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Danielle Mikaelian ’25 is charting her path at Harvard Law
April 16, 2025
Danielle Mikaelian, a third-year student, is exploring a passion for business law and leadership.
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Former Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers is Harvard Law School’s 2025 Class Day Speaker
April 16, 2025
Bob Myers, the former basketball executive who led the Golden State Warriors to four NBA championships, will be Harvard Law School’s 2025 Class Day speaker.
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For lasting institutions, solidarity is key, says Charles
April 16, 2025
In his contribution to the Last Lecture series at Harvard Law, Professor Guy-Uriel Charles muses on the U.S. political climate and coping amid change.
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Professor David Wilkins speaks on the future of the workplace, legal education, and preparing for a world of uncertainty.
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Rubenstein on career, complex litigation, and class action
April 14, 2025
During a talk at Harvard Law School, Professor William Rubenstein argued that civil procedure is not a ‘book of settled rules,’ but a ‘set of standards that are up for grabs’.
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When arguing cases before Supreme Court is your job
April 10, 2025
Former solicitors general recall what it’s like representing the U.S. government amid shifts on the SCOTUS bench.
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A credit to the Tax Litigation Clinic
April 10, 2025
Part of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, the Tax Litigation Clinic helps low-income taxpayers in dispute with the IRS and the state of Massachusetts.
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In the third of four Harvard Law panels on the administration’s first 100 days, five faculty experts discuss the U.S.’ new approach to the global community.
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Students’ visit boosts hurricane victims
April 9, 2025
In March, 10 Harvard Law Students took part in a pro bono spring break legal aid trip to North Carolina to assist those trying to recover from Hurricane Helene.
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Are we all purposivists now?
April 3, 2025
At Harvard Law’s 2025 Scalia Lecture, Judge Rachel Kovner argues that ‘purposivism is not dead, and it coexists with textualism on the Supreme Court today.’
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AI is transforming health care — and the law could help safeguard innovation and patients alike
April 2, 2025
Harvard Law Professor Glenn Cohen shares how artificial intelligence is changing medicine — and how the law can adapt.
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The afterlife of slavery in the law
April 1, 2025
NYU School of Law Professor Devon Carbado argues that slavery was not just an event, it was a ‘structural phenomenon’ that ‘wired racial inequality’ into American society.
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Inquest named a finalist for a National Magazine Award
March 28, 2025
Inquest, a publication of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration, at Harvard Law School, was named a finalist for the 60th annual National Magazine Awards.
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‘Living — and dying — with dignity are both important’
March 27, 2025
Luis Gallegos, a senior advisor on disability rights, is leading the push for a UN convention on the rights of older people.
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Harvard Law Professor David Wilkins forecasts what the rest of 2025 might hold for the legal profession.
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When democracies backslide
March 25, 2025
The judiciary has an important role to play in reversing the trend of democratic backsliding, says the president of the European Court of Human Rights.
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What happens to your data if 23andMe collapses?
March 21, 2025
Health law policy expert Glenn Cohen says the biotech firm’s uncertain future shows the need for protections of personal and genetic info.
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When copyright law and fashion collide
March 20, 2025
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer ’64 explains his dissent in a case involving cheerleading uniforms.
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Can local news help bring us together?
March 19, 2025
Professor Martha Minow, the new chair of GBH’s board of trustees, thinks a strong media ecosystem is crucial to democracy.
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Legal scholars debate the unitary executive theory and the limits of presidential authority at Harvard Law School’s Rappaport Forum.
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Diplomacy, artificial intelligence, and war
March 17, 2025
More than 90 diplomats from dozens of U.N. member and observer states convened in New York on Feb. 28 for a workshop on AI and International Humanitarian Law.