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Stanford Law Schools's Evelyn Douek authored an article, "Can I Teach the First Amendment If I Only Have a Green Card?" published by The Atlantic, on the recent decline in protections of free speech under the Trump administration.
"As I prepare my lecture notes, the ...Trump administration is working to deport immigrants, including green-card holders, for what appears to be nothing more than the expression of political views with which the government disagrees," Doueck said. "These actions are chilling. They also make it difficult to work out how to teach cases that boldly proclaim this country is committed to a vision of free speech that, right now, feels very far away."
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Stanford Law School Students Kaisa Goodman, JD '26, and Jen Lee, JD '26, were recognized as American Constitution Society Leaders through the Next Generation Leaders program, which recognizes law school students who have shown exceptional leadership.
NGL applicants are selected ...through a competitive application process. The selection committee looks for students who demonstrate strong legal skills, a commitment to public service, and a track record of leadership and community engagement. These leaders are contributing to positive progressive legal change in their communities and around the country as lawyers, judges, policymakers, academics, advocates, and elected officials.
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“When people think about Silicon Valley, they envision tech entrepreneurs who have a lot of resources, but there are so many other low-income entrepreneurs who can’t afford to access those kinds of resources,” said Stanford Law Professor Bernice Grant, the faculty director of the newest ...addition to the Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School. The Entrepreneurship Clinic, the new incarnation of the former Organizations and Transactions Clinic, offers students the opportunity to counsel low-income entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits. “The Entrepreneurship Clinic represents the best of Stanford Law School,” said Dean George Triantis, with its “commitment to hands-on education that prepares our students to tackle real-world challenges, while also addressing important societal needs.” https://stanford.io/42LACoi
Stanford Law School student fellow Shin Koike (LLM expected 2025) authored a blog post for the Center for Law and the Biosciences, "The Dawn of a New Era in Genomic Medicine in Japan: The Genome Medicine Promotion Act." Koike discusses how the use of genomic technology raises critical ...legal, bioethical, and societal concerns, necessitating a multifaceted approach to safeguard individual rights and interests.
"While the Act does not provide specific enforcement mechanisms, its objective—to prevent genetic discrimination—aligns with legislation from other jurisdictions, such as the U.S. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act," Koike said.
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