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Harvard Law alumni in Congress 2024: Election update
November 6, 2024
As Donald Trump won his presidential bid against Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 2024 election, we looked at how Harvard Law School alumni fared in United States congressional contests.
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After witnessing state-controlled government in China, including its human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities, Jonathan Zhangxu ’26 is deeply committed to democracy in the United States.
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Today’s military veterans face distinct needs and challenges that are just beginning to be understood—and some of the most forward-thinking policies to support them are being developed at the state level, according to the fall 2024 convening of the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Distinguished Speaker Series at Harvard Law School on October 9.
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A veteran of the U.S. Army, Lindsay Gabow ’27 is considering a public service legal career with a focus on protecting free speech.
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Parsing the vulnerabilities of presidential elections
November 4, 2024
In a conversation with Larry Schwartztol, Lawrence Lessig describes how bad-faith actors could subvert the will of voters.
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How the law can help build better neighborhoods
November 1, 2024
Harvard Law Professor Molly Brady argues that efforts to protect single-family neighborhoods tended to ‘destroy, rather than build, community.’
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During the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, Civil rights attorney and Howard professor Sherrilyn Ifill detailed the need for a national reckoning and greater civic involvement.
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HRP at 40: Envisioning the future of human rights
October 30, 2024
Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program commemorated its 40 year anniversary with a daylong symposium.
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Harvard Law’s Emily Broad Leib explains why the FDA is considering new front-of-package labels to call out foods with high fat, salt, and sugar.
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A shift in perspective: 2024 Chayes Fellows discuss working abroad
October 28, 2024
Three Chayes Fellows share their summer experiences working in international public service.
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How and why US elections are changing
October 24, 2024
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, an election law expert, says America’s voters are shifting — and this has major implications for our elections.
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Robert Sitkoff inducted into Estate Planning Hall of Fame
October 24, 2024
Harvard Law professor Robert Sitkoff has been inducted into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame, one of only five estate planning professionals to be so honored in 2024.
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DOJ expert on the upside of antitrust for consumers and workers
October 23, 2024
Doha Mekki speaks at Harvard Law on how DOJ’s Antitrust Division has focused on workers’ rights.
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How much are your airline miles really worth?
October 23, 2024
Author and law professor Ganesh Sitaraman ’08 explains why the Department of Transportation is taking a close look at four major airlines’ rewards programs.
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I. Glenn Cohen ’03, the James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law and a deputy dean at Harvard Law School, has been elected a member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.
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Working lawyers and ‘the motherhood penalty’
October 18, 2024
An event at Harvard Law School highlighted the challenges faced by caregivers working in the legal profession, especially women with children.
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In her new film, Harvard Law’s Rebecca Richman Cohen explores the question: If terroir impacts every glass of wine, why not marijuana?
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Scholars trace the history of the group in U.S., discuss why many are wrestling with what it means for Israel, and their own place in nation’s culture.