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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.

In a conversation with Larry Schwartztol, Lawrence Lessig describes how bad-faith actors could subvert the will of voters.

Harvard Law Professor Molly Brady argues that efforts to protect single-family neighborhoods tended to ‘destroy, rather than build, community.’

During the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, Civil rights attorney and Howard professor Sherrilyn Ifill detailed the need for a national reckoning and greater civic involvement.

Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program commemorated its 40 year anniversary with a daylong symposium.

Harvard Law’s Emily Broad Leib explains why the FDA is considering new front-of-package labels to call out foods with high fat, salt, and sugar.

Three Chayes Fellows share their summer experiences working in international public service.

Nicholas Stephanopoulos, an election law expert, says America’s voters are shifting — and this has major implications for our elections.

Harvard Law professor Robert Sitkoff has been inducted into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame, one of only five estate planning professionals to be so honored in 2024.

Doha Mekki speaks at Harvard Law on how DOJ’s Antitrust Division has focused on workers’ rights.

Author and law professor Ganesh Sitaraman ’08 explains why the Department of Transportation is taking a close look at four major airlines’ rewards programs.

I. Glenn Cohen ’03, the James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law and a deputy dean at Harvard Law School, has been elected a member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.

An event at Harvard Law School highlighted the challenges faced by caregivers working in the legal profession, especially women with children.

In her new film, Harvard Law’s Rebecca Richman Cohen explores the question: If terroir impacts every glass of wine, why not marijuana?

Scholars trace the history of the group in U.S., discuss why many are wrestling with what it means for Israel, and their own place in nation’s culture.

Watch a recap of the LL.M. 100 reunion event.

Hundreds of Harvard’s LL.M. alumni returned to campus in September to mark the centennial of the school’s Master of Laws program. See our full coverage of the occasion.

At a panel on bridging cultures, alumni of the Harvard Law LL.M. program discussed challenges and lessons, and how bridging difference affected their thinking and their careers.

From around the globe, LL.M. alumni came back to campus for a weekend of panels, plenary sessions, and cross-cultural connections

Harvard Election Law Clinic expert Daniel Hessel shares how to vote and make it count in the Bay State.