How the law (and Harvard lawyers) helped save the bald eagle
On the 250th anniversary of American independence, Harvard Law’s Andrew Mergen explains how a national symbol went from ‘bad bird’ to comeback icon.
The Rule of Law
Born in ancient thought and forged through revolution, the idea that no one is above the law has been tested in every era — including our own. Harvard Law faculty weigh in on this fundamental legal concept.
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W. Tanner Allread, a legal historian whose research spans federal Indian law, tribal law, Indigenous legal history, and constitutional law, has been named an assistant professor of law at Harvard Law School.
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As the Declaration of Independence marks 250, Harvard Law Today brings you a roundup of coverage of all things semiquincentennial.
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A new collection of essays by more than 60 Harvard Law faculty members contemplates the past, present, and future of the United States.
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Daniel Halperin, the Stanley S. Surrey Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School and one of the country’s foremost authorities on federal income taxation,…
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The European Union has responded in unprecedented ways to Russia’s war against Ukraine, but the organization’s impact has been constrained by its structure and founding…
Cases in Brief Faculty discuss some of the most notable cases in the history of the Supreme Court
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