Justice for all
For the past two years, students in Harvard’s Prison Legal Assistance Project have helped prisoners they say were targeted for retaliatory violence.
Building for the Future
The reimagined Reginald F. Lewis Law Center opened in January as a cutting-edge research center.
Crimmigration Clinic helps score First Circuit victory for asylum-seeker, Boston-area immigrants
In a case that could have national implications, the Harvard Law School Crimmigration Clinic recently convinced judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to discredit the use of controversial municipal gang databases in immigration proceedings.
Meredith D.L. Boak named assistant dean for Clinical and Pro Bono Programs
Meredith D.L. Boak ’12 has been appointed Harvard Law School’s assistant dean for Clinical and Pro Bono Programs, replacing Lisa Dealy, who retired in May after 30 years at the law school.
In Memoriam: Lani Guinier 1950 – 2022
Lani Guinier, the first African-American woman to be tenured at Harvard Law School and an influential scholar who devoted her life to justice, equality, empowerment, and democracy, died Jan. 7.
Harvard Law School top photos of 2021
A look back at our most popular Instagram posts of 2021.
Uplifting children’s voices in the Child Advocacy Clinic
In Harvard Law School’s Child Advocacy Clinic, students practice a variety of legal skills in order to amplify the voices of their most vulnerable clients: children.
Conservative backlash threatens global gender justice efforts
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity shared his views at a virtual event last month hosted by the HLS Human Rights Program that focused on his year-long investigation into incorporation of gender and gender identity into international human rights law.
Debating the future of Roe
At the recent Rappaport Forum, panelists discussed abortion rights and whether the Supreme Court should honor precedent — or jettison Roe v. Wade.
Berkman Klein Center welcomes Susan Hendrickson as executive director
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has announced the appointment of Susan Hendrickson ’93 as its new executive director.