Looking back on ‘the future’: The Rev. Dr. King at the Harvard Law Forum
In October 1962, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on “The Future of Integration” as a featured speaker at the Harvard Law School Forum.
Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program blocks another Trump administration asylum rule
In a case brought by the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, a California District Court last week issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would gut protections for people fleeing persecution and torture.
Trusted to listen
After her first interview in Afghanistan, Nicolette Waldman ’13 realized she had found the career she was meant to pursue.
On the bookshelf
In the unusual year of 2020, Harvard Law authors continued to do what they always have: Write.
Pursuing U.S. accountability for child slavery abroad
In October, the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of legal historians in the consolidated cases against two U.S.-based chocolate companies alleged to have aided and abetted child slavery in West Africa.
Political philosopher Christopher Lewis, a scholar of criminal law system, to join HLS
Christopher Lewis, a political philosopher and scholar of the criminal legal system, has been named an assistant professor of law at Harvard Law School, effective Jan. 1.
Access to history
The Harvard Law School Library’s Nuremberg Trials Project has been used by students, academics, filmmakers and artists among others to support their work in the retelling and documentation of World War II and the atrocities committed during that time.
Teaming up to promote access to water
As the only team members on their International Human Rights Clinic project, Laura Soundy ’22 and Rehab Abdelwahab ’21 have learned how critical it is to talk about subjects other than law. In doing so, they learned they were both quarantining in Texas, and have formed a plan to safely meet in person next year.
Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Court of Ames
In the history of HLS’ Ames Moot Court Finals, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’56-’58 presided over four competitions. Former Ames advocates reflect on the unique experience of arguing before RBG.
Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program scores a victory for asylum seekers
In recent court victory, students from the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program help safeguard the lives of countless asylum seekers by preventing more stringent federal immigration rules from going into effect.