and Circumstance
July 21, 2020
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.
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First Class
February 6, 2020
An organization started by Harvard Law students offers community and resources for low-income and first-generation college students at the school.