The ''Harvard Law & Policy Review'' is a

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and the official journal of the

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, a progressive legal organization. It was established in 2007. The journal publishes two printed editions per year, as well as additional content posted exclusively online. It is edited by

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students and typically has a staff of approximately 75 students. The journal publishes articles presenting progressive ideas for law and policy written by legal scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and students. The journal is ranked 42 on the Washington & Lee Law Journal Rankings of the top 400 law journals published in the United States and the top 100 law journals published outside the United States, making it the fourth-highest-ranked specialty law journal and the second-highest-ranked specialty law journal at

. The ''Harvard Law & Policy Review'' should not be confused with the ''

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy The ''Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy'' is a law review for conservative and libertarian legal scholarship. It was established by Harvard Law School students Spencer Abraham and Stephen Eberhard in 1978, leading to the founding of the Fed ...

'', a forum for conservative and libertarian legal scholarship that serves as the official journal of the

Federalist Society The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (abbreviated as FedSoc) is an American conservative and libertarian legal organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Headquartered ...

Notable contributors

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Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well ...

, * Senator

Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann Warren ( née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a ...

, * Chair of the Federal Trade Commission

Lina Khan Lina M. Khan (born March 3, 1989) is a British-born American legal scholar serving as chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission since 2021. While a student at Yale Law School, she became known for her work in antitrust and competition law in t ...

, * Harvard Law School Professor

Andrew Manuel Crespo Andrew Manuel Crespo (born 1983) is an American legal scholar. Early life and education Crespo is of Puerto Rican descent and was raised in Monroe, New York. He graduated from Harvard College in 2005, and earned his degree in law at Harvard L ...

, * Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Harvard Law School Professor

David J. Barron David Jeremiah Barron (born July 7, 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and former S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law Sc ...

, * Senator

Charles Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and ...

, * Late Senator

Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...

, * Harvard Law School Professor

Cass Sunstein Cass Robert Sunstein (born September 21, 1954) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, law and behavioral economics. He is also ''The New York Times'' best-selling author of ...

, * Former Secretary of Health and Human Services

Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius (; née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sebeli ...

, * Former Attorney General

Janet Reno Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as the 78th United States attorney general. She held the position from 1993 to 2001, making her the second-longest serving attorney general, behind only Wi ...

, * Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court

Goodwin Liu Goodwin Hon Liu (born October 19, 1970; Chinese: 劉弘威) is an American lawyer, educator and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California. Before his appointment by California Governor Jerry Brown, Liu was Associate Dean and Profes ...

, * Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals

Jonathan Lippman Jonathan Lippman (born May 19, 1945) is an American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2009 through 2015. He is currently Of Counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department of Latham & Watkins’ New York office ...

, * Election law scholar

Richard Hasen Richard L. Hasen is an American legal scholar and law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an expert in legislation, election law and campaign finance. Early life and education Hasen received his Bachelor of Arts with h ...

, * Harvard Law School Professor

Lani Guinier Carol Lani Guinier (; April 19, 1950 – January 7, 2022) was an American educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist. She was the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color appointed to a tenured p ...

, * Education advocate

Randi Weingarten Randi Weingarten (born December 18, 1957)''Who's Who in America'', 2007. is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She is president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and a member of the AFL–CIO. She is the former presiden ...

* Education advocate

Michelle Rhee Michelle Ann Rhee (born December 25, 1969) is an American educator and advocate for education reform. She was Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools from 2007 to 2010. In late 2010, she founded StudentsFirst, a non-profit organizatio ...

, * Retired Judge and Harvard Law School Professor

Nancy Gertner Nancy Gertner (born May 22, 1946) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She assumed senior status on May 22, 2011, and retired outright from the federal bench on September ...

, * Columbia Law School Professor and Co-Chair of Facebook's Oversight Board

Jamal Greene Jamal K. Greene is an American legal scholar whose scholarship focuses on constitutional law. He is the Dwight Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Greene is one of four co-chairs of Facebook's Oversight Board, a body that adjudicates Faceb ...

, * University of Chicago Law School Professor

Aziz Huq Aziz Z. Huq is an American legal scholar who is the Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He is a leading scholar in the areas of constitutional law, federal courts, and criminal procedure. His w ...

, * White House Chief of Staff

Ron Klain Ronald Alan Klain ( ; born August 8, 1961) is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist serving as White House chief of staff under President Joe Biden. A Democrat, he was previously chief of staff to two vice presidents ...

, * Harvard Law School Professor

Guy-Uriel Charles Guy-Uriel E. Charles (born October 10, 1970) is an American legal scholar. Early life and education Charles is of Haitian descent. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Spring Arbor University in 1992, then attended the ...

, * Harvard Law School Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos, * University of Michigan Law School Professor

Samuel Bagenstos Samuel Robert Bagenstos (born 1970) is an American attorney and academic who is the General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. From January 2021 until June 2022, he served as the general counsel for the Office ...

.Samuel Bagenstos, ''Disability and Reproductive Justice'', 1 ''Harv. L. & Pol'y Rev.'' 274 (2020)
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