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Ten Harvard Law students trekked to arctic Alaska during spring break to prepare tax returns for indigenous communities.
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On being a nuisance
March 28, 2023
At a lecture celebrating his appointment as the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, John Goldberg explores nuisance law and its implications for “today’s biggest litigation.”
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‘Make your world and the world of all your sisters better’
March 27, 2023
Diane Rosenfeld presents a model from the animal world that she says would empower and protect women.
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Harvard Law School faculty members are currently featured prominently on SSRN’s list of the 100 most-cited law school faculty in all fields.
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Harvard Law’s Got Talent
March 22, 2023
Ten Harvard Law School artists recently displayed their masterpieces during the 2023 Harvard Staff Art Show, which held its virtual opening on Feb. 9, with…
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Making the invisible curriculum visible
March 22, 2023
At the “Teaching First-Generation Law Students” event, professors shared insights and recommendations for making law teaching more inclusive.
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‘They see the Court in a different light’
March 21, 2023
A Harvard Law panel on "Teaching the Roberts Court," moderated by Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen, examined the ways today’s Court shapes legal pedagogy.
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Art show puts creativity of Harvard staff on display
March 20, 2023
In an annual Harvard show, staffers exhibit their art in person and virtually across a range of media.
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Helping parents know their legal rights
March 20, 2023
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau launches the Family Defense Practice to help parents facing investigations by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
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Harvard Law graduate and visiting researcher Svitlana Starosvit traces the historic causes of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and cautions against a settlement that includes concessions of Ukrainian territory.
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Scholars and artists discuss the death penalty
March 17, 2023
On March 7, the Harvard Law School Library kicked off a series of events on the subject of capital punishment in connection with their exhibit Visualizing Capital Punishment: Spectacle, Shame, and Sympathy.
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Bailouts for everyone?
March 16, 2023
Daniel Tarullo, who served as a Fed regulator, discusses the moral hazard and the implications for inflation after the SVB collapse rocks Washington and Wall Street.
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Through the years: Women at Harvard Law School
March 16, 2023
Since the first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School in 1953, women have made their mark.
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Rebecca Richman Cohen, a Harvard Law School lecturer, debuts a new documentary on the unintended consequences following the recall of the judge in the Brock Turner assault case.
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Unions’ extension into politics was necessary — and contributed to their decline, says Harvard Law expert
March 16, 2023
As the inaugural Fred N. Fishman Professor of Constitutional Law, Laura Weinrib described the arc of union power in the 20th century and its relationship to political spending.
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Celebrating 70: Milestones and Moments
March 16, 2023
The first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School 70 years ago this spring. A look back at moments and milestones.
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Harvard Law’s Rebecca Tushnet, a First Amendment and intellectual property expert, explains an amusing — and potentially consequential — trademark case before the Supreme Court.
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Not-so-innocent bystanders
March 13, 2023
Journalist Géraldine Schwarz shares the story of her grandparents who ‘followed the current’ in Nazi Germany.
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Four Harvard Law School students were selected this year as Salzburg Cutler Fellows in International Law and Public Service.
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Harvard Law School bolsters its Low Income Protection Plan and launches new public service loan forgiveness program
March 9, 2023
Harvard Law School will substantially increase support for graduates in LIPP and launch a new Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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Class of 1953 alumna Sondra Miller reflects
March 8, 2023
70 years on, Sondra Miller ’53 reflects on her experience as a member of the first class at Harvard Law School to include women.