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Hundreds of graduates gathered for a three-day reunion in September to honor the achievements and legacy of Black Harvard Law graduates

The years ahead may prove perilous for public health, warn health and legal experts at the Petrie-Flom Center.

Scholar Richard Primus reframes the oldest constitutional question, on enumeration of powers.

Attacks on statutes and regulations are unprecedented, panelists say during Harvard Climate Action Week.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ’99 discusses importance of public service and shares career advice.

The Supreme Court is expected to get a chance to take a second look at a landmark 2007 decision that paved the way for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, power plants, and other sources.

Harvard Law expert Carmel Shachar says pharmaceutical companies will need to list all drug complications in their TV and social media ads.

As the academic year gets underway, we asked a few distinguished alumni to share stories about the educators who shaped their path through law school, careers, and beyond.

A Harvard Law affiliate breaks down an antitrust lawsuit brought by real estate brokerage Compass.

Professor Jill Lepore’s new book, a history of the U.S. Constitution, explores the consequences of its effective unamendability.

As new arrivals settle in, we roundup Harvard Law Today's coverage of the start of the 2025-2026 academic year.

From a morning jog and moving into dorms and residence halls to ice cream socials, campus tours, section dinners, Dean John Goldberg's welcoming remarks at Sanders Theatre, team-building activities, LAWn games, section photos, and more — orientation week for new Harvard Law School students was jam-packed from start to finish!

According to environmental and energy law expert Ari Peskoe, the public is paying for the energy infrastructure used to power Big Tech.

Obligations XI brought together scholars and practitioners from across the common law world to discuss current issues in areas such as contracts, torts, property, equity, unjust enrichment, and private law theory.

Dispute Systems Design Clinic alums Tanishk Goyal LL.M. ‘25, Lynn Monzer [HKS MPA ‘25], and Abby Elder ‘25 authored a report titled "Strengthening Somalia’s Seed Sector," on indigenous seed practices in the region.

Harvard Law School’s Dean John Goldberg urges incoming students to ‘engage seriously and respectfully ideas with which one disagrees, not to mention the people who espouse them.’

Alejandro Castro ’26 and Deans Goldberg, Cohen, and Monroe welcome incoming first-gen students to Harvard Law School at annual First Class reception.

Josh McDaniel of Harvard Law’s Religious Freedom Clinic argues that religious plaintiffs help secure secular rights.