At their best, academic institutions are spaces that facilitate the free flow of ideas, debate, and dissent. At their worst, academic institutions foreclose the possibility of these fruitful exchanges ...

In the late 1970s, I had lunch with the head of the Internal Revenue Service. I broached a subject long on my mind: “I have been told that the section on insurance in the tax code is so complex that ...

In March, longtime dean of Harvard Law School John F. Manning (B.A. ‘82, J.D. ‘85) was announced as the new provost of Harvard University, leaving his position at the law school vacant. The Harvard ...

Twelve talented 3Ls made their case before a trio of celebrated jurists and hundreds of their peers last Wednesday evening as part of the annual Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court Competition. The ...

The Office of Career Services, where most students receive advising about their entrance into Big Law. (T. Maquiling, 2025) A Harvard Law School student (referred to as “JDX”) has alleged that the Eli ...

Friday morning, Harvard Law School’s Student Council passed R.-207-001, 12-4 with three abstentions. The resolution encourages the Harvard Management Company, the entity responsible for managing the ...

Students at the annual Student Activities Fair. Photo by T. Maquiling. As the scholastic, career and recreational needs of the massive HLS student body evolve from year to year, new student groups ...

Langdell Hall, by Danielle Mikaelian, HLS '25. (February, 2025). This summer, I found myself at a big law firm with one of the top real estate practices in the country. During the summer program, I ...

This article was written by Law & Social Change Fellows Kayleigh Hasson ([email protected]), Katherine Owojori ([email protected]), and Liana Wang ([email protected]), ...

Every fall, I teach a three-hour lecture course called “Corporate Crimes” at the University of Iowa College of Law. I always start the first class in the same way: “Forget everything you thought you ...

As a doctrine more focused on form than substance, Civil Procedure is generally regarded as “separate from politics” or without controversy by law students. Ibrahim Bharmal, HLS/HKS ‘25, saw something ...

The Harvard Law Record has permitted the author to publish anonymously due to credible risks to their safety in the current political climate. Long before I enrolled in law school, I opened my notes ...