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Teaching & Learning
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Writer-in-residence initiative centers the power of narrative and storytelling in legal writing
February 19, 2026
At the inaugural session of a new program, Harvard Law School Writer-in-Residence Amy Davidson Sorkin talked with author Patrick Radden Keefe.
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Rule of Law 101 explores pivotal decisions in U.S. legal history
February 12, 2026
Harvard Law Professor Alexandra Natapoff hopes the video series she pioneered will help ‘expand the public conversation about the rule of law.’
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Grasping the federal power of the purse
February 5, 2026
Professor Howell Jackson’s January class aims to demystify the massive budget policy process.
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All the news that’s fit to save: AI and historical preservation
January 28, 2026
Two experts at the Harvard Law School Library outline the challenges of applying AI to preserve historical newspapers.
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Harvard Law faculty awards and achievements
January 22, 2026
Several members of the Harvard Law faculty have recently been recognized for their scholarship and contributions to the field.
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The Association of American Law Schools has named William P. Alford ’77, the Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, as the recipient of the 2026 Section on East Asian Law and Society Jerome A. Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Martha Minow awarded 2025 Friedrich Schiedel Prize for Social Sciences and Technology
January 22, 2026
Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard and former dean of Harvard Law School, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Friedrich Schiedel Prize for Social Sciences and Technology.
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Richard Lazarus receives ABA Lifetime Achievement Award in Environmental, Energy, or Resources Law and Policy
January 22, 2026
The American Bar Association has named Richard J. Lazarus ’79, the Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law at Harvard, the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award in Environmental, Energy, or Resources Law and Policy.
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Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice the Honorable Rosalie Silberman Abella, currently the Samuel LL.M. ’55 S.J.D. ’59 and Judith Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honors.
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Andrew Mergen named assistant clinical professor of law
January 14, 2026
Andrew Mergen, faculty director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, has been named an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Law School.
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Noel Roycroft named assistant clinical professor of law
January 14, 2026
Noel Roycroft, director of the Transactional Law Clinics, has been named an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Law School.
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An environmental law testing ground
January 7, 2026
Harvard Law School’s Environmental Moot Court Initiative empowers advocates and inspires students.
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Almost 2,500 years later, Socrates gets his retrial
December 22, 2025
Students in Adriann Lanni’s class find the Greek philosopher Socrates not guilty (though just barely).
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Harvard Law School’s Future-L gives talented high school students insight into the law and legal careers.
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‘The text alone is not enough’
December 3, 2025
Textualists should consider legislative intent in interpreting the law, argues Harvard Law School’s 2025 Vaughan lecturer.
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The Nuremberg Trials Project at Harvard Law School
November 24, 2025
Harvard Law Today offers a look at the Harvard Law School Library's efforts to document the full archive of the Nuremberg trials, and much more.
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Public banks — an old idea with new possibilities
November 21, 2025
Christine Desan co-hosts summit advocating for the return of public banks, which put capital to work for more than just profits.
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Harvard at Nuremberg: Law school lawyers played key roles in the trials
November 20, 2025
Harvard Law School lawyers played pivotal roles in the 13 Nuremberg trials that began just six months after Germany surrendered in WWII.