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Jan 24, 2025 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
The Constitution is clear: Those born on American soil, even to undocumented parents, are citizens of the United States, says Gerald Neuman ’80, the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at Harvard Law School.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
Blue cotton candy, bubblegum, blackberry ice, cherry bomb. While this list might sound like the contents of a particularly eclectic bag of lollipops, these are also the names of real varieties of e-cigarettes, or vapes, sold online and in smoke shops across the United States. Although vapes — battery-powered devices that dispense nicotine — are supposed to be restricted to those over the age of 21, the similarity of some flavors to candy is no accident, say experts like Daniel G.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
Is an undocumented immigrant — who nonetheless has strong ties to their community in the United States — one of “the people” whose right to own a firearm is protected under the Second Amendment? On Nov. 19, two teams of six students squared off on that question during the final round of the 2024 Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court Competition, one of the nation’s most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed |Erika Bachiochi
Do parents have a constitutional right to direct their children’s education? Or does their authority really “end at the schoolhouse door,” as one court of appeals put it? According to Melissa Moschella, a professor of the practice in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life, the answer the United States Supreme Court gave to that second question nearly 100 years ago was a resounding “no.”“Pierce v. Society of Sisters, following Meyer v.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
Could class play a larger role than race in the future of American politics? Or was last week’s presidential election an aberration — part of a global backlash seeking to punish incumbent leaders for inflation and other economic woes? According to experts at Harvard Law School, the answer may be a bit of both.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
Imagine if everyone did whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, ignoring any laws and societal obligations to others. The chaos that reigns in the novel “Lord of the Flies” comes to mind. On the other hand, a society of only rules and punishments — and no individual freedom — might be oppressive and cruel. While these two concepts — freedom and accountability — may seem mutually exclusive, nothing could be further from the truth, says Betsy A. Miller ’99, a lecturer on law at Harvard.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
The law helped create and protect exclusionary neighborhoods — and so, lawyers must be part of the solution to build better, happier communities, argues Harvard Law School Professor Maureen Brady. In a lecture last week celebrating her appointment as the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard, Brady described how 20th century reformers harnessed public and private law to restrict or even prohibit the building of multifamily housing in cities across the United States.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
Halloween means haunted houses, creepy movies, and, of course, lots and lots of treats. From sugary candy bars to salty potato chips, the spooky season has long been a time to gorge on the goodies we love. But here’s the truly scary part: A growing body of evidence suggests that these foods may not love us back. Not only do they contribute to diet-related diseases, but they can also be detrimental to our overall health.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
Major shifts in voting by income, educational attainment, race, and geography are transforming America’s elections — but few have realized it yet, according to Harvard Law School Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos. “Together [these changes] amount to the most sweeping transformation of the electorate since the Civil Rights era.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Rachel Reed
If someone offered you a $10 bill in exchange for $30, you probably wouldn’t take it. Who would? But that’s akin to what’s happening when you pay for extra miles to boost your airline rewards balance, says Ganesh Sitaraman ’08, a Harvard Law School alumnus and faculty member at Vanderbilt University Law School. Even worse, your favorite carrier can choose to restrict your use of those points any time they want — or even slash their value, he says.
