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Empathy, understanding, and less algorithmic amplification on social media platforms are the best ways to combat conspiracy theories, experts say at Berkman Klein Center event.

At Harvard Law School, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson helped preside over the 2024 final round of one of the nation’s most prestigious appellate advocacy contests.

Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena LL.M. ’98, who recently resigned from his position on the Supreme Court of Mexico, offers his views on the controversial new laws.

At Harvard Law’s Herbert W. Vaughan Memorial Lecture, three experts — Melissa Moschella, Anne C. Dailey ’87, and Erika Bachiochi — debated the meaning of a 100-year-old Supreme Court decision on parents’ rights.

Duma Boko's coalition overcomes the ruling party that has governed Botswana since its independence.

In the Biddle Lecture, civil rights scholar Dorothy Roberts draws a throughline from the horrors of slavery to the Supreme Court’s recent abortion ruling.

From global election trends to failed voting reform initiatives, Harvard election law experts break down last week’s presidential election and what it might mean for the future of American democracy.

At the first plenary panel of the Harvard LL.M. Program’s 100th Anniversary celebration, top international jurists returned to campus with stories from the bench.

In an increasingly polarized world, a Harvard Law School course teaches students how to navigate ideas that may seem like binary choices — but aren’t.

The Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic student is deeply committed to democracy in the United States after witnessing state-controlled government in China.

The Series provides an annual forum at HLS recognizing leading figures in the veterans’ community, raising awareness about the needs of veterans, and sparking discussion about the public policies.

From a ‘hippy dippy’ childhood with war-protesting parents, Lt. Cdr. Ann Vodhanel Preis  LL.M. ’25 is now advising top commanders on the law of the sea and armed conflict.

In a talk promoting his new book, ‘Watchdogs,' Glenn Fine ’85, a former inspector general of the Department of Justice, argued the U.S. Supreme Court would benefit from having one.

As we honor veterans of military service throughout the nation, Harvard Law Today shares profiles of three student service members: Jonathan Zhangxu ’26, Lindsay Gabow ’27, and Annie Preis LL.M. ’25.

As Donald Trump won his presidential bid against Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 2024 election, we looked at how Harvard Law School alumni fared in United States congressional contests.

After witnessing state-controlled government in China, including its human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities, Jonathan Zhangxu ’26 is deeply committed to democracy in the United States.

Today’s military veterans face distinct needs and challenges that are just beginning to be understood—and some of the most forward-thinking policies to support them are being developed at the state level, according to the fall 2024 convening of the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Distinguished Speaker Series at Harvard Law School on October 9.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, Lindsay Gabow ’27 is considering a public service legal career with a focus on protecting free speech.

“I am thankful to DAV and LSC for the opportunity to continue working with veterans and using my skills to support veterans,” says McLaurin, who graduated from the…

 This fall, Rossman joined the WilmerHale Legal Services Center (LSC) as an Access to Justice Fellow,…

Less than one week before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Harvard Law School professors Laurence Lessig and Larry Schwartztol gathered in Langdell Hall to discuss legal methods of challenging election results through the Electoral College at a Wednesday talk.