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A Case for Compassion
August 4, 2020
Juliana (Ratner) Andonian ’17 went to law school for one reason and one reason only: to get people out of prison. She is now fulfilling that mission at a time when it could not be more urgent.
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Baking to support racial justice is ‘a labor of love’
August 3, 2020
Harvard Law School student Sarah Rutherford ’21 recently co-founded Black Bakers for Black Lives, an initiative to raise money for, and awareness of, organizations fighting for racial justice.
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New report documents human rights abuses in Bolivia
July 31, 2020
Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic and the University Network for Human Rights released a report Monday documenting widespread human rights abuses carried out under Bolivia’s interim president since she assumed power in November 2019.
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‘Feeding the virus’?
July 30, 2020
“Confused,” “frustrating,” “fragmented,” “acute,” and “a reckoning” were just some of the ways three health care experts described the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic during a recent Berkman Klein virtual discussion.
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Harvard Law faculty summer book recommendations
July 30, 2020
Looking for something to add to your summer book list? HLS faculty share what they’re reading.
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Striving for equality in the law
July 27, 2020
Shirley Bayle, who turns 100 today, looks back at her life in the law.
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A new report from Boston University confirms the transformational benefits of a trauma-sensitive school culture as developed by the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative at HLS.
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PLAP students secure release of two prisoners with mental disabilities, and set new judicial precedent under the Americans with Disabilities Act
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A Year Unlike Any Other
July 24, 2020
This has been a year unlike any other, a year with so many challenges and hardships here in the United States and around the world. It has also been a year of inspiring efforts by members of the global Harvard Law School community to respond with creativity and determination, finding solutions and advocating for the most vulnerable and marginalized members of our society.
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No Time Like the Present
July 23, 2020
Talia Gillis’ work cuts a wide swath, one focus being the intersection of artificial intelligence and consumer loan discrimination. It’s driven by a question: “What does it mean for a credit pricing algorithm to discriminate?”
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Faculty Books in Brief: Summer 2020
July 23, 2020
From human rights in a time of populism to a comparative look at capital punishment to a focus on disability, healthcare and bioethics
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Letters to the Editor: Summer 2020
July 23, 2020
David Shapiro, teacher, mentor, and friend Your remembrance of David Shapiro was excellent on the professional ledger but for me did not convey his full measure…
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The Urgency of the Moment
July 23, 2020
A Year Unlike Any Other John F. Manning ’85, the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean at Harvard Law School This has been a year unlike…
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Distance Learning Up Close
July 23, 2020
Teaching and learning at Harvard Law School in the first months of the pandemic
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Must We Allow Symbols of Racism on Public Land?
July 23, 2020
A legal historian who has focused on the history of U.S. slavery puts the push to remove Confederate statues in context.
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A Killing in Broad Daylight
July 23, 2020
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, legal scholars see a moment of reckoning.
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Double Take
July 23, 2020
“Carly” Anderson ’12 wrote on Dec. 4 to report that Mitch Reich ’12 had argued Rodriguez v. FDIC before the Supreme Court just the day before. Among those listening to the argument in the courtroom were Anderson and four other HLS classmates—Stephanie Simon, Matthew Greenfield, Stephen Pezzi and Noah Weiss—who, along with Reich, had all been members of the 2011 winning Ames Moot Court Competition team.
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HLS Authors: Selected Alumni Books Summer 2020
July 23, 2020
From new takes on famous figures from American history to the stories of lesser-known figures, including two who resisted fascism in war-torn Europe and went on to become the authors’ parents
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Enduring Lessons
July 23, 2020
Retiring Professors Robert Clark, Mary Ann Glendon Laurence Tribe and Mark Tushnet are celebrated by former students.
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‘It was a titanic struggle to make this happen’
July 23, 2020
HLS Lecturer Peter Carfagna ’79 discusses Major League Baseball’s return to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For the Sake of Argument
July 23, 2020
Singer seeks to help lawyers and the general public make reasoned arguments, promote civil discourse, and consider alternative perspectives.