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Faculty Scholarship
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Harvard Law’s Labor and Worklife Program releases major report aimed at reforming American labor law
January 23, 2020
The Harvard Gazette sat down with Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs of Harvard's Labor and Worklife Program to talk about their report "Clean Slate for Worker Power: Building a Just Democracy and Economy," and about what they envision for the future of labor law in the United States.
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Harvard Law expert says Supreme Court case poses major threat to school voucher programs
January 21, 2020
On January 22, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case that may dramatically impact the ability of states to provide public funding to private, religiously-affiliated schools. In advance of the arguments, Harvard Law Today sat down with Professor Mark Tushnet to preview the case.
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How people decide what they want to know
January 16, 2020
In an interview with Harvard Law Today, Cass Sunstein discussed his research, and a recently published paper on how people decide what they do or do not want to know.
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The Journey of an Idealist
January 7, 2020
Ambassador Samantha Power ’99 reflects on her life and career in her new memoir "The Education of an Idealist."
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Letting Go
January 7, 2020
"Ours is an unforgiving age, an age of resentment," writes Martha Minow in "When Should Law Forgive?," a compassionate yet clear-eyed reexamination of law’s basic aims.
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Faculty Books in Brief: Winter 2020
January 7, 2020
From conformity and the power of social influences to felony and the guilty mind in Medieval England
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Minow, Gordon-Reed probe what impeachment means and where it leads
December 19, 2019
To gain a better understanding of the issues in play following the House impeachment of President Donald Trump, the Harvard Gazette asked faculty and affiliates in history, law, politics, government, psychology, and media to offer their thoughts.
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Shedding light on fraudulent takedown notices
December 12, 2019
What happens if bad actors deliberately falsify and submit court documents requesting the removal of content? Research using the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society’s Lumen database shows the problem is larger than previously understood.
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Martha Minow on the power of forgiveness
December 12, 2019
The Harvard Gazette recently sat down with Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor and former dean of Harvard Law School, to talk about her book new book, "When Should Law Forgive?," and why she thinks forgiveness could make the law more just.
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On the Bookshelf: HLS Authors
December 11, 2019
This fall, the Harvard Law School Library hosted a series of book talks by Harvard Law School authors on topics ranging from forgiveness in law, transparency in health and fidelity in constitutional practice.
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Video: Feldman testifies on the constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment
December 4, 2019
On Wednesday, Dec. 4, Noah Feldman, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, testified before the House Judiciary Committee at a public hearing on the constitutional grounds for impeaching the president.
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David L. Shapiro 1932–2019: The ‘heart and soul’ of federal courts and the federal system
November 26, 2019
David L. Shapiro ’57, an icon of federal courts jurisprudence, died last week at the age of 87.
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In chair lecture, Stephenson explores corruption and its impact
November 20, 2019
Stephenson, an expert in anticorruption law, legislation, and administrative law, commemorated his appointment as the Eli Goldston Professor of Law with a lecture at Harvard Law School titled, “Corruption and Anticorruption.”
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Law & Order in Medieval England
November 20, 2019
In a Q&A, Elizabeth Papp Kamali ’07 discusses her new book, trial by ordeal, medieval juries and "felonies committed feloniously."
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Ferrell’s article ranked as the second most cited by the Journal of Financial Economics
November 7, 2019
Professor Allen Ferrell ’95 paper, "Socially Responsible Firms," has been ranked number two on the Journal of Financial Economics' list of the most cited articles since 2016.
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Lawrence Lessig examines what it means to reinvigorate democracy
November 7, 2019
In his new book, "They Don’t Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy," Lawrence Lessig writes about the issues undermining American democracy, such as big money in politics, gerrymandering, vote suppression, and the inequities of the Electoral College system.
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Forgiveness in an age of ‘justified resentments’
November 6, 2019
At a recent Harvard Law School Library book event, Martha Minow and panelists discussed her recent release, "When Should Law Forgive?", which explores the complicated intersection of the law, justice, and forgiveness.
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A global look at LGBT violence and bias
October 23, 2019
The Harvard Gazette recently spoke with Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the U.N. independent expert who is now a visiting researcher in residence at Harvard Law School, in advance of the presentation of his report on the adverse effects of laws and cultural norms on LGBTQ individuals to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.
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A Q&A with Robert Greenwald on ‘getting to zero’ and the success of PEPFAR, 15 years later
October 22, 2019
Clinical Professor Robert Greenwald discusses PEPFAR’s impact at home in the United States, policy barriers to "getting to zero," and ways to address the epidemic head-on.
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To Serve Better: Magnolia state blooming
October 21, 2019
Emily Broad Leib ’08 wanted to help Mississippi Delta residents through public policy, but what they needed first was a woodchipper.
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Leah Plunkett ’06 shares some tips from her new book, ‘Sharenthood’
October 17, 2019
In her first book "Sharenthood," Leah Plunkett of the Berkman Klein Center's Youth and Media team warns those with young children not to "over-sharent" online.