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From Nixon to Trump: A call for law firms to resist

The inclination to stay out of the president’s crosshairs is understandable. But former partners at Foley Hoag warn that silence in the face of...

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Former Foley Hoag Partners

Cambridge’s new housing plan is deeply flawed

The city’s upzoning measure prioritizes developer profits over housing affordability.

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Suzanne Preston Blier And Mary Jane Kornacki

The Supreme Court and the false flag of ‘religious liberty’

The religious right has used the courts to secure the right not only to worship freely, even in government-funded spaces, but also to interfere...

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

El límite entre disciplinar a un perro y el maltrato animal

Golpear a un perro no es intrínsecamente delictivo, pero cuando se pasa a la violencia excesiva o injustificada, la ley exige que los infractores...

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Marcela García

Harvard’s moment of truth

The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.

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Nikolas Bowie And Benjamin Eidelson

Academic freedom under siege: Universities must resist political interference and reform internally

Columbia, Harvard, Princeton council chairs unite against federal overreach.

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Emmanuel Bourbouhakis

‘I will not fail in life’: Unique program helps foster kids stay in school

Framingham High pilot is worth studying and replicating.

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Shira Schoenberg

Trump picked a street fight with big law. Here’s how it can win.

Firms need to take a page from Trump’s playbook — simplify the facts, magnify the message, and terrorize Republicans in swing congressional...

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Joe Baerlein

Presumed guilty: How Trump’s deportations bypass due process

The presumption of innocence is fading away under Trump.

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Joan Vennochi

Cory Booker and the immeasurable power of one voice

The Democratic senator’s marathon speech was a call for everyday citizens to fight Trump’s reckless agenda.

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Renée Graham

A very American fascism

Trump 2.0 is fascism. But make no mistake, it is a very familiar and very American fascism.

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Renée Graham

Americans want schools like Harvard to change. But Trump’s efforts could backfire.

There’s a growing view that American universities need a vibe shift. But the president risks squandering this moment by picking on sympathetic...

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Carine Hajjar

From de-escalation to defiance: Judges must confront Trump’s constitutional overreach

The president’s overly aggressive antics chill lawful business and political activities. Courts should consider what it would take to start...

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Jon D. Michaels

Trump doesn’t know what an executive order is. But you should.

A casual observer might think Trump has the powers of a king. But he doesn’t, even if he likes to pretend he does.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

I’ve known Rümeysa Öztürk for more than a decade. Her detention is a betrayal of American values.

The Tufts grad student and Fulbright scholar is one of the kindest people I have ever met. She is the sort of person who should be celebrated — not...

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Reyyan Bilge

Here’s a conversation about trans kids in sports we should be having

The “debate” over young trans athletes is a Trojan Horse stuffed with disinformation and designed to ultimately erase rights for all transgender...

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Heather Hopp-Bruce

A proposed housing development and the Arboretum’s magnolia trees

There is a lot to like about the plan: It’s attractive, it’s energy-efficient, and it makes a dent in the city’s affordable housing shortage....

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Renée Loth

On Gavin Newsom and the debate over transgender athletes

California Governor Gavin Newsom surprised many and outraged some of his most liberal supporters by saying recently that it was “deeply unfair” to...

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Carine Hajjar

Trump’s tariffs will ‘succeed’ only if they cause a recession

Contrary to what the president says, the trade deficit is a sign of strength — not weakness.

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Roger Lowenstein

The farce of immigration reform in the Trump era

Republicans suddenly championing immigration reform legislation and dignity? In 2025? That requires a serious suspension of disbelief.

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Marcela García

Jewish community must stand up to Trump’s targeting of international students

What happened to Rumeysa Ozturk, and many other international students, will not make Jewish students safer, nor is it fighting antisemitism.

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Alan Solomont

Trump says he wants a third term. Believe him.

This time, take a president who lies habitually at his word.

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Renée Graham

Should I save $63 by ditching Boston’s electric plan?

Opting out of the city’s municipal electricity program, whose rates are now higher than Eversource’s, seems like a no-brainer. But there are...

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Alan Wirzbicki

‘Shocking, irresponsible, inexplicable’: 3 writers on Signalgate

The White House denies that classified information was shared when The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a group text thread with the...

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David Shribman