While the first edition of the Harvard Law Review published “Notes” that were just that — literally notes taken during classroom lectures — today, these student-written pieces have evolved to offer in-depth analysis on a particular legal topic, usually by third-year students.
Vol. 136 No. 7 A quick scan of LGBTQ-rights victories from the last two decades paints an indisputable picture of progress, a triumphant string of Supreme Court decisions...
Vol. 136 No. 7 On January 6, 2021, thousands of rioters breached the U.S. Capitol. With the express purpose of preventing the lawful Electoral College vote count, they...
Vol. 136 No. 5 Immunity doctrines have received increased scrutiny in recent years, both in academic scholarship and in the popular press. While the overwhelming majority of the...
Vol. 136 No. 5 Organizations may bring claims in federal court in two primary ways. First, an organization, like an individual plaintiff, may bring a claim when it...
Vol. 136 No. 5 Natural law “still spooks many constitutional lawyers.” Justice Scalia, for example, was once asked: “Does natural law have a place in interpreting the Constitution?”...
Vol. 136 No. 5 Introduction City of Boston residents who wish to carry a handgun for self-defense must apply for a License to Carry Firearms (LTC) with the...
Vol. 136 No. 5 Introduction When prosecutors approached a first-time drug offender who had sold a little over half a kilogram of marijuana, they offered him a deal:...
Vol. 136 No. 4 The connection between policy and law in the United States rests heavily on the concept and rhetoric of rights. When the government makes a...
Vol. 136 No. 4 Introduction Oakland had a problem. Predatory lenders were aggressively targeting its residents, extracting exorbitant interest fees and imposing surprise balloon payments. Throughout the city,...
Vol. 136 No. 4 Introduction In 2021, the Satanic Temple filed suit in federal court challenging Texas’s abortion bans on grounds of religious liberty. Thanks to the Supreme...