Themes
National & World Affairs
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Diplomacy, artificial intelligence, and war
March 17, 2025
More than 90 diplomats from dozens of U.N. member and observer states convened in New York on Feb. 28 for a workshop on AI and International Humanitarian Law.
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When a president takes on the administrative state
March 12, 2025
Four Harvard Law School experts examine the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape executive power.
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Did the TikTok ban go too far?
March 3, 2025
The latest Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum examines the potential national security threat and 75-day extension issued by Trump.
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Is the U.S. experiencing a constitutional crisis?
February 27, 2025
The U.S. is probably not in a constitutional crisis — at least, not yet, according to a group of experts discussing the matter at a recent Harvard Law School event.
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DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and the global fight for technological supremacy
February 25, 2025
Harvard Law IP expert Louis Tompros ’03 explains whether OpenAI can counter DeepSeek — the Chinese developer's chatbot that left the U.S. tech market reeling — in court.
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‘Existential questions’ around US climate policy, but resolve, too
February 24, 2025
Analysts weigh in on the Paris Climate Agreement withdrawal and other early moves by Trump administration.
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‘The battle between states is ripe for a legal showdown’
February 5, 2025
Health law expert Carmel Shachar discusses the rapidly evolving legal issues around telehealth care delivered across state lines.
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Can birthright citizenship be changed?
January 24, 2025
Harvard Law School Professor Gerald Neuman says a president has no authority at all to change United States citizenship rules.
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What’s the rub with frictionless government in U.S. foreign policy?
January 24, 2025
Harvard Law School visiting professor Kristen Eichensehr dissects the problems that arise in government when everyone agrees.
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‘It’s always fire season now’
January 23, 2025
A senior staff attorney at the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program explains how L.A.’s devastating wildfires could shape insurance in California.
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Is TikTok’s time nearly up?
January 15, 2025
Privacy and cybersecurity law expert Timothy Edgar examines national security and First Amendment issues as the popular video website faces a legal deadline.
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How could reducing prescription drug prices save patients money?
December 11, 2024
A Harvard Law School visiting professor says that increasing competition could lower the cost of medications for millions of Americans.
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Climate change experts see dark clouds ahead
December 9, 2024
Salata Institute panelists predict legal and regulatory setbacks, and areas of hope as the Trump administration prepares to take over.
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Experts discussed the impact of AI on justice systems and democracy at a recent Harvard Law School talk.
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Supreme Court preview: Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments
December 2, 2024
Harvard Law alum and M.D. Daniel G. Aaron says that there is danger the Court could “shore back the power of administrative agencies.”
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Departing Mexican Supreme Court justice weighs in on judicial reforms in his country
November 21, 2024
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.
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Election law experts provide post-election insights and analysis
November 13, 2024
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.
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IGs oversee most federal agencies. Why not the Supreme Court?
November 8, 2024
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.