Today Posts

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.

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.

Human rights specialist Bonnie Docherty lays out the legal and ethical problems of military weapons systems that attack without human guidance.

Holger Spamann, the Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law at Harvard, has been named a fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).

Mary Hollingsworth has been named director of Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic, effective Jan. 1.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Harvard Law expert Erika Hanson argues that providing direct cash supports to low-income families experiencing a medical crisis improves health outcomes.

Harvard Law Today features a selection of the books showcased at campus events throughout the fall semester.

Legal and political scholars discuss balancing personal safety, constitutional rights, and academic freedom amid roiling protests and cultural shifts.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power ’99 discusses the role and impact of the agency around the world

Crystal S. Yang brings her love for economics to the study of the law and the pursuit of justice

Jeanne Charn ’70, who played a central role in creating and developing what would become Harvard Law's Clinical Program, retired last summer

Harvard Law’s Tax Litigation Clinic laid the groundwork for recent wins that allow lower courts to be more responsive to challenges faced by taxpayers

Several Harvard Law faculty members have received accolades for their work and lifelong scholarship and achievements in recent months.

Michael Ashley Stein ’88, executive director of Harvard Law School’s Project on Disability (HPOD) and Harvard Law visiting professor, received the prestigious Dole-Harkin award from the United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD).

Megan Jane Davis, a leading constitutional lawyer on Indigenous constitutional recognition, will visit Harvard as the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University and visiting professor of law at Harvard Law School for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association recently awarded Harvard Law School Lecturer on Law Alexander Chen ’15, founding director of the law school’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, its Best Under 40 award.

Kathryn E. Spier, the Domenico De Sole Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, received an honorary doctorate from BI Norwegian Business School, in November.