Over the course of two months, Harvard Law Today followed two teams of six third-year students as they prepared for the Ames Moot Court final round.
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Leading scholar of civil procedure, constitutional law, Stephen Sachs joins HLS faculty
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La Alianza provides students space for professional development and activism
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At Harvard, a growing focus on Islamic law
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President Biden appoints 16 Harvard Law School faculty and alumni to panel studying Supreme Court reform
Harvard Law Bulletin
The Authority of the Court
At Harvard Law School’s 2021 Scalia Lecture, Stephen G. Breyer ’64, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, warned against alterations to the nation’s highest court that could erode the public’s longstanding confidence in the judiciary, instead inviting the American people, and the Court itself, to work together to maintain and build trust in the rule of law.
Recent Highlights
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Countdown to Ames
Over the course of two months, Harvard Law Today followed two teams of six third-year students as they prepared for the Ames Moot Court final round.
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Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella appointed Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School announced today the appointment of Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella as the Samuel LL.M. ’55 S.J.D. ’59 and Judith Pisar Visiting Professor of Law effective July 1, 2022.
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer cautions against ‘the peril of politics’
At Harvard Law School’s annual Scalia lecture, Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer ’64 warned that changes to the nation’s highest court could erode public confidence in a trusted institution.
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Elizabeth Warren is Harvard Law School’s 2021 Class Day speaker
Senator Elizabeth Warren, presidential candidate and longtime Harvard Law School professor, will be this year’s speaker for the Class Day ceremonies at HLS.
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Training a new generation of election law lawyers
Harvard Law Today spoke with Ruth Greenwood about the new Election Law Clinic and why she thinks it is important to train a new generation of lawyers to practice in this burgeoning field.
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Election Law Clinic launches at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School has announced the launch the new Election Law Clinic, which will give students the opportunity to work on a broad range of cutting-edge issues in areas such as redistricting, voting rights, campaign finance, and party regulation.
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Four Graduate Program scholars, one hallway
Alumni of the Harvard Law School Graduate Program are well known for traveling around the world to meet up with their fellow graduates. But all these four need to do is walk down the hall.
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Aaron Mukerjee ’21, in his own words
Aaron Mukerjee joined the Harvard Law School Voting Rights Litigation and Advocacy Clinic to fight for voting rights for Asian Americans who have long been ignored and disenfranchised.
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Empowering middle schoolers worldwide
Harvard Law student creates an extracurricular program to foster civic engagement and bridge social divides.
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Dear Future Colleague sends a message to the lawyers of tomorrow
Kamryn Sannicks, a first-generation college graduate, has begun the process of applying to law school three times. Twice, she gave up. Then she heard about Dear Future Colleague (DFC), a mentorship program started by Harvard Law School student Nancy Fairbank ’22 with other law student volunteers across the country.
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Amateurism under scrutiny as the NCAA comes before the Supreme Court
Is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violating antitrust law by limiting whether and how student-athletes can profit from their own labor, or are the organization’s long-established guardrails necessary to protect amateurism?
Frederica Brenneman ’53: A trailblazer at HLS and in the field of juvenile justice
April 2, 2021Frederica Brenneman ’53, a member of the first Harvard Law School class to include women, went on to a long career in the Connecticut judiciary focused on child welfare. She was the inspiration for the television show “Judging Amy.” Brenneman died March 15, 2021. Continue Reading
Mary Mullarkey ’68: The first woman to serve as Colorado Supreme Court chief justice
April 2, 2021Mary Mullarkey ’68, the longest-serving justice in Colorado history who spent 23 years on the state’s highest court, including 12 years as its chief, and wrote hundreds of opinions, died March 31, 2021. She was 77. Continue Reading
In Memoriam: Gustave M. Hauser ’53 (1929 – 2021)
February 22, 2021Gustave Hauser ’53, a cable television pioneer and a dedicated supporter with his wife Rita Hauser ’58 of Harvard Law School, died on February 14. He was 91. Continue Reading