The Harvard Law School Library will be closed for the November holiday from Wednesday, November 24 through Saturday, November 27, 2021, reopening at noon on Sunday, November 28. The entire HLS Library staff wishes you a fun-filled and relaxing long weekend!
Harvard Law School Students: Did you know HLS has a quiet space reserved for prayer and meditation? The Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Space is located inside the Student Organization Workroom on the second floor of Wasserstein Hall. The Dean of Students Office manages the space and works with individual students and groups to make a schedule that accommodates …
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Join the HLS Library on Monday November 8 at 12:30pm ET for a HLS Library Book Talk! This event features a discussion on Saving the News: Why the Constitution Calls for Government Action to Preserve Freedom of Speech by author and HLS Professor Martha Minow with panelists and HLS Professors Vicki C. Jackson and Nikolas Bowie. This event is free …
It’s that time of year: We’re getting ready for our annual celebration of all things spooky, and you’re invited! Tour the Harvard Law School Library’s haunted history of wraiths, witches, and wicked works in an exciting Halloween-themed experience. Learn about creepy legal cases, view ghoulish and ghastly items from Historical & Special Collections, and prepare to be haunted …
Join the HLS Library on Thursday, October 21 at 12:30 pm ET on Zoom for a discussion of the recently established American Journal of Law and Equality with co-editors and HLS Professors Randall Kennedy and Martha Minow. This event is free and will be recorded. Registration is required. If you or an event participant require disability-related accommodations, please contact Accessibility Services …
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When Chris Hansen, an ACLU lawyer, learned that the U.S. government was issuing patents for human genes to biotech companies, his first thought was: How can a corporation own what makes us who we are? Then he discovered that women were being charged exorbitant fees to test for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer—all because Myriad Genetics had patented …
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Join the HLS Library on Thursday October 14 at 12:30pm ET for a HLS Library Book Talk! This event features a conversation about Say It Loud! On Race, Law, History, and Culture by author and HLS Professor Randall Kennedy. This event is free and will be recorded. Registration is required. If you, or an event participant, require disability-related …
Join the HLS Library on Tuesday, October 5 at 12:30 pm ET for a discussion of Power to the People: Constitutionalism in the Age of Populism with co-authors HLS Professor Mark Tushnet and University of Sheffield School of Law Professor Bojan Bugarič, and panelists Professor Tom Ginsburg of the University of Chicago Law School, HLS Professor Lawrence Lessig, …
Join the HLS Library on Tuesday, September 28 at 12:30 pm ET for the first Faculty Book Talk of the fall 2021 semester! This event features a conversation about Accessible Technology and the Developing World with co-editors HLS Professor Michael Stein, UMD College of Information Studies Professor Jonathan Lazar and panelists Professor Amy Landers of Drexel University Thomas …
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The Harvard Law School Library has been open virtually since March 2020 … but we’ve sure missed seeing you in person. We are thrilled to announce that the HLS Library is virtually and physically open to all current Harvard students, faculty, and staff beginning Monday, August 16. Visit our Library Hours page for more information. Following University rules, …