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HLS Admin Removes, Condemns Stickers Threatening Deportation of Pro-Palestine Student Activists
Harvard Law School officials took down two stickers that threatened pro-Palestine activists with deportation from a pole in the school’s main plaza, condemning them in a Thursday email to the full student body.
Harvard Law School Students Pass Referendum Urging University To Divest From Israel
The Harvard Law School student body voted on Thursday to call on the University to divest from Israel — delivering a decisive endorsement of language that Law School administrators harshly criticized before it went up for a vote.
HLS Officials Disavow Student Government Divestment Referendum, Citing ‘Needlessly Divisive’ Phrasing
Harvard Law School administrators forcefully distanced themselves from an impending student government referendum on divestment from Israel, slamming the group for “needlessly divisive” phrasing in a Monday email to the full student body.
HLS Closes Student Lounge Before Planned Protest, Renewing Clash Between Activists and Admin
After Harvard Law School students announced plans to hold a protest on Wednesday in the Haas Lounge against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Israel’s war in Gaza, HLS administrators closed the space hours before the protest was set to start.
Despite Law School Student Government Demands, No Move Toward Student Involvement in Dean Search
Harvard University declined to commit to add student members to the advisory committee for the ongoing Harvard Law School dean search after the Law School’s student government demanded the change in a December resolution.
HLS Student Government Says Divestment Referendum Voting Will Begin in March
The Harvard Law School Student Government has scheduled a student-wide vote in March on a referendum to divest from companies involved in Israel’s war in Gaza.
Amid Fight with Administration, HLS Activists Introduce Divestment Referendum
Harvard Law School students have proposed a referendum urging the University to divest from companies involved in Israel’s war in Gaza and accusing Israel of committing a genocide.
HLS Clinic To File War Crimes Complaint With ICC Against Russia
HLS Professor Susan Farbstein, director of Harvard’s International Human Rights Law Clinic, announced plans to submit evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court at a Thursday panel. Farbstein said the clinic plans to submit an Article 15 complaint to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity, after documenting Russian military actions against civilians for over two years.
Gregory Terrell Seabrooks Elected as Harvard Law Review President
The Harvard Law Review elected Gregory Terrell Seabrooks as its 139th president of the Harvard Law Review last Saturday, the Harvard Black Law School Association announced on Sunday.
Harvard Law Students Hit by Federal Hiring Freeze, Face Rescinded Summer Internships and Job Offers
Many Harvard Law School students found themselves without jobs or summer internships last week after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to pause hiring, forcing departments to rescind permanent and temporary employment offers to law students.