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 Harvard Law School Library on March 11, 3:30-5 pm EST for a live stream screening and panel discussion of Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem, inspired by HLS professor Alexandra Natapoff’s book Punishment Without Crime: How our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal. Panelists include: Alexandra Natapoff, Lee S. Kreindler Professor of …
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The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of Human Rights in a Time of Populism: Challenges and Responses, edited by Gerald L. Neuman (Cambridge Univ. Press, May 28, 2020). This book talk is co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Library and the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program. …
The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of The Connected Parent: An Expert Guide to Parenting in a Digital World by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser (Basic Books, Oct. 6, 2020). This book talk is co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Library and the Berkman Klein Center for …
The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Graphic Novel by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson, with illustrations by Ally Shwed (Macmillan, Sept. 22, 2020). This book talk is co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Library and the Harvard Kennedy School Ash …
The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of Liberal Legality: A Unified Theory of Our Law by Lewis Sargentich (Cambridge Univ. Press, April 2018). Wednesday, October 14 between noon and 1 pm, ESTHarvard Law School via Zoom, advance registration required. This event is free and is open to …
The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of Too Much Information: Understanding What You Don’t Want to Know by Cass R. Sunstein (MIT Press, Sept. 1, 2020). Tuesday, September 15, 2020, between noon and 1 pm, ESTHarvard Law School via Zoom, advance registration required. This event is free …