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Harvard Dispute Systems Design Clinic contributes to the development of novel mediation approach in Brazil
November 21, 2023
A project by Harvard Law School’s Dispute Systems Design Clinic is helping address the forced removal of vulnerable communities from occupied land in Brazil.
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Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law Ruth L. Okediji LL.M. ’91 S.J.D. ’96 has received a 2023 Barry Prize from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters in recognition of her intellectual excellence and courage.
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In a Harvard Law School Library book talk, Professor Alan Jenkins ’89 discusses his graphic novel series about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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On Nov. 1, Stephen Sachs celebrated his appointment as the inaugural Antonin Scalia Professor of Law with a lecture titled “Life After Erie.”
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Celebrating National Pro Bono Week 2023 at Harvard Law
November 15, 2023
This October, Harvard Law School celebrated National Pro Bono Week 2023, an annual moment to recognize the tremendous pro bono contributions that law students and attorneys make in their local and global communities.
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On the occasion of her appointment as Lee S. Kreindler Professor of Law, criminal justice expert Alexandra Natapoff delivered a lecture titled "Redistributing Law: A View from Below."
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Ahead of the holiday travel season, Harvard Law graduate Ganesh Sitaraman argues in a new book that deregulating the airline industry has led to higher costs, less choice, and more misery for the flying public.
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In Memoriam: Gerald E. Frug: 1939-2023
November 14, 2023
Gerald E. Frug ’63, a pathbreaking scholar who reinvented the field of local government law, and a superb teacher and mentor, died Nov. 7 after a long illness. The Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School was 84.
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The 2023 Ames Moot Court Competition: The final round countdown
November 14, 2023
With the final round of Harvard Law School’s 2023 Ames Moot Court Competition upon us, meet the two teams who are competing, and take a look back at the history of Ames.
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Shining a light on veterans and service members
November 9, 2023
Harvard Law Today spotlights current and former students who have served in the armed forces, and on the legal support and advocacy the HLS community is providing today.
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From homelessness to Harvard Law, Logan Lathrop ’25 credits the military for his unexpected trajectory
November 8, 2023
Having grown up in chaos, Logan Lathrop ’25 credits the military with setting him on a technology-related litigation career path.
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Matthew D. Pekoske LL.M. ’24, leading at sea and in the law
November 8, 2023
Matthew Pekoske, a lieutenant commander with the U.S. Coast Guard, is hoping his time catching drug smugglers will translate to stopping cyberattacks.
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Former aspiring aviation officer Rachel Anderson J.D./M.B.A. ’26 is keeping things in perspective
November 8, 2023
After a near fatal helicopter crash Rachel Anderson J.D./M.B.A. ’26 is determined to live life to its fullest.
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A Harvard Law clinic on the front lines for veterans
November 8, 2023
Harvard Law’s Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic is helping a former Marine and small business owner get the benefits he deserves.
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Edward T. Matheny Jr. ’49: A sailor, a lawyer, a leader
November 7, 2023
100-year-old WWII veteran Edward T. Matheny Jr. ’49 returns to Harvard Law School for a visit.
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Intellectual property experts discuss fair use in the age of AI
November 2, 2023
During Harvard Law's Rappaport Forum on Oct. 30, two intellectual property scholars went deep into the implications of generative AI.
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Inquest and Institute to End Mass Incarceration host Visiting Room Project symposium
October 31, 2023
At a daylong symposium cohosted by Inquest and the Institute to End Mass Incarceration, formerly incarcerated members of the Visiting Room Project sought to bridge the experiences of incarcerated people and the law students and lawyers who may one day represent them, or prosecute them.
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Supreme Court preview: United States v. Rahimi to test Second Amendment and gun control
October 31, 2023
Harvard Law expert Mark Tushnet says an upcoming Supreme Court gun control case could ‘open up a very large number of questions about statutes that most people in this country think should be upheld.’