In five days, Senator Barack Obama '91 could become the the first African-American and the second Harvard Law School graduate (after Rutherford B. Hayes, Class of 1845) to be elected President of the ...

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 ...

UPDATE: This article did not initially reflect that the two emails shared by Mr. Kline were initially received by an indeterminate number of HLS students via their spam inbox. Subsequent to this, it ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: a number of HL Record members signed this compact. Early Interview Program (“EIP”) is Harvard’s signature law firm recruiting event, where more than 700 law firm offices from across the ...

In placing the power to declare war on Congress, the Framers recognized that in some instances the President may have to respond to sudden attacks, particularly when Congress is out of session.

Since Oct. 7, entities external to Harvard have parroted misinformation extensively about the school. Despite working to actually prevent further violence, misinformation has exposed Tettey-Tamaklo ...

During the Harvard 2025 Winter J-term session, several Pakistani-Americans from Harvard Law School had the opportunity to work at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and other notable institutions in the ...

Speech by Cornel West, B.A. ’74, addressed to pro-Palestine activists at a rally in protest of the ongoing atrocities in Gaza. Any words unintelligible are a reflection on the recording quality of our ...

Opinions; Students Gather for the 2023 HLS Ames Moot Court Competition. Twelve talented 3Ls made their case before a trio of celebrated jurists and hundreds of their peers last Wednesday evening as ...

When the Supreme Court decides a constitutional issue, is that the final word unless the Court alters its position? Although that position is generally taught in law schools and in political science ...

Deepak Gupta addresses the attendees of Vigorous Public Interest Day. (O. Omotoso, 2025) Last Tuesday, April 1, students and faculty gathered for “Vigorous Public Interest Law Day” in Langdell Hall ...