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In a Library book talk, Professor Vicki Jackson and panelists discuss constitutionalism, and rights to effective government

Harvard Law School professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman discuss the importance of the Inflation Reduction Act in light of the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Obama-era Clean Power Plan.

With support from PSVF and Wasserstein fellowships, Mercedes Montagnes ’09, founder of the Promise of Justice Initiative, has tackled injustices in the Louisiana carceral system.

Dean John F. Manning announced that Harvard Law School will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, effective this year.

In the third of a yearlong lecture series examining “The Supreme Court in a Constitutional Democracy," panelists debate reforming the Court.

Yvonne Smith, administrative coordinator of the Harvard Law School Board of Student Advisors talks about her journey to HLS, how she has managed the Ames competition, and her reflections on her life-long career at Harvard Law.

Several Harvard Law School graduates are headed to Congress after winning elections in the 2022 midterm elections.

At the 2022 Ames Moot Court Competition, two teams battled over Article III judicial power and climate change.

The Final Round of the 2022 Ames Moot Court Competition kicks off on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., in the historic Ames Courtroom at Harvard Law School.

Four Harvard Law students who have served in the Armed Forces share their stories with Harvard Law Today.

Harvard Law Professor Mark Roe says that Wall Street short-termism has gotten a bad rap.

Strategic lawyering by a team of Harvard Law students led Veterans Affairs to change its long-standing benefits policy.

During two tours in Afghanistan, Andrew Steen managed various Ranger forces that aimed to disrupt Taliban and ISIS offensives.

Casey Nakamura, whose relatives had been forced into internment camps during WWII, helped train the Army’s largest air defense battery.

Sarah McClellan’s experience with underrepresentation, as an Indigenous female Air Force officer, is shaping her Harvard Law career.

Blair Kuplic most recently advised operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet; she’ll next advise operations for outer space.

How attorneys advance civil rights work in their practices, both at private public interest law firms and through pro bono work at large law firms, was the focus of discussion at two panel events at Harvard Law School

Dean John F. Manning ’85 invited members of the LL.M. Class of 2021, whose LL.M. year was entirely virtual, to experience life on campus and connect with each other in person.

Julián Castro marked his appointment as the Steven and Maureen Klinsky Visiting Professor of Practice by delivering a lecture titled “Building Equitable Cities in a Post-Pandemic America.”

Sasha, Harvard’s new community engagement dog, offers comfort, stress relief, and snuggles for the campus community.

Harvard Law Professor Joseph Singer says the Supreme Court’s decision in Brackeen v. Haaland has the potential to upset tribal sovereignty.

In Memoriam: John Jay Osborn Jr. ’70, author of "The Paper Chase, 1945-2022

This article was originally published in the Harvard Gazette. Jean Salata is a climate optimist, enough to often elicit a gentle eyeroll from his…

This article was originally published in the Harvard Gazette. Mexico and Colombia recently legalized abortion in landmark rulings that offer a stark contrast to…

In remarks made as part of the biennial Vaughan Academic Program, Harvard Law Professor Adrian Vermeule argued that the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia began his judicial career as a champion of the administrative state.

D.Y. Chandrachud LL.M. ’83 S.J.D. ’86, who has served on the Supreme Court of India since 2016, has been appointed to serve as the next Chief Justice of India.

Harvard Law School faculty members Sabrineh Ardalan, Michael Gregory, and Scott Westfahl candidly discussed their experiences with mental health, during and after law school, and shared how those have informed their work and strategies for well-being.

Property law expert Molly Brady tells us about the possible origin of the jack-o’-lantern, what happens if you need to sell your haunted house, and why you should add “cursed land surveyor” to your costume rotation.

In a talk moderated by HLS Professor Intisar Rabb, Ret. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer ‘64 and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Supreme Court of Pakistan, reflect on serving in the judiciary.

Benyam Dawit Mezmur, a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, works with the United Nations and the Catholic Church, among others, on behalf of children worldwide.

Harvard Law School honored staff who have worked at HLS 15 years or longer at a staff appreciation luncheon in October.

Russia’s war in Ukraine is both a threat to democratic values and an opportunity for global leadership, said European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, speaking to an audience of students and faculty at Harvard Law School.

Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Daleep Singh and Federal Reserve Board Member Chistopher Waller debate whether to create a U.S. central bank digital currency.

Harvard Law expert Hannah Perls explains why so many Florida homeowners lack flood insurance and what should be done about it.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is ending enforcement of a requirement that discriminates against survivors of LGBTQ+ veterans.

The Harvard Law School Library has been chosen as a steward of the papers of Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., the celebrated and influential Harvard Law professor and civil rights scholar.

A discussion series on the future of law school pedagogy envisions new ways to support students, faculty.

Laurence H. Silberman ‘61, an influential jurist who had a long career as an appeals court judge, a diplomat, and a government official died on October 2.

Harvard Law School student Apoorva Dixit gives voice to survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy in a seven-part podcast series and TEDx Talk.

Rebecca Tushnet explains the purpose of fair use in copyright law and how a Supreme Court decision could alter the arts in America.

Harvard Law School’s transfer students bring unique perspectives — and a deep enthusiasm — to the campus community.

A panel of experts at Harvard Law School examine the Supreme Court’s fidelity to past precedents in the wake of the precedent-busting term.

What are the real differences between common and civil law systems? Probably not the ones lawyers typically think about, said Harvard Law School Professor Holger Spamann S.J.D. ’09 in a lecture commemorating his appointment as Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law.

Harvard Law Library receives collection of 5,000 photo and video files by Lolita Parker Jr. highlighting the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.

Every summer since 2001, under the auspices of the Chayes International Public Service Fellowship, HLS students have worked with international organizations, governments, and NGOs…

A panel of experts say that a seminal Supreme Court decision on the powers of the president may raise more questions than it answers.

On Friday, September 16, Election Law Clinic clinical instructor Daniel Hessel led the plaintiff’s oral arguments during Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP v. City of Jacksonville’s preliminary injunction hearing, arguing against the use of racially biased redistricting maps in the 2023 and 2024 city council and school board elections.