Harvard Law School

==Coat of arms==
[[File:Coat of arms (seal, emblem, shield) of Harvard Law School.png|150px|thumb|The coat of arms of Harvard Law School which was retired in 2016.]]
The [[Harvard Corporation|governing body]] of the university voted to retire the law school's [[coat of arms]]. The school's shield incorporated the three garbs of wheat from the armorial bearings of [[Isaac Royall Jr.]], a university benefactor who had endowed the first professorship in the law school. The shield had become a source of contention among a group of law school students, who objected to the Royall family's history of slave ownership.<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/14/harvard-law-school-ditch-controversial-shield-with-elements-from-slave-owning-family/UIYgbyviFdwwGKjexZgWqN/story.html Harvard Law School to ditch controversial shield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420215034/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/14/harvard-law-school-ditch-controversial-shield-with-elements-from-slave-owning-family/UIYgbyviFdwwGKjexZgWqN/story.html |date=April 20, 2016 }} Steve Annear. Boston Globe. March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/15/the-harvard-law-shield-tied-to-slavery-is-already-disappearing-after-corporation-vote/ The Harvard Law shield tied to slavery is already disappearing, after corporation vote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421052835/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/15/the-harvard-law-shield-tied-to-slavery-is-already-disappearing-after-corporation-vote/ |date=April 21, 2016 }}. Susan Svrluga. Washington Post. March 15, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016</ref>

The president of the university and dean of the law school, acting upon the recommendation of a committee formed to study the issue, ultimately agreed with its majority decision,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/05/us/harvard-law-to-abandon-crest-linked-to-slavery.html?_r=0 Harvard Law to Abandon Crest Linked to Slavery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130025225/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/05/us/harvard-law-to-abandon-crest-linked-to-slavery.html?_r=0 |date=November 30, 2016 }} Anemona Hartocollis. New York Times. March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016</ref> that the shield was inconsistent with the values of both the university and the law school. Their recommendation was ultimately adopted by the Harvard Corporation and on March 15, 2016, the shield was ordered retired.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/15/the-harvard-law-shield-tied-to-slavery-is-already-disappearing-after-corporation-vote/ The Harvard Law shield tied to slavery is already disappearing, after corporation vote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421052835/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/15/the-harvard-law-shield-tied-to-slavery-is-already-disappearing-after-corporation-vote/ |date=April 21, 2016 }}. Susan Svrluga. Washington Post. March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Shammas|first1=Michael|title=After Months of Advocacy and Debate, Harvard Law Recommends Shield Change|url=http://hlrecord.org/2016/03/harvard-law-recommends-shield-change/|website=The Harvard Law Record|access-date=January 3, 2018|date=2016-03-04|archive-date=January 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102031921/http://hlrecord.org/2016/03/harvard-law-recommends-shield-change/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://today.law.harvard.edu/harvard-corporation-agrees-to-retire-hls-shield/ Harvard Corporation agrees to retire HLS shield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419190054/http://today.law.harvard.edu/harvard-corporation-agrees-to-retire-hls-shield/ |date=April 19, 2016 }} Harvard Law Today. March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016</ref>

On August 23, 2021, it was announced that a new emblem was approved by the Harvard Corporation. The new design features Harvard's traditional motto, {{lang|la|[[Veritas#Mottos|Veritas]]}} ([[Latin]] for 'truth'), resting above the Latin phrase ''Lex et Iustitia'', meaning 'law and justice'. According to the HLS Shield Working Group's final report, the expanding or diverging lines, some with no obvious beginning or end, are meant to convey a sense of broad scope or great distance — the limitlessness of the school's work and mission. The radial lines also allude to the latitudinal and longitudinal lines that define the arc of the earth, conveying the global reach of the Law School's community and impact. The multifaceted, radiating form — a form inspired by architectural details found in both Austin Hall and Hauser Hall — seeks to convey dynamism, complexity, inclusiveness, connectivity, and strength.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://today.law.harvard.edu/harvard-law-school-unveils-new-shield/|title=Harvard Law School unveils new shield|access-date=August 25, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825002956/https://today.law.harvard.edu/harvard-law-school-unveils-new-shield/|url-status=live}}</ref>