Harvard Law School
Peace Is Violence
A banner reads "Your Peace Is Violence." Protesters gathered from the Graduate School of Education and the Law School for a rally on Monday at noon.
Gesture of Solidarity
A protestor with her hands up in deference to the chant "Hands up, don't shoot." Protesters gathered from the Graduate School of Education and Harvard Law School in front of HLS on Monday at noon.
Protesters Blockade Mass. Ave. in Response to Ferguson Decision
The mass of protesters blockaded the streets, halting traffic, ultimately coming to a stop by the T stop in the center of the Square.
Stopping Traffic
Students from the Graduate School of Education marched from Gutman Hall to Harvard Law School in protest of the Ferguson verdict on Monday, at one point blocking traffic.
Divestment Suit Plaintiffs Speak Out
Six of the seven student plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit last week that seeks to compel the University to “immediately withdraw” its holdings from fossil fuel companies discussed their case on Tuesday.
Brazilian Official Discusses Olympics, World Cup Planning
Brazilian Vice-Minister of Sports Luis Fernandes discussed Brazil’s preparation for both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics at a Law School panel on Monday evening.
Analysis: Precedent for Divestment Suit Is Tenuous, Legal Experts Say
Harvard divestment advocates caught national attention when they took their fight to court last week, but legal experts say the case’s claims may ultimately be too tenuous to be heard.
Student Activists File Suit Urging Harvard To Divest
The 11-page complaint claims that investment in fossil fuel companies is “a breach of [the University’s] fiduciary and charitable duties as a public charity and nonprofit corporation.”
Law Professor Discusses Medical Tourism
Harvard Law School graduate I. Glenn Cohen and three other panelists shed light on various dimensions of medical tourism during a discussion Wednesday afternoon.
Students Sue Harvard Over Divestment
Students assemble outside Massachusetts Hall during the Harvard Divest Rally to call for divestment of endowment funds from fossil fuels on April 11, 2013.
Patients With Passports
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center, I. Glen Cohen leads a talk about his book 'Patients With Passports: Medical Tourism, Law, and Ethics' in Langdell Hall on Wednesday. Panelists for the discussion included Amitabh Chadra, Nir Eyal, and Alicia Ely Yamin.
Law Students Form Title IX Discussion Group
The group, called “Harvard Talks Title IX” or “HTT9,” was born out of discussion this fall in two courses taught by law professor Charles R. Nesson ’60.
Panel Focuses on Rise in Boston's Urban Agriculture
Much of the panel conversation centered on Article 89, a city-wide zoning ordinance passed into law in Dec. 2013 that makes it legal for Boston residents to grow and sell their own produce.
