How ‘digital witnesses’ are documenting history and challenging the status quo
A recent event hosted by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society explored how young Black people are using technology for activism around the world.
In Memoriam: David Cope, a brilliant intellect and devoted, compassionate teacher
A brilliant intellect and devoted, compassionate teacher, Harvard Law School Lecturer on Law David Cope, who taught at Harvard Law School for more than 20 years, died Jan. 26, 2021.
Going remote
Ten Harvard Law School faculty share a behind-the-scenes look at their Zoom studios and the innovative approaches they employed to connect with students.
Countdown to Ames
On March 10, two teams of students will take part in the illustrious HLS’ Ames Moot Court Competition. For the first time in its 110-year history, the competition will be conducted virtually, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A journal dedicated to promoting ‘revolutionary law’
On its 55th anniversary, Harvard Law Today takes a look back at the founding of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.
More Harvard Law faculty and alumni tapped to serve in the Biden administration
Since President Joe Biden took office in January, dozens of Harvard Law community members, including faculty and alumni, have been tapped to serve in high-profile positions in his administration
Banking on crime: The economic contours of policing in America
Experts discuss the myriad ways money and wealth influence criminal processes and outcomes as part of the yearlong “Policing in America” colloquium series, led by Harvard Law Professors Alexandra Natapoff and Andrew Manuel Crespo.
How Donald Trump illustrated the need for more curbs on presidential power
As the trial of Donald Trump takes place in the Senate on charges of inciting the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, renowned journalist Bob Woodward wondered during a Harvard Law School-sponsored webinar on Wednesday whether Trump also could have been impeached for his role in the COVID-19 crisis.
Scientists and law professors urge Biden to pull unlawful Endangered Species Act rules
Group led by Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program petitions the president to immediately rescind key policies that restrict the government’s consideration of harms from greenhouse gas emissions on protected animals.
Petrie-Flom Center assembles new advisory board, including Moderna consultant, WHO legal counsel, and hospital executive
On February 11, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School announced the formation of its new advisory board.