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Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Daleep Singh and Federal Reserve Board Member Chistopher Waller debate whether to create a U.S. central bank digital currency.

Harvard Law expert Hannah Perls explains why so many Florida homeowners lack flood insurance and what should be done about it.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is ending enforcement of a requirement that discriminates against survivors of LGBTQ+ veterans.

The Harvard Law School Library has been chosen as a steward of the papers of Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., the celebrated and influential Harvard Law professor and civil rights scholar.

A discussion series on the future of law school pedagogy envisions new ways to support students, faculty.

Laurence H. Silberman ‘61, an influential jurist who had a long career as an appeals court judge, a diplomat, and a government official died on October 2.

Harvard Law School student Apoorva Dixit gives voice to survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy in a seven-part podcast series and TEDx Talk.

Rebecca Tushnet explains the purpose of fair use in copyright law and how a Supreme Court decision could alter the arts in America.

Harvard Law School’s transfer students bring unique perspectives — and a deep enthusiasm — to the campus community.

A panel of experts at Harvard Law School examine the Supreme Court’s fidelity to past precedents in the wake of the precedent-busting term.

What are the real differences between common and civil law systems? Probably not the ones lawyers typically think about, said Harvard Law School Professor Holger Spamann S.J.D. ’09 in a lecture commemorating his appointment as Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law.

Harvard Law Library receives collection of 5,000 photo and video files by Lolita Parker Jr. highlighting the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.

Every summer since 2001, under the auspices of the Chayes International Public Service Fellowship, HLS students have worked with international organizations, governments, and NGOs…

A panel of experts say that a seminal Supreme Court decision on the powers of the president may raise more questions than it answers.

On Friday, September 16, Election Law Clinic clinical instructor Daniel Hessel led the plaintiff’s oral arguments during Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP v. City of Jacksonville’s preliminary injunction hearing, arguing against the use of racially biased redistricting maps in the 2023 and 2024 city council and school board elections.  

Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos explains how the Alabama redistricting case could affect the future of the Voting Rights Act.

Harvard Law Professor Daniel Tarullo says the Fed hopes to convince markets — and the public — that it will fight inflation, even if there are costs.

Advocates at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School lead an effort to obtain a presidential posthumous pardon for Callie House, a formerly enslaved woman and early civil rights hero.

In the first of a Harvard Law School series on the Supreme Court and its role in American democracy, panelists debated the impact of politics on the Roberts Court.

During the daylong conference “Reimagining the Role of Business in the Public Square,” panelists weighed the responsibilities corporations have to the country and exchanged ideas about how to move firms further on their environmental, social, and governance — or ESG — pledges.

This is an encouraging moment for labor law — and a potentially scary one as well, according to Harvard Law School Professor of Practice Sharon Block.