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

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

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    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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Russian forces are using weapons widely banned across the world, says Harvard Law expert

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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, of particular concern, says arms expert Bonnie Docherty, is the reported use of cluster munitions and other explosives in highly populated areas.

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HLS Authors: Selected Alumni Books Winter 2022

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When Tibor Várady began looking through more than 100 years of files of his family’s law firm in a Serbian city in Eastern Europe, he found not only client information. He uncovered a history of the people of the region during world wars and under control of multiple states.

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Justice for all

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For the past two years, students in Harvard’s Prison Legal Assistance Project have helped prisoners they say were targeted for retaliatory violence.

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Weighing President Biden’s first year: Immigration

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Sabrineh Ardalan, of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, praises Biden for jettisoning some Trump-era policies, but says he has also “doubled down on” on the former administration’s “draconian … border policies.”

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Crimmigration Clinic helps score First Circuit victory for asylum-seeker, Boston-area immigrants

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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.

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Rescuing MLK and his Children’s Crusade

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In “Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality,” Harvard Law Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin traces the tactics of the groundbreaking lawyer amid pivotal protests.

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Supreme Court preview: Garland v. Gonzalez

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Two Harvard Law School scholars explain why the Garland v. Gonzalez case could have broader implications for immigrants and advocates.

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Conservative backlash threatens global gender justice efforts

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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.

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Debating the future of Roe 

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At the recent Rappaport Forum, panelists discussed abortion rights and whether the Supreme Court should honor precedent — or jettison Roe v. Wade. 

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  • Topics: Constitutional, Family, Gender & Children, Human Rights, Legal History, Public Policy

Berkman Klein Center welcomes Susan Hendrickson as executive director

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The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has announced the appointment of Susan Hendrickson ’93 as its new executive director.

  • Themes: Teaching & Learning
  • Topics: Cyberlaw, Human Rights, Science & Technology

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