National & World Affairs

A senior staff attorney at the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program explains how L.A.’s devastating wildfires could shape insurance in California.

Privacy and cybersecurity law expert Timothy Edgar examines national security and First Amendment issues as the popular video website faces a legal deadline.

A Harvard Law School visiting professor says that increasing competition could lower the cost of medications for millions of Americans.

Salata Institute panelists predict legal and regulatory setbacks, and areas of hope as the Trump administration prepares to take over.

Experts discussed the impact of AI on justice systems and democracy at a recent Harvard Law School talk.

Harvard Law alum and M.D. Daniel G. Aaron says that there is danger the Court could “shore back the power of administrative agencies.”

Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena LL.M. ’98, who recently resigned from his position on the Supreme Court of Mexico, offers his views on the controversial new laws.

From global election trends to failed voting reform initiatives, Harvard election law experts break down last week’s presidential election and what it might mean for the future of American democracy.

In a talk promoting his new book, ‘Watchdogs,' Glenn Fine ’85, a former inspector general of the Department of Justice, argued the U.S. Supreme Court would benefit from having one.

As Donald Trump won his presidential bid against Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 2024 election, we looked at how Harvard Law School alumni fared in United States congressional contests.

In a conversation with Larry Schwartztol, Lawrence Lessig describes how bad-faith actors could subvert the will of voters.

Harvard Law’s Emily Broad Leib explains why the FDA is considering new front-of-package labels to call out foods with high fat, salt, and sugar.

Author and law professor Ganesh Sitaraman ’08 explains why the Department of Transportation is taking a close look at four major airlines’ rewards programs.

Scholars trace the history of the group in U.S., discuss why many are wrestling with what it means for Israel, and their own place in nation’s culture.

Recent Supreme Court decisions contribute to an “existential threat” for labor law, according to experts at Harvard Law's Center for Labor and a Just Economy.

At a panel featuring the current leader of Luxembourg, and the former leaders of Peru and Taiwan, Harvard Law’s 100-year-old LL.M. program was praised for its global perspective and for emphasizing ‘how to be kind even when you have strong disagreements.’

Harvard Law emeritus professor Mark Tushnet explains why decisions are getting longer even as there are fewer of them — and how the election will affect the Court’s work.

Professor Stephen Sachs discusses high-profile cases on terrorism and medical care for transgender minors at an event sponsored by the Harvard Federalist Society.