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Teaching & Learning
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Harvard Law School celebrates the Caselaw Access Project and its efforts to transform justice with the digitization of millions of pages of case law.
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A two-day conference at Harvard Law School reflected on the growth, resilience, and contributions of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the law, on campus, and beyond.
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Minow, Abella discuss algorithmic fairness and the US justice system
February 29, 2024
Harvard Law experts Martha Minow and Rosalie Abella argue that predictive algorithms and AI could amp up and amplify existing inequities.
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Protecting Indigenous peoples’ knowledge
February 26, 2024
A Harvard Law conference and project focuses on Indigenous traditional knowledge and modern justice.
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FTC Chair Lina Khan is determined to preserve “competition and the potential for disruption” in the fast-moving AI industry.
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The legal profession in 2024: Democracy, salary and hiring, general counsels, and legal education
February 21, 2024
David Wilkins explains how a host of contentious new issues that are increasingly landing on lawyers’ desks are transforming the practice of law.
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Harvard Law School’s David Wilkins says that generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the practice of law.
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A new initiative by metaLAB (at) Harvard teaches educators how to integrate AI into their pedagogy.
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Why do innocent people go to, and stay in, prison?
February 13, 2024
At a Harvard Law School Library book talk, author Daniel Medwed outlines the tangle of legal rules and procedures that keep wrongly convicted people behind bars.
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Greenwood named assistant clinical professor of law
February 9, 2024
Ruth Greenwood, a visiting assistant clinical professor of law and the director of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, was appointed an assistant clinical professor of law at Harvard Law School, effective Jan. 1.
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McDaniel named assistant clinical professor at Harvard Law School
February 9, 2024
Joshua C. McDaniel, the director of Harvard Law School’s Religious Freedom Clinic, was named an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Law School, effective Jan. 1.
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Harvard Law School announces new Opportunity Fund — a tuition-free initiative for highest need students
February 1, 2024
Harvard Law School today announced the launch of the Opportunity Fund, a new financial aid initiative that will enable J.D. students with the highest financial need to attend tuition-free for all three years.
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Experiential course brings big fashion to Harvard Law
January 17, 2024
Harvard Law School’s Fashion Law Lab has brought big names from the world of haute couture and beyond to HLS for a Winter Term course that consists of interactive workshops featuring case studies on fashion law.
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On-the-ground climate change advocacy at the UN
January 16, 2024
Clinical Instructor Aminta Ossom ’09 and Taryn Shanes ’25 traveled to Geneva to present recommendations from the International Human Rights Clinic’s recent report, “When the Water Runs Dry: Human Rights, Climate Change and Deepening Water Inequality in Delhi, India,” at the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.
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Mary Hollingsworth named director of Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic
January 11, 2024
Mary Hollingsworth has been named director of Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic, effective Jan. 1.
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Michelle Miller joins the Center for Labor and a Just Economy as director of innovation
January 3, 2024
The Center for Labor and a Just Economy has announced that Michelle Miller, a leading expert in labor organizing, policy, and media, has joined the center as its first director of innovation.
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Future Leaders in Law
December 20, 2023
A new Harvard Law initiative supports and encourages students as they seek access to a career in the law: meet four of them
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Harvard law expert says ‘prescribing cash’ to low-income families improves health outcomes
December 19, 2023
Harvard Law expert Erika Hanson argues that providing direct cash supports to low-income families experiencing a medical crisis improves health outcomes.
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On the bookshelves, fall 2023
December 15, 2023
Harvard Law Today features a selection of the books showcased at campus events throughout the fall semester.
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Finding the right mix on campus speech policies
December 15, 2023
Legal and political scholars discuss balancing personal safety, constitutional rights, and academic freedom amid roiling protests and cultural shifts.
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Keeping It Real
December 14, 2023
Jeanne Charn ’70, who played a central role in creating and developing what would become Harvard Law's Clinical Program, retired last summer