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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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Research Program: Harvard Law School Project on Disability

Investigating mask mandate bans

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Michael Ashley Stein ’88, executive director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, says the Department of Education should go beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act in investigating state bans against mandating face coverings in schools.

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Harvard Law School Project on Disability provides legal support during pandemic

An elderly man, senior, is sitting in a wheelchair in the corridor near the window with his back to the camera. Nursing home.

Knowing that people with disabilities would be especially vulnerable during the pandemic to problems with healthcare access and other issues, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability turned its attention early on to COVID-related initiatives and advocacy.

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  • Topics: Disability Law, Human Rights

‘It changes you to see your dad carried away by the police’

Emma Hobbs ’21 (Commencement 2021)

From the time she was a little girl, Emma Hobbs ’21 watched her father shuttle back and forth to prison. She chose law so she could be in the room with those who need an advocate.

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Book on Taiwan and human rights, co-edited by William Alford, wins American Society of International Law award

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“Taiwan and International Human Rights: A Story of Transformation,” co-edited by Harvard Law School Professor William P. Alford ’77 was awarded the 2021 Certificate of Merit in a Specialized Area of International Law by the American Society of International Law In March.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
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Founders of Harvard Law School Project on Disability honored by the president of Ecuador

Alford and Stein

Visiting Professor Michael Ashley Stein ’88,  executive director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and Professor William P. Alford ’77, who cofounded the project, known as HPOD, were awarded the National Order of Merit by the president of Ecuador on March 8, in recognition of their work on disability.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
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Harvard International Law Journal honors Professor Alford

In “Learning from the Past to Appreciate the Present,” Alford draws from Confucius and Contemporary China

Scholars, alumni, and friends from around the world commemorate Alford’s legacy and impact.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
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Passing the baton

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As William Alford completes his tenure, Mark Wu assumes vice deanship of the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at HLS.

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After 18 years, Professor Alford completes his tenure as vice dean for the Graduate Program and ILS

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After 18 years as its faculty director, Professor William P. Alford ’77 completed his tenure as vice dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School on June 30.

  • Themes: Teaching & Learning, Faculty Scholarship
  • Topics: Comparative Law, Human Rights, International, Legal History

On the Bookshelf: HLS Authors

On the Bookshelf: HLS Library Book Talks, Spring 2018 2

This fall, the Harvard Law School Library hosted a series of book talks by Harvard Law School authors on topics ranging from forgiveness in law, transparency in health and fidelity in constitutional practice.

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Sports, Law and Life: Olympic long jump record holder Bob Beamon visits HLS

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In 1968, Bob Beamon leapt into the Olympic history books with a long jump that shattered the existing record by nearly two feet. Beamon brought the historic moment to life for a crowd gathered at Harvard Law School in September, where he joined a panel to discuss his work as a Special Olympics global ambassador.

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