‘I was able to feel like I was making an impact’
Cara Mund ‘22 hopes to leverage tenacity gained as an advocate — and 2018 Miss America — to influence public policy.
Cases in Brief: Powell v. Alabama with Dehlia Umunna
In the first of the series, “Cases in Brief,” Harvard Law Professor Dehlia Umunna discusses the infamous “Scottsboro Boys” case, Powell v. Alabama (1932), in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the first time that defendants in capital cases have the right to adequate legal counsel.
Nora McDonnell ’21 receives the inaugural Kristin P. Muniz Memorial Award
Nora McDonnell ’21 is the inaugural winner of the Kristin P. Muniz Memorial Award.
Harvard Law professors discuss the Derek Chauvin trial, its implications, and potential paths forward
A panel of Harvard Law professors discussed the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, which proved an occasion for cautious optimism, a bit of anxiety, and questions about what comes next.
COVID and the law: What have we learned?
The effect of COVID-19 on the law has been transformative and wide-ranging, but as a Harvard Law School panel pointed out on the one-year anniversary of campus shutdown, the changes haven’t all been for the worse.
2020 in pictures
A look back at the year at HLS.
Harvard Law faculty summer book recommendations
Looking for something to add to your summer book list? HLS faculty share what they’re reading.
A Killing in Broad Daylight
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, legal scholars see a moment of reckoning.
Lyla Wasz-Piper and Kennedi Williams-Libert receive 2020 CLEA Outstanding Clinical Student Team Award
Lyla Wasz-Piper ’20 and Kennedi Williams-Libert ’20 have received the 2020 Outstanding Clinical Student Team Award from the Clinical Legal Education Association, recognized for their unique partnership and exemplary teamwork during their time as student attorneys at the Criminal Justice Institute.
Last Lecture: “Every traumatic event is an opportunity to reset for greatness,” says Dehlia Umunna
On May 12, Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Dehlia Umunna urged students to maintain a sense of gratitude as she kicked off the Last Lecture series for the graduating Class of 2020.