Harvard Law School

09/09/2026

HLS is launching the National Security Law & Policy Initiative to bring together scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and students to address some of the most pressing issues in national security.

Harvard Law School has launched the National Security Law & Policy Initiative, a dedicated effort to bring together scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and students to address some of the most pressing issues in national security.

09/08/2026

Class is now in session. Happy first day!

Image: HLS Historical and Special Collections

09/05/2026

From Harvard Law School to Hollywood, meet Jonathan Goldstein '95, writer and director of the new Apple TV movie "Mayday."

Writer-director Jonathan Goldstein ’95 discusses his new Ryan Reynolds-Kenneth Branagh action comedy, ‘Mayday.’

09/04/2026

Dean John Goldberg welcomed Harvard Law School’s newest students, urging them to approach their legal education with intellectual openness, compassion, and a commitment to engaging seriously with different views and the people who hold them.

09/02/2026

As classes begin for Harvard Law School’s newest 1Ls and LL.M.s, meet a few of the students joining our community.

Meet some of the J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. students joining our community this year.

09/01/2026

Experts from the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University discuss implications of the Meta settlement.

Experts say many of its terms may help limit use, negative social comparisons, but regulation may still be necessary

08/31/2026

Nothing beats that first week energy!

(📸 Lorin Granger)

08/29/2026

An expert in The Food Law and Policy Clinic of Harvard Law School explains how a new California law highlights the need for national standards on safety labels to cut high levels of U.S. food waste.

Harvard policy expert says new California law highlights need for national standards on safety labels to cut high levels of U.S. food waste

08/28/2026

The LL.M. Class of 2027, along with S.J.D. candidates and international exchange students, kicked off the academic year this August.

Harvard Law School welcomes the LL.M. Class of 2027, new S.J.D. candidates, and international exchange students for orientation.

08/27/2026

"We make each other better when we develop and refine our own thoughts through sincere, open-minded, and serious engagement with those who think differently. And we become better lawyers by doing so."

This week, Dean John Goldberg welcomed nearly 800 new candidates for the degrees of Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Juridical Science to Harvard Law School in the historic Sanders Theatre of Memorial Hall.

Photos: Martha Stewart