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

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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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Breyer retires

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Harvard Law Today offers a look back at Justice Stephen Breyer’s career and his legacy, and his lifelong connection to Harvard Law School.

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Supreme vacancy: Faculty discuss Breyer’s legacy and the path to confirming the Court’s next justice

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In the hours and days since Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement, Harvard Law School faculty have shared observations on his legacy and weighed in about the process of appointing and confirming his successor.

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Pragmatic Justice

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer ’64, who focused on the consequences of his judicial decisions, has announced that he will step down after more than a quarter century on the Court.

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On the Court, Breyer had a ‘deeply thoughtful, learned, humane, and pragmatic approach’

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Announces His Retirement At The White House

In the wake of the news that Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer ’64 will retire at the end of the current term, Harvard Law School faculty members offer their thoughts on his tenure, legacy, and how the nation’s highest court could change after his departure.

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Justice Stephen Breyer — a passionate pragmatist

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Richard Lazarus ’79, a Supreme Court advocate and the Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law, reflects on Justice Breyer’s “striking pragmatism” — and passion — during his 28 years on the Court.

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Weighing President Biden’s first year: Executive power

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Former White House Counsel Neil Eggleston says President Biden has “restored dignity and public purpose to the White House” but that his agenda faces strong opposition from some state attorneys general.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
  • Topics: Administrative Law, Constitutional, Legal History, Public Policy

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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Weighing President Biden’s first year: The federal courts

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Harvard Law School expert Mark Tushnet says the Biden administration has succeeded in appointing federal judges and also “opened space” for discussion of Supreme Court reform.

  • Themes: Faculty Scholarship
  • Topics: Constitutional, Legal History

In Memoriam: Lani Guinier 1950 – 2022

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Lani Guinier, the first African-American woman to be tenured at Harvard Law School and an influential scholar who devoted her life to justice, equality, empowerment, and democracy, died Jan. 7.

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  • Topics: Civil Rights, Election Law, Family, Gender & Children, Legal History, Public Service

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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