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Experts at a Radcliffe event weigh whether ‘institutional neutrality’ is best way to encourage academic freedom and safeguard a core mission.
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A two-day conference at Harvard Law School reflected on the growth, resilience, and contributions of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the law, on campus, and beyond.
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With the Oscars upon us, Harvard Law faculty members share their favorite legal movies, tv shows, and characters.
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‘Harvard Thinking’: Our democracy problem
February 29, 2024
In an episode of the podcast Harvard Thinking, host Samantha Laine Perfas speaks with Danielle Allen, Steve Levitsky, and Stephen Sachs on how citizens and leaders can reenergize and protect U.S. democracy.
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Minow, Abella discuss algorithmic fairness and the US justice system
February 29, 2024
Harvard Law experts Martha Minow and Rosalie Abella argue that predictive algorithms and AI could amp up and amplify existing inequities.
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Margie Boone appointed new assistant dean for the Harvard Law School Office of Career Services
February 29, 2024
Margie Boone will serve as the new assistant dean for the Office of Career Services, or OCS, at Harvard Law School.
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Six Harvard Law artists participate in the 2024 Harvard Staff Art Show
February 28, 2024
Works by artists from across the university — including six from Harvard Law — are on display as part of the fourth annual Harvard Staff Art Show.
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A plan to beat the Klan
February 28, 2024
Harvard Law alumnus Randolph McLaughlin pioneered an enduring strategy to get justice for victims and bankrupt the Ku Klux Klan.
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Then & Now: Austin Hall
February 27, 2024
Austin Hall, built in 1883, is the first building to be erected on the Harvard Law School campus and is one of the oldest buildings in continuous use for law teaching in this country
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2024 Cravath International Fellows explore law abroad in Mexico, India
February 27, 2024
This year, 11 upper-level J.D. students and LL.M. candidates were selected as Cravath International Fellows. Here are four of their stories.
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Protecting Indigenous peoples’ knowledge
February 26, 2024
A Harvard Law conference and project focuses on Indigenous traditional knowledge and modern justice.
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FTC Chair Lina Khan is determined to preserve “competition and the potential for disruption” in the fast-moving AI industry.
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2024 Salzburg Cutler Fellows explore international law in times of great power competition
February 22, 2024
Four Harvard Law School students were selected this year as Salzburg Cutler Fellows. This annual program brings together students from 14 leading U.S. law schools to foster skills and forge connections through their common interest in international law.
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On invasion anniversary, Tribe and Zoellick urge frozen Russian assets be transferred to Ukraine
February 22, 2024
Two years after the full-scale invasion, Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe and Robert Zoellick argue that the U.S. and Europe should transfer $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
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Supreme Court preview: NetChoice v. Paxton
February 21, 2024
The Supreme Court soon will decide if social media platforms must allow certain kinds of speech on their platforms.
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First-year student Annabelle Hutchinson hopes her company can offer an eco-friendly way to buy your favorite jeans.
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The legal profession in 2024: Democracy, salary and hiring, general counsels, and legal education
February 21, 2024
David Wilkins explains how a host of contentious new issues that are increasingly landing on lawyers’ desks are transforming the practice of law.
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From around the world
February 20, 2024
On February 17, the Harvard Law School LL.M. Class of 2024 came together to share international food and drink, cultural displays, and music and dance performances from around the world.
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What’s behind the US housing crunch
February 16, 2024
Harvard property law expert Molly Brady explains how zoning law shaped our cities and helped fuel the current housing crisis.
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Harvard Law School’s David Wilkins says that generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the practice of law.
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Greenwood, McDaniel named assistant clinical professors of law
February 13, 2024
Ruth Greenwood and Joshua C. McDaniel have been appointed assistant clinical professors of law, effective Jan. 1.