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Keith Ellison Discusses Derek Chauvin Murder Trial at Harvard Law Event
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison discussed his experience serving as a special prosecutor in the trial of Derek Chauvin — the police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd — during a talk on Monday at the Harvard Law School.
HLS Professor Randall Kennedy Defends Harvard’s Free Speech Culture at Debate
Harvard Law School Professor Randall L. Kennedy defended Harvard’s free speech culture with George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley at HLS Thursday.
HLS Students Hold Langdell Library ‘Study-in’ to Protest War in Gaza
More than 100 Harvard Law School students protested the war in Israel and Gaza and “Harvard’s complicity in Israel’s genocide” at a silent “study-in” in HLS’ Langdell Library on Thursday.
Inside the Century-Old HLS Program That Quietly Churns Out World Leaders
Every year at Harvard Law School, less than 200 students graduate with a Master of Laws, or LL.M., the exclusive HLS degree that has quietly shaped governments, courts, and legal systems around the world.
CAFH Hosts Cass Sunstein for Campus Free Speech Book Talk
Harvard Law School professor Cass R. Sunstein ’75 discussed his recently published book, “Campus Free Speech: A Pocket Guide” at a Tuesday afternoon event at Harvard Law School organized by the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard.
HLS, HKS Professors Launch New Tool To Assess Local Public Opinion
Professors from Harvard and George Washington University launched a data visualization tool early last month to help legislators better assess local opinions on policies.
HLS Clinic Partners with City of Boston to Assist Formerly Incarcerated Citizens
Harvard Law School’s Transactional Law Clinics launched the Fresh Start Entrepreneurship and Financial Capability Program in collaboration with First Step Alliance and the City of Boston to offer formerly incarcerated individuals entrepreneurial skills for financial stability as they re-enter society.
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Partners With Boston Medical Center for Child Abuse Reporting Training
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau launched a partnership with the Boston Medical Center in April to educate medical residents at the hospital about their legal responsibilities as mandated reporters of child abuse.
Anti-Abortion Lawyer Defends Crisis Pregnancy Centers at Federalist Society Event
Lawyer Erin M. Hawley spoke about her work representing anti-abortion organizations against recent legal challenges at a Tuesday event organized by the Harvard Law School Federalist Society, a conservative student group.
Derek Penslar and Noah Feldman Discuss Jewish Identity at HLS Event
History professor Derek J. Penslar and Harvard Law School Professor Noah R. Feldman ’92 discussed Jewish identity at Harvard and shifting discourse on Israel over the past year in an event on Tuesday marking the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Gottheimer Asks Harvard to Publish Plan to Protect Jewish Students
Rep. Josh S. Gottheimer (D-N.J.) demanded that Harvard publicly outline its plan for protecting Jewish students from campus antisemitism in a Friday letter to University President Alan M. Garber ’76.
Harvard Law School Admin, Activists Clash Over Protest Rules
More than 200 students met in Wasserstein Hall at Harvard Law School on Monday to discuss the history of the HLS’ student activist movements — but it also served as an act of protest against the administration.
Mass. Hall Misses September Target for Harvard Law School Dean Search Launch
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has yet to announce an advisory committee to help select the next dean of the Harvard Law School, passing his own September deadline for providing an update.
HLS Black Law Students Association Endorses Candidates to Serve as Next Dean
Harvard Law School’s Black Law Student Association endorsed professor David B. Wilkins ’77 and controversial former Winthrop House Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Stephanie R. Robinson in the search for a new dean.
Enrollment of Students of Color Drops 8 Percentage Points at Harvard Law School
The share of students of color enrolled in Harvard Law School’s J.D. Class of 2027 dropped by eight percentage points compared to last year, according to data released by HLS on Thursday.
