National & World Affairs

In an episode of the podcast Harvard Thinking, host Samantha Laine Perfas speaks with Danielle Allen, Steve Levitsky, and Stephen Sachs on how citizens and leaders can reenergize and protect U.S. democracy.

Two years after the full-scale invasion, Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe and Robert Zoellick argue that the U.S. and Europe should transfer $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.

The Supreme Court soon will decide if social media platforms must allow certain kinds of speech on their platforms.

Harvard property law expert Molly Brady explains how zoning law shaped our cities and helped fuel the current housing crisis.

Harvard Law expert Richard Lazarus believes that the outcome of Ohio v. EPA could say a lot about U.S. future efforts to regulate air pollution.

Justices are set to hear the Trump case that may affect the election outcome at a time when polls show trust in the Supreme Court is sagging.

At the Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum, legal experts debated the history and desirability of the universal — otherwise known as nationwide — injunction.

Harvard Law Professor Jared Ellias explains how large corporations are using a controversial legal tactic called the Texas Two-Step to defend lawsuits by people they’ve allegedly harmed.

Average time in confinement surpasses the UN standard for torture, say co-authors of a new report at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program.

Immigration law scholar Gerald Neuman looks at the history and prospects for breaking gridlock in an election year.

Experts cite the complexity of the problem of homelessness, which is rooted in poverty and lack of affordable housing, but includes medical, psychiatric and substance-use issues.

Experts at Harvard Law School’s Rappaport Forum led a spirited debate on a complex set of issues with profound implications for the upcoming election and beyond.

Psychedelic drugs show promise as a new treatment option for some psychiatric maladies, but experts see a possible state and federal legal clash.

Jody Freeman pinpoints the key question in the case before the Supreme Court: ‘Who decides when laws aren’t clear — courts or agencies?’

Tax law expert Keith Fogg talks about why the IRS needs money, whether it is possible to simplify the process of paying taxes, and how the agency is likely to perform this year.

Human rights specialist Bonnie Docherty lays out the legal and ethical problems of military weapons systems that attack without human guidance.

Harvard Law School Professor Ruth Okediji says that while the Biden administration’s proposal to use federal ‘march-in’ rights to lower drug costs is an important development, it may be more a signal than the initiation of a workable plan.

The Harvard Gazette spoke with Laurence Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus, about the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to bar Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot and what will happen if the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the appeal.

Ahead of the holiday travel season, Harvard Law graduate Ganesh Sitaraman argues in a new book that deregulating the airline industry has led to higher costs, less choice, and more misery for the flying public.

ATF director cites advances in gun technology and lack of restrictions on access, saying change will come when Americans demand it.

On October 11, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a voting rights case – Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP – that will decide whether the Republican-controlled South Carolina legislature deliberately considered race when drawing new congressional district maps