The Harvard Law & Policy Review's Winter 2020 Student Note Competition is now open. The competition provides a unique opportunity for law students to publish their work in HLPR, which has had a recent distribution to more than 6,000 lawyers nationwide, as well as congressional offices, judges, and other progressive decision-makers. We seek policy-oriented pieces that are … [Read more...] about HLPR Student Note Competition Open
Bill Barr Unwittingly Makes the Case for Banning Major Corporate Mergers
By Sandeep Vaheesan* Attorney General Bill Barr inadvertently showed the fundamental problems with federal policy on corporate mergers. In testimony to Congress last month, a Department of Justice (DOJ) career employee revealed that Barr had directed the Antitrust Division to closely scrutinize mergers in the highly fragmented cannabis industry (operating in states that have … [Read more...] about Bill Barr Unwittingly Makes the Case for Banning Major Corporate Mergers
Symposium: Regulating Reproduction After June Medical and During COVID-19
By Rachel Rebouché* I am delighted to introduce this online symposium on current issues related to the regulation of reproductive health. This month, the Harvard Law & Policy Review will showcase four essays that explore racial disparities in reproductive health care, criminal prosecution of prenatal behavior, and the future of constitutional abortion rights. The … [Read more...] about Symposium: Regulating Reproduction After June Medical and During COVID-19
The Case for Green Investments in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color
By Mondaire Jones, Marcela Mulholland, and Julian Brave NoiseCat* Climate change is coming for all of us. But its destruction will disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color, and coronavirus has offered us a preview of how that might look. People who live in low-income communities and communities of color have been far more likely to … [Read more...] about The Case for Green Investments in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color
The Attorney General Should Be Separate
By Daniel Cotter* The Office of the Attorney General was established in 1789 as part of The Judiciary Act of 1789. The Act, among other things, established the makeup of the Supreme Court and its exclusive jurisdiction and also the lower court structure. One of the powers the Act gave to the Supreme Court, writs of mandamus, was the subject of the famous Supreme Court case, … [Read more...] about The Attorney General Should Be Separate
Online Symposium: The Future of Progressive Constitutionalism
Today, the Harvard Law & Policy Review and the Harvard Law School chapter of the American Constitution Society have the pleasure of releasing three fantastic pieces setting out progressive visions for the U.S. Constitution. Citizenship, Personhood, and the Constitution in 2020 Rachel F. Moran Reproductive Rights and the Rule of Law in Peril: The Fruits of a … [Read more...] about Online Symposium: The Future of Progressive Constitutionalism