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Immigration roars back in headlines. Time finally come for reforms?
February 2, 2024
Immigration law scholar Gerald Neuman looks at the history and prospects for breaking gridlock in an election year.
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Harvard Law School announces new Opportunity Fund — a tuition-free initiative for highest need students
February 1, 2024
Harvard Law School today announced the launch of the Opportunity Fund, a new financial aid initiative that will enable J.D. students with the highest financial need to attend tuition-free for all three years.
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Sophia M. Hunt ’25 elected president of the Harvard Law Review
February 1, 2024
The Harvard Law Review has elected Sophia M. Hunt ’25 as its 138th president.
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Why it’s so hard to end homelessness in America
January 30, 2024
Experts cite the complexity of the problem of homelessness, which is rooted in poverty and lack of affordable housing, but includes medical, psychiatric and substance-use issues.
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Does the 14th Amendment bar Donald Trump from running for president?
January 29, 2024
Experts at Harvard Law School’s Rappaport Forum led a spirited debate on a complex set of issues with profound implications for the upcoming election and beyond.
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Why regulators may toss cold water on buzz over psychedelics
January 26, 2024
Psychedelic drugs show promise as a new treatment option for some psychiatric maladies, but experts see a possible state and federal legal clash.
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Charles Fried: 1935-2024
January 26, 2024
Charles Fried, a consummate professor, renowned legal philosopher, and beloved colleague, died on Jan. 23 at his home in Cambridge. He was 88.
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Harvard Dialogues: Mitt Romney on what really matters
January 24, 2024
At a Harvard Dialogues event, Utah senator, former governor, and successful business leader Mitt Romney reflects on global policy and personal values amid challenging times.
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Then & Now: Langdell Hall
January 23, 2024
A then and now look at Harvard Law School's Langdell Hall, the home of the most extensive academic law library in the world.
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Snapshots: 2024 Winter Term abroad
January 22, 2024
During January, more than 100 HLS students pursued independent clinicals, research and writing projects, or coursework abroad.
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‘Chevron deference’ faces existential test
January 17, 2024
Jody Freeman pinpoints the key question in the case before the Supreme Court: ‘Who decides when laws aren’t clear — courts or agencies?’
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Experiential course brings big fashion to Harvard Law
January 17, 2024
Harvard Law School’s Fashion Law Lab has brought big names from the world of haute couture and beyond to HLS for a Winter Term course that consists of interactive workshops featuring case studies on fashion law.
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Tax law expert Keith Fogg on the funding and future of the IRS
January 16, 2024
Tax law expert Keith Fogg talks about why the IRS needs money, whether it is possible to simplify the process of paying taxes, and how the agency is likely to perform this year.
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On-the-ground climate change advocacy at the UN
January 16, 2024
Clinical Instructor Aminta Ossom ’09 and Taryn Shanes ’25 traveled to Geneva to present recommendations from the International Human Rights Clinic’s recent report, “When the Water Runs Dry: Human Rights, Climate Change and Deepening Water Inequality in Delhi, India,” at the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.
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‘Killer robots’ are coming, and the UN is worried
January 12, 2024
Human rights specialist Bonnie Docherty lays out the legal and ethical problems of military weapons systems that attack without human guidance.
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Holger Spamann, the Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law at Harvard, has been named a fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).
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Mary Hollingsworth named director of Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic
January 11, 2024
Mary Hollingsworth has been named director of Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic, effective Jan. 1.
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Harvard Law School Professors John C.P. Goldberg, Vicki C. Jackson, and Martha Minow have been recognized by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) for their excellence in legal education.
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IP expert Ruth Okediji discusses Biden administration’s ‘march-in’ proposal to target high drug prices
January 5, 2024
Harvard Law School Professor Ruth Okediji says that while the Biden administration’s proposal to use federal ‘march-in’ rights to lower drug costs is an important development, it may be more a signal than the initiation of a workable plan.
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Scholars reflect on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years after UN adoption
January 2, 2024
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — adopted by the UN in the wake of World War II — turns 75, Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy marks the anniversary with a publication weighing the history and future of the human rights movement.
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‘No easy exit ramp’ for SCOTUS after Trump Colorado ballot disqualification, says Tribe
January 2, 2024
The Harvard Gazette spoke with Laurence Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus, about the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to bar Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot and what will happen if the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the appeal.