Cyberlaw Clinic weighs in on warrantless device searches at the US border
Two clinics at HLS— the Cyberlaw Clinic and the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic—partner on a case involving warrantless device searches at the U.S. border
Student Voices: Why law?
Students from the incoming classes of J.D.s and LL.M.s talk about what inspired them to pursue a legal education.
Orientation 2020: Welcome to Harvard Law School!
Faculty and staff kick off Orientation 2020 with a big welcome to incoming students.
COVID adaptation
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the globe, affecting every aspect of human society, Harvard Law School finds itself at a pivotal moment in legal education. From the crisis, and the challenges and opportunities of remote learning, it is wresting pedagogical innovations that are transforming what it means to get a legal education.
Human Rights Clinic team submits amicus brief in Chiquita Brands lawsuit
After months of delays, the International Human Rights Clinic filed an amicus brief in June in Doe. et al. v. Chiquita Brands International, a suit that seeks accountability for Chiquita’s actions during the Colombian armed conflict from 1997 to 2004.
Cass Sunstein tapped to chair WHO technical advisory group
Cass Sunstein ’78, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard, has been tapped by the World Health Organization to chair its Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health.
Looking Back, Looking Forward
After a health scare, William D. Zabel ’61 reflects on a life and career of making a difference for society and his clients—with more to come.
How to Do Comparative Constitutional Law?
Mark Tushnet is the rare scholar who has been able to connect disparate fields and ways of thinking about law and constitutional government as few other scholars have been willing or able to do.
Passing the baton
As William Alford completes his tenure, Mark Wu assumes vice deanship of the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at HLS.
How Do You Prepare for a Pandemic?
David Beck ’91, senior vice president and chief legal counsel at Boston Medical Center, shares what it took to get the safety-net hospital ready for the coronavirus and the most challenging month in its history—and what might come out of this difficult season.