Harvard Law School remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
With the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Harvard Law School affiliates share remembrances and testaments to her transformative presence on the Court.
The law is ‘tested and illuminated during this pandemic’
In the first colloquium of a sweeping new series, “COVID-19 and the Law,” five Harvard Law faculty members grappled with the challenges, limitations, and opportunities of governmental powers during a public health crisis.
James Sonne ’97 to help lead new Religious Freedom Clinic this fall
Sonne, who founded a similar program at Stanford, discusses the importance of representing vulnerable, marginalized, and underrepresented clients and communities.
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
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.
The 2020 U.S. presidential election: HLS faculty and scholars weigh in
HLS faculty and legal scholars consider the legal concerns and challenges that have emerged—including those involving COVID-19 and voting by mail—as the United States prepares for the 2020 presidential election.
U.S. appeals court rules against former Bolivian president and defense minister over 2003 massacre
On August 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a trial court judgment that had been entered in favor of Bolivia’s former president, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, and former defense minister, José Carlos Sánchez Berzaín, for the massacre of unarmed Indigenous people in 2003.
When Voting Is a Risky Choice
The November 2020 general election was shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated, nerve-wracking and deeply contested elections in American history, with most onlookers expecting record-breaking voter turnout. Then a pandemic hit.
Baking to support racial justice is ‘a labor of love’
Harvard Law School student Sarah Rutherford ’21 recently co-founded Black Bakers for Black Lives, an initiative to raise money for, and awareness of, organizations fighting for racial justice.
Research on trauma-sensitive schools offers timely insights
A new report from Boston University confirms the transformational benefits of a trauma-sensitive school culture as developed by the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative at HLS.