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Alumni Focus
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A clinic fact-finding mission on the Thai-Burma border changed the course of Jason Gelbort’s career.
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It started the summer he first hunted Nazis
April 7, 2023
With decades of experience prosecuting war crimes, Eli Rosenbaum '80 turns his attention to Russia.
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In Memoriam: Patricia Schroeder ’64
March 17, 2023
Patricia Schroeder ’64, a feminist pathbreaker in Congress, who served as U.S. representative from Colorado from 1973 to 1997, died on March 13. She was 82.
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Through the years: Women at Harvard Law School
March 16, 2023
Since the first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School in 1953, women have made their mark.
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Celebrating 70: Milestones and Moments
March 16, 2023
The first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School 70 years ago this spring. A look back at moments and milestones.
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Class of 1953 alumna Sondra Miller reflects
March 8, 2023
70 years on, Sondra Miller ’53 reflects on her experience as a member of the first class at Harvard Law School to include women.
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Chief counsel of a respected mid-’70s Senate inquiry into improper federal investigations says the credibility of the oversight function is at stake.
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‘In many, many ways this was my dream’
February 15, 2023
A Public Service Venture Fund Fellowship helped Lauren Herman ’13 launch an organization to help underserved communities in New Jersey.
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A Pioneering Woman
February 14, 2023
Seventy years ago this spring, the first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School. Sondra (Markowitz) Miller ’53 talks about her experience and her career
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A Broad Perspective
February 14, 2023
As U.S. ambassador to India, HLS alumnus Kenneth Juster drew on a career that has encompassed law, business, and government
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‘A Civil Rights Issue of Our Time’
February 14, 2023
Kimberly J. Robinson argues for a federal right to education
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Separate but Unequal
February 14, 2023
A new book co-written by Harvard Law School alumnus Andrew Stobo Sniderman LL.M. ’22, spotlights inequities in Canada’s Indigenous communities — and a path toward justice
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Speak Freely
February 14, 2023
At PEN America, Suzanne Nossel leads the charge to ensure freedom of expression for all
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The Beloved City
February 14, 2023
HLS mayors address how the pandemic has transformed urban America
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With support from PSVF and Wasserstein fellowships, Mercedes Montagnes ’09, founder of the Promise of Justice Initiative, has tackled injustices in the Louisiana carceral system.
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How Harvard Law alums fared in the 2022 midterm elections
November 15, 2022
Several Harvard Law School graduates are headed to Congress after winning elections in the 2022 midterm elections.
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‘Each of us has a bit of activist in us … That’s why we’re here’
November 4, 2022
How attorneys advance civil rights work in their practices, both at private public interest law firms and through pro bono work at large law firms, was the focus of discussion at two panel events at Harvard Law School
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In Memoriam: John Jay Osborn Jr. ’70, author of "The Paper Chase, 1945-2022
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Lesson from Latin America for US abortion rights movement
October 28, 2022
This article was originally published in the Harvard Gazette. Mexico and Colombia recently legalized abortion in landmark rulings that offer a stark contrast to…
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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.