Politics and Law
Articles covering lawsuits, court decisions, and legal developments that affect Harvard, its policies, or its broader role in higher education and society.
Harvard Holds a Symposium on Antisemitism and Universities
Scholars discuss the paradoxes and challenges that Jews navigate on college campuses.
Is the Press Still Free?
A Harvard alumni panel discusses New York Times Co. v. Sullivan and threats to journalists today.
Government Seeks to Move Funding Case to Contracts Court
In a new appellate brief, the Trump administration shifts its argument for rescinding Harvard’s grants.
At Harvard Talk, Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer Defends Shadow Docket
The current law professor also spoke about affirmative action, partisanship, and the limits of “bright-line rules.”
Pete Buttigieg Calls For a Politics of ‘Belonging’
A Kennedy School panel discusses polarization and the uncertain future of American democracy.
Is Copyright Law the Wrong Weapon Against AI?
Harvard law professor Rebecca Tushnet explains how “fair use” applies to LLMs.
Ken Burns on America’s Unfinished Revolution
At Radcliffe, the filmmaker joined Harvard historians to discuss what the nation’s founding means today.
Antony Blinken Says U.S. Goal in Gaza Was to Protect People
At Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the former secretary of state reflects on his tenure, Iran, and the future.
Readers Respond to Our ‘Law in a Lifeboat’ Survey
A sampling of answers about a moral dilemma
Harvard Magazine Questionnaire: Law in a Lifeboat
Moral philosophers, legal experts, and generations of Harvard students have debated this Victorian-era cannibalism case. Now it’s your turn.
The 1884 Cannibalism-at-Sea Case That Still Has Harvard Talking
The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens changed the course of legal history. Here’s why it’s been fodder for countless classroom debates.