Satouri, Egi Elected as HLS Student Government Co-Presidents

Salah-Dean N. Satouri and Christopher E. Egi ’18 were elected Harvard Law School student government co-presidents on Tuesday night, marking a win for free speech activists at HLS.

Harvard Professor Questions Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Application at HLS Talk

Harvard Law School professor W. Neil Eggleston — former President Barack Obama’s White House Counsel and a member of President Bill Clinton’s Counsel Office — discussed President Donald Trump’s executive authority to trigger the Alien Enemies Act without following due process at a Tuesday lunch talk.

300 Alums Call on HLS to Denounce Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms

More than 300 Harvard Law School alumni signed a letter asking Dean John C.P. Goldberg to speak out against the Trump administration’s efforts to penalize law firms for representing the president’s political adversaries in recent weeks.

More Than 80 HLS Professors Denounce Trump Admin Attacks on Law Firms in Letter to Students

Roughly 70 percent of Harvard Law School’s professors accused the federal government of exacting retribution on lawyers and law firms for representing clients opposed by President Donald Trump in a Saturday night letter to the school’s student body.

HLS Admin Removes, Condemns Stickers Threatening Deportation of Pro-Palestine Student Activists

Harvard Law School officials took down two stickers that threatened pro-Palestine activists with deportation from a pole in the school’s main plaza, condemning them in a Thursday email to the full student body.

Harvard Law School Students Pass Referendum Urging University To Divest From Israel

The Harvard Law School student body voted on Thursday to call on the University to divest from Israel — delivering a decisive endorsement of language that Law School administrators harshly criticized before it went up for a vote.

October 7 Attack Survivor Gal Cohen-Solal Recounts Experience to HLS Affiliates

Six days after Gal Cohen-Solal moved to Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel, his home came under attack. After hearing sirens and making plans to leave, Cohen-Solal received a call from his kibbutz’s leader, who told him to stay inside.

HLS Officials Disavow Student Government Divestment Referendum, Citing ‘Needlessly Divisive’ Phrasing

Harvard Law School administrators forcefully distanced themselves from an impending student government referendum on divestment from Israel, slamming the group for “needlessly divisive” phrasing in a Monday email to the full student body.

Despite Law School Student Government Demands, No Move Toward Student Involvement in Dean Search

Harvard University declined to commit to add student members to the advisory committee for the ongoing Harvard Law School dean search after the Law School’s student government demanded the change in a December resolution.

Will Harvard Law School’s Interim Dean Return to the ‘Quiet Life’?

As Harvard Law School heads into the fifth month of its search for a new permanent dean, interim Dean John C.P. Goldberg — with a year of experience under his belt — is widely seen by his colleagues as a prime candidate for the position.

HLS Student Government Says Divestment Referendum Voting Will Begin in March

The Harvard Law School Student Government has scheduled a student-wide vote in March on a referendum to divest from companies involved in Israel’s war in Gaza.

Amid Fight with Administration, HLS Activists Introduce Divestment Referendum

Harvard Law School students have proposed a referendum urging the University to divest from companies involved in Israel’s war in Gaza and accusing Israel of committing a genocide.

HLS Clinic To File War Crimes Complaint With ICC Against Russia

HLS Professor Susan Farbstein, director of Harvard’s International Human Rights Law Clinic, announced plans to submit evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court at a Thursday panel. Farbstein said the clinic plans to submit an Article 15 complaint to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity, after documenting Russian military actions against civilians for over two years.

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Harvard Study Finds Accreditation Reduces Jail Deaths by 93%

Accreditation of jail healthcare services may improve patient health and reduce jail deaths by 93 percent, according to a new Harvard study.