Shedding light on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket
Legal scholars debate whether the surge in emergency orders is merely a response to rising presidential power or a threat to the rule of law.
The Nuremberg Trials Project at Harvard Law School
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.
Spotlighting Harvard Law School service members and veterans
Each year, Harvard Law School honors the many U.S. Armed Forces members and veterans who have enrolled in both J.D. and LL.M. programs.
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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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Harvard Law Professors Nikolas Bowie and Laurence Tribe discuss upholding such rights amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown.
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A look at three of the 12 students who undertook projects as Cravath International Fellows in 12 countries this year.
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The Harvard Law Review has elected Alex Zhao ’27 as its 140th president. Zhao succeeds G. Terrell Seabrooks ’26.
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Each year, Harvard Law School honors the many U.S. Armed Forces members and veterans who have enrolled in both J.D. and LL.M. programs.
Magna Carta at Harvard Law: A new discovery, a rich history
Harvard Law Today takes a closer look at the history of Magna Carta at Harvard Law.
Cases in Brief Faculty discuss some of the most notable cases in the history of the Supreme Court
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