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National & World Affairs
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Spanish minister seeks to empower workers
February 12, 2026
To have a thriving democracy, workplaces must also be democratic, according to Yolanda Díaz Pérez, Spain’s minister of labour and social economy.
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Trademark expert Louis Tompros says that the soon-to-be-relocated MLB team can still legally defend its brand even without trademark protection.
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Marijuana research revival?
January 28, 2026
Health law expert Carmel Shachar says a recent executive order tells federal agencies to rethink cannabis restrictions.
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Did Drake use an illegal casino to fake Spotify streams?
January 21, 2026
In a RICO lawsuit, rapper Drake is accused of fraud and artificially boosting his play count on music platforms.
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Will the Federal Reserve remain independent?
January 15, 2026
Harvard Law Professor Daniel Tarullo argues that, in the upcoming Supreme Court case Trump v. Cook, ‘the independence of the Federal Reserve is really at stake.’
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The new case against ultraprocessed food
January 14, 2026
Food law expert Emily Broad Leib discusses a new lawsuit against ‘Big Food’ attempting to mitigate their products’ damaging effects on public health.
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AI is speeding into healthcare. Who should regulate it?
January 14, 2026
Medical ethicist Glenn Cohen details the need to balance thoughtful limits while avoiding unnecessary hurdles as industry groups issue guidelines around AI.
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How technology supports and undermines democracy
December 16, 2025
At a recent event, experts urged collaboration between technologists and policymakers to protect the rule of law.
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Climate law experts discuss the road ahead
December 15, 2025
Top legal experts on energy, emissions, and natural resources discuss navigating the path forward in environmental law.
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Protecting human rights in the age of AI
December 5, 2025
Former State Department official Harold Hongju Koh outlines ways to hold nations accountable for AI-related abuses.
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Global hopes still pinned to international law
November 14, 2025
Despite major challenges on compliance and enforcement, the system remains the best deterrent against harmful behavior by countries, experts say.
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Voice of DOJ experience makes case for ‘deference doctrine’
November 6, 2025
Visiting Professor Andrew Mergen, who served 3 decades with Justice Department, sees an urgent need to protect the presumption of regularity.
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Your chatbot may be the friend that isn’t
October 30, 2025
Your AI chatbot may be your companion, your assistant, even your romantic partner. But it may also be the gateway to something more ominous, according…
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The challenge to the judiciary from a rising executive branch
October 16, 2025
A Harvard Law Review symposium examines the growing obstacles facing the judiciary, and the tools courts have to confront them.
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How much power does the president have to dismiss executive branch officials? From the founding era to today, the answer is ever evolving
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A Man for All Seasons
October 6, 2025
As Britain’s former foreign secretary and current deputy prime minister, David Lammy remains connected to his roots in working-class London and to his Harvard experience
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What is Congress allowed to do?
September 25, 2025
Scholar Richard Primus reframes the oldest constitutional question, on enumeration of powers.
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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.