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Roses Talk Student Reflection: Cultivating a Community Rose Garden from Concrete 5

Roses Talk Student Reflection: Cultivating a Community Rose Garden from Concrete

"Roses Talk: Elevating At-Promise Student Voices in San José Unified" is a Stanford course focusing on amplifying marginalized student voices at Gunderson High School. Students conduct interviews to create policy recommendations for improving educational outcomes and share their reflections through blog posts.
Can We Take a Joke?: A Documentary about Comedy, Outrage, and Free Speech

Free Speech Under Fire

How does the Trump administration's tactics impact elite universities and their freedom of speech?

Stanford Law School alum Greg Lukianoff, JD ’00, joins the Stanford Legal podcast for a sharp look at the free speech firestorms engulfing universities like Harvard and Columbia.
SLS’s Nora Freeman Engstrom Honored with Prosser Award for Outstanding Contributions to Tort Law

A National Voice in Tort Law

Nora Freeman Engstrom Co-Leads Landmark ALI Restatement

Nora Freeman Engstrom, JD ’02, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, has once again played a leading role in shaping American tort law. Engstrom recently co-led the American Law Institute’s (ALI) newly approved Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, a volume that brings clarity to vast swaths of tort doctrine.
Regulatory Innovation at the Crossroads: Five Years of Data on Entity-Regulation Reform in Arizona and Utah

Regulatory Innovation at the Crossroads: Five Years of Data on Entity-Regulation Reform in Arizona and Utah

In a new report, “Legal Innovation After Reform: Five Years of Data on Regulatory Change,” Stanford Law School’s David Freeman Engstrom, Natalie Knowlton, and Lucy Ricca update a 2022 empirical study of the much-watched reform efforts in Arizona and Utah, providing fresh data and fresh perspective on the future of legal services.

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Stanford Center for Racial Justice Students Build Community, Transform Society

As the Stanford Center for Racial Justice marks its 5-year anniversary in 2025, we reflect upon the central role of students in our work. Coming from departments across the university, law students, graduate, and undergraduate students have convened at the Center to support a multitude of projects and initiatives. Whether as interns, fellows, or practicum students, they have all found a unique community at the Center while engaging in rigorous research to advance racial justice. We are thrilled to celebrate their impact in a video featuring their work, insights, and vision for the future.

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As part of the Roses Talk initiative, students not only conducted impactful research but also learned to navigate the complexities of representing student voices in policy discussions. The project's final convening showcased these ...efforts, as stakeholders engaged in a rich dialogue centered around student experiences. The lessons learned from this invaluable experience highlight the necessity of creating environments where at-promise students can thrive and be heard.

Read more about it here: https://stanford.io/4eGlDjV

Stanford Law Professor Alan Sykes was a recent guest on the Bloomberg's Votes & Verdicts podcast to discuss May 28 and 29 rulings by the US Court of International Trade and the Federal District Court of Washington D.C. that struck down tariffs imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and ...reciprocal tariffs. Sykes discusses the rulings, next steps, whether a continuation of a stay granted by the appellate courts presages reversal, what could happen on appeal, and more.

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'L Day' Tariffs' Legality with Law Prof. Alan Sykes: Votes & Verdicts - Bloomberg

Understand every aspect of the global economy – and know how to make your next move.

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Stanford Law School Professor Lucas Guttentag is featured in a segment for KTVU, "Deportation by the numbers: comparing Trump, Biden, and Obama's immigration tactics," explaining how recent administrations have approached deportations. Guttentag has served in senior policy positions ...in the Obama administration at the Department of Homeland Security, and in the Biden administration at the Department of Justice.

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Deportation by the numbers: comparing Trump, Biden, and Obama's immigration tactics

Lucas Guttentag, Professor of the Practice of Law, at Stanford University, explains how recent administrations have approached deportations. ...

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Join us at a Stanford Law School Summer Gathering near you! Connect with alumni, current students, and admitted students at these community events happening in various cities across the country: Chicago, DC, Denver, LA, NYC, San Francisco, Mountain View, Seattle, and the Twin Cities. Sign up now ...for more details: https://stanford.io/43ZIGCH