Themes
National & World Affairs
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Harvard Law experts weigh in on climate law ‘retrenchment’
September 25, 2025
Attacks on statutes and regulations are unprecedented, panelists say during Harvard Climate Action Week.
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How Supreme Court may get chance to re-examine landmark climate ruling
September 18, 2025
The Supreme Court is expected to get a chance to take a second look at a landmark 2007 decision that paved the way for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, power plants, and other sources.
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Executive order on prescription drug marketing could increase transparency, invite legal challenges
September 17, 2025
Harvard Law expert Carmel Shachar says pharmaceutical companies will need to list all drug complications in their TV and social media ads.
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A Harvard Law affiliate breaks down an antitrust lawsuit brought by real estate brokerage Compass.
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How Delta Airlines and other companies use dynamic pricing to determine how much you pay
August 15, 2025
Airlines and other companies are increasingly using data to determine pricing, says a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.
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Is more partisan redistricting coming to a state near you?
August 6, 2025
Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos explains the national laws at stake in the Texas gerrymandering dispute.
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Supreme Court decision ‘an enormous assistance’ to plaintiffs seeking relief via class action, says Rubenstein
July 31, 2025
Harvard Law Professor William Rubenstein explains why class action lawsuits may replace universal injunctions as the hot legal tool for challenging federal policy.
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Will a new law make cryptocurrency safer?
July 30, 2025
Harvard Law Professor Howell Jackson says GENIUS Act brings an increasingly popular form of cryptocurrency within the regulatory perimeter, potentially establishing a model for global regulation of stablecoins.
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Harvard Law Professor Ron Sullivan says modern media can make things difficult for defendants in high-profile cases.
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Is an antitrust suit against top tennis organizations a grand slam — or an unforced error?
June 18, 2025
Harvard Law School sports law expert Peter Carfagna says that lawsuits filed by professional tennis players aren’t likely to upend the sport.
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During an online briefing sponsored by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard, Jody Freeman and other climate experts warned of lasting damage from executive orders and cuts to research funding.
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Can Trump fire the Fed chairman?
April 30, 2025
Law professor and former Fed Board member Daniel Tarullo says it’s possible for the president to fire the chair of the Federal Reserve but the likely market reaction should give pause.
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Experts examine the Trump administration’s policies on tariffs, international business
April 29, 2025
President Trump’s tariffs and pause on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act have scrambled the global economic system, Harvard Law experts say.
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In the third of four Harvard Law panels on the administration’s first 100 days, five faculty experts discuss the U.S.’ new approach to the global community.
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AI is transforming health care — and the law could help safeguard innovation and patients alike
April 2, 2025
Harvard Law Professor Glenn Cohen shares how artificial intelligence is changing medicine — and how the law can adapt.
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Examining the Early Days of the Second Trump Presidency
March 31, 2025
In February, in the first of a series of planned panels, Harvard Law professors discussed the role of democracy and the courts under the new administration
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The Courts of Last Resort
March 31, 2025
As the U.S. Supreme Court embraces federalism, are state supreme courts becoming the new power centers?
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Harvard Law Professor David Wilkins forecasts what the rest of 2025 might hold for the legal profession.