Areas of Interest
Courts, Jurisdiction, and Procedure
-
At an event hosted by the Harvard Law School Library, several students discussed their experiences working with capital defense offices across the country as part of the Capital Punishment Clinic.
-
Supreme Court preview: Groff v. DeJoy
April 7, 2023
Harvard Law’s Religious Freedom Clinic Faculty Director Joshua McDaniel explains how a case before the Court could better protect religious minorities in the workforce
-
Time for Supreme Court to adopt ethics rules?
March 30, 2023
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner says a lack of transparency and recent incidents involving justices, spouses, and activists have tarnished the Court's public standing.
-
‘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.
-
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.
-
At Harvard Law School, Canadian Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner discusses differences with the U.S. judiciary and argues that access to justice is a ‘democratic imperative.’
-
Supreme Court considers how far Section 230 should go in shielding Google, Twitter and other tech companies
February 13, 2023
Harvard Law’s John Palfrey says that lawsuits against Google and Twitter might be among ‘the most consequential Supreme Court cases related to the internet in the technology’s history.’
-
Daphna Renan says we should ‘give the Supreme Court a little less control’ over the Constitution
February 10, 2023
On the occasion of her appointment as the Peter B. Monroe and Mary J. Monroe Professor of Law, Daphna Renan puts forth an argument for 'a more political constitutionalism.'
-
‘Like summer camp for law nerds’
January 25, 2023
There is no morning bugle call. Nor are there group hikes, swimming lessons, or arts and crafts sessions. It is not even the same season.
-
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner asks whether ‘it is fair to use the criminal legal system’ to assess the actor’s responsibility.
-
What’s it like to argue in front of the Supreme Court?
January 10, 2023
Three seasoned Harvard Law advocates share tips and tales of their times arguing before the nation’s highest court.
-
On the bookshelf
December 13, 2022
This fall, Harvard Law School showcased the works of faculty, alums, and students at book events throughout the semester.
-
Former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella on how the US approach differs — and why justice matters
November 28, 2022
Rosalie Abella, former Canadian Supreme Court justice and Harvard’s Pisar Visiting Professor of Law, believes that ‘it’s the majesty of justice’ that is ‘the law’s purpose.’
-
Should the Supreme Court care about tradition?
November 18, 2022
At Harvard Law’s Rappaport Forum, panelists debated the Supreme Court's reliance on history and tradition in recent decisions in Dobbs and Bruen.
-
Why has the Supreme Court come under increased scrutiny?
November 16, 2022
In the third of a yearlong lecture series examining “The Supreme Court in a Constitutional Democracy," panelists debate reforming the Court.
-
The myths and reality of common and civil law
October 5, 2022
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.
-
What are the limits of presidential power?
September 27, 2022
A panel of experts say that a seminal Supreme Court decision on the powers of the president may raise more questions than it answers.
-
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.