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    Four programs pursue research and address current topics at the intersection of religion and the law

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    From grappling with the challenges of an unprecedented health crisis to addressing longstanding racial injustices, HLS affiliates respond

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    From law and forgiveness to politics and the integrity of the Supreme Court to an insider’s view on foreign policy, HLS faculty tackle big issues with scholarship, candor, and compassion

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    How have U.S. presidents found ways to expand their powers to achieve their goals?

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Clinic: Election Law Clinic

Weighing President Biden’s first year: Voting and elections

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Harvard Law School election law expert Ruth Greenwood applauds the Biden administration’s support for new voting legislation, but says the filibuster remains an obstacle to finishing the job.

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‘The algorithm has primacy over media … over each of us, and it controls what we do’

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Social media’s business model of personalized virality is incompatible with democracy, agreed experts at a recent Harvard Law School discussion on the state of democracy.

  • Themes: Teaching & Learning
  • Topics: Behavioral Economics, Business, Election Law, Ethics, Intellectual Property, Public Policy, Science & Technology

Is democracy in peril?

“Justice for J6” Rally Held At U.S. Capitol In Support Of January 6th Insurrectionists

The state of American democracy will be examined in a lecture series, “Democracy,” which had its first session this week and will continue through the fall and spring.

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‘In many parts of the country, the Voting Rights Act’ is ‘close to a dead letter’

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Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos recently spoke with Harvard Law Today about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, options for advocates moving forward, and the future of the Voting Rights Act.

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Training a new generation of election law lawyers

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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.

  • Themes: Teaching & Learning, Faculty Scholarship
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Election Law Clinic launches at Harvard Law School

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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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  • Topics: Civil Rights, Clinical Practice, Election Law, Public Policy, Public Service

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