Delivering the annual Gaillard Lecture, international arbitration expert Sean D. Murphy outlines the complex legal issues in play regarding temporal jurisdiction.

After Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ’60 died in 2016, his colleague Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflected on their ...

Harvard Law Professor Howell Jackson discusses whether a president can unilaterally refuse to spend money appropriated by ...

Schlesinger Library collection offers scholars a closer look at Lani Guinier's work on voting rights, race, education, and ...

Professor Janet Freilich writes and teaches in the areas of patent law, intellectual property, information law, and civil procedure. She has published in peer-reviewed journals including Science, The ...

Sherif Girgis, a constitutional law scholar and philosopher, will join the Harvard Law School faculty, effective January 1, 2027.

Which of these voices prevail could have a profound impact on the way we work, play, and live in the coming years, argues Zittrain, the George Bemis Professor of International Law and a professor of ...

Caitlin J. Halligan, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Xenia, Ohio in December 1966. In April 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Judge Halligan to the Court of Appeals, and the ...

On this webpage, you will find our advice and guidance for approaching our two required application essays. The Admissions Committee makes every effort to understand who you are as an individual and ...

In order to be considered for need-based financial aid, HLS requires all student aid applicants under the age of 29 (as of September 1 of relevant academic year) to provide detailed financial ...

Podcasts are a great way to engage with the scholarship and legal conversations at HLS. These podcasts are hosted or produced by HLS faculty, staff, and students. Listen to Conversations from Harvard ...

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