State of Democracy
In the shadow of a weakened Voting Rights Act, the Harvard Law Election Law Clinic helps harness state power to protect the franchise
Lone Wolf No More
Five decades in, the Endangered Species Act remains one of the country’s most muscular environmental laws — and, despite its popularity, a continued target
Trading Places
Mark Wu shines a light on the
world of international trade while
mentoring the next generation
Football on the Harvard Law Campus
A historic match, a pathbreaking coach and lawyer, and the attraction of resisting The Game
Taking the Long View
David Wilkins, part of the core research team that launched a longitudinal study on lawyers’ lives,
describes what’s changed and — despite best intentions — what hasn’t in the past 20 years
Shine On
Lumen, a catalog of takedown requests, helps to illuminate efforts to shape the internet through means fair and foul
John Manning appointed provost of Harvard University
John F. Manning, a renowned scholar of administrative law, legislation, and federal courts and dean of Harvard Law School since 2017, was appointed provost of Harvard University, the school’s chief academic officer
Alumni Notes and Newsmakers
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Mona Susan Power’s fiction reflects the trauma, joy, and resilience of Native American life.
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Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams wins award for his bipartisan efforts to expand voting rights in the face of fierce opposition.
Christopher Edley Jr., 1953-2024
A civil rights expert and policy adviser to several presidents, Christopher Edley Jr., who was a member of the Harvard Law School faculty for more than two decades before becoming dean of University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, died on May 10
