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During January 2026, 89 Harvard Law School students traveled to 39 countries for winter term research and clinical projects.

Health law expert Carmel Shachar says a recent executive order tells federal agencies to rethink cannabis restrictions.

Several members of the Harvard Law faculty have recently been recognized for their scholarship and contributions to the field.

Harvard Law School faculty members feature prominently on the Social Science Research Network's latest list of the 50 most-cited law school faculty, according to the latest data from the research platform.

The Association of American Law Schools has named William P. Alford ’77, the Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, as the recipient of the 2026 Section on East Asian Law and Society Jerome A. Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award.

Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard and former dean of Harvard Law School, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Friedrich Schiedel Prize for Social Sciences and Technology.

The American Bar Association has named Richard J. Lazarus ’79, the Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law at Harvard, the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award in Environmental, Energy, or Resources Law and Policy.

Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice the Honorable Rosalie Silberman Abella, currently the Samuel LL.M. ’55 S.J.D. ’59 and Judith Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honors.

In a RICO lawsuit, rapper Drake is accused of fraud and artificially boosting his play count on music platforms.

Harvard Law Professor Daniel Tarullo argues that, in the upcoming Supreme Court case Trump v. Cook, ‘the independence of the Federal Reserve is really at stake.’

Andrew Mergen, faculty director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, has been named an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Law School.

Food law expert Emily Broad Leib discusses a new lawsuit against ‘Big Food’ attempting to mitigate their products’ damaging effects on public health.

Noel Roycroft, director of the Transactional Law Clinics, has been named an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Law School. 

Medical ethicist Glenn Cohen details the need to balance thoughtful limits while avoiding unnecessary hurdles as industry groups issue guidelines around AI.

Omid Yeganeh LL.M. ’26 is interested in the ‘interstitial spaces’ of international law.

Harvard Law School’s Environmental Moot Court Initiative empowers advocates and inspires students.

Students in Adriann Lanni’s class find the Greek philosopher Socrates not guilty (though just barely).

At a recent event, experts urged collaboration between technologists and policymakers to protect the rule of law.

The Harvard Law School community came together this fall to engage, celebrate, and connect.

Top legal experts on energy, emissions, and natural resources discuss navigating the path forward in environmental law.

Laurence Tribe ’66 outlines his unique and colorful process for preparing for oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court