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    Four programs pursue research and address current topics at the intersection of religion and the law

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    Deception spreads faster than truth on social media. Who — if anyone — should stop it?

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    Putting the 2020 race in historical context and considering its impact on our democracy

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    Summer 2020

    From grappling with the challenges of an unprecedented health crisis to addressing longstanding racial injustices, HLS affiliates respond

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    Winter 2020

    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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Cases in Brief: Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife with Richard Lazarus

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In this installment of “Cases in Brief,” Harvard Law Professor Richard Lazarus ’79 discusses the landmark citizen-suit case, Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife (1992), which hindered the ability to bring environmental citizen suits for much of the 1990s.

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Inspiring change

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On Earth Day, we highlight some of the work being done by Harvard Law students, scholars, clinics, and programs to address some our most pressing environmental issues.

  • Themes: Teaching & Learning, Student Spotlights, Faculty Scholarship
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Figueres receives 2022 Great Negotiator award at HLS

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As the former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres was in charge of the 2015 climate talks in Paris. In a conscious departure from earlier conferences, she declared that any agreement should be unanimous, rather than merely a consensus.

  • Themes: Teaching & Learning
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Current electric vehicles subsidies fail to reduce overall emissions, says Harvard Law study

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Subsidies offered by the federal government for the purchase of new electric vehicles (EVs) may actually increase total greenhouse gas emissions without similar aid for secondhand buyers, concludes a new study led by Ashley Nunes, Ph.D., a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
  • Topics: Environmental, Family, Gender & Children, Science & Technology

Harvard Law students track environmental laws and regulations across administrations

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Since 2018, Harvard Law students have been tracking environmental laws and regulations across administrations.

  • Themes: Student Spotlights
  • Topics: Administrative Law, Environmental

Supreme Court preview: West Virginia v. EPA

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Harvard Law expert Shaun Goho explains how a complicated Supreme Court case could have major implications for government agencies and the environment.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
  • Topics: Administrative Law, Environmental

Weighing President Biden’s first year: The economy and monetary policy

President Biden Delivers Remarks On His Build Back Better Agenda

Harvard Law Professor Christine Desan says the Biden administration is harnessing fiscal and monetary policy to bolster the economy, but should move faster to address climate change, crypto markets, public banking.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
  • Topics: Environmental, Law and Economics, Public Policy, Taxation and Finance

Weighing President Biden’s first year

U.S. Capitol Commemorates First Anniversary Of January 6 Attack

In this series, Harvard Law experts turn a critical eye to the Biden administration’s efforts on health care, the economy, criminal justice reform, and other areas important to Americans — and share their thoughts on its agenda for the future.

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  • Topics: Constitutional, Election Law, Environmental, Health Law & Policy

Weighing President Biden’s first year: The environment

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Harvard Law Professor Richard Lazarus says Biden has ‘quickly and effectively’ reversed many of former President Trump’s executive orders on the environment, but Congress ‘presents a major obstacle’ to the new administration.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
  • Topics: Environmental

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Helping key players across Massachusetts — including the City of Boston and environmental nonprofits — reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 is a focus for the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School.

  • Themes: Teaching & Learning
  • Topics: Environmental, Health Law & Policy, International, Science & Technology

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