Table of Contents
Summer/Fall ’26
Issue 114/Vol. 60/No. 2
From the Dean
Cover Story
The Guardrails of Democracy
At a time of strain for institutions in the United States and globally, Stanford Law’s Neukom Center is examining how the rule of law is defined, defended, and rebuilt.
Researchers Take On Policy Sludge
Stanford Law’s RegLab and Stanford HAI researchers use AI to uncover and help eliminate outdated laws and statutory clutter.
Legal Matters
The Ever-Changing Legal Career
Susan Robinson, newly retired associate dean for career services, looks back on three decades of change in the legal profession.
In Brief
Alumni and School News
Making Private Markets More Transparent
The Case Against Secret Settlements
A New Leader for Stanford Law’s Private Capital Initiative
In Focus
Playing the Long Game
Green Bay Packers CEO Ed Policy, JD ’96, uses his legal expertise to lead the NFL’s only fan-owned team.
The Lawyer Behind the Message
General Motors’ CMO, Lin-Hua Wu, JD ’97 (BA ’93), draws on her legal acumen to shape corporate communications and brand strategy.
A Community Built on a Legacy
A scholarship honoring Judge Duniway, LLB ’31, has grown into a community spanning generations of Stanford Law alumni and students.
Scholarship
The American Way of Enforcing the Law
In a new book, Professor Diego Zambrano explores the promise and pitfalls of America’s system of private enforcement.
The Intellectual Biathlete
A new volume co-edited by Professor Nathaniel Persily, JD ’98, examines AI’s potential to reshape democracy and political systems.
New Faculty
Stanford Law School welcomes Albert Choi to its faculty.
Clinic News
And Religious Liberty for All
Students take the lead on religious freedom cases in the Religious Liberty Clinic.
Point of View
Guidance to the Next Generation of Prosecutors
An excerpt from Professor George Fisher’s newly published book on ethics in criminal prosecution
Faculty News
Achiume, Lemley, and Sohoni Named Top Legal Scholars
Easha Anand Elected to American Law Institute
Robert Bartlett Elected Vice Chair of PLI Board
Tino Cuéllar Joins Anthropic as Chief Global Affairs Officer
Tom Dannenbaum Elected to Law Journal Board of Editors
Nora and David Freeman Engstrom Win Civil Justice Scholarship Award
Hank Greely Receives Distinguished Service Award
Yale Law Award for Pamela Karlan
Michael McConnell Named to Inaugural FT Law 50
Anne O’Connell Is This Year’s Hurlbut Winner
David Sklansky Wins Book Award
Perspectives
Reflections on a Global Quarter
Lessons from an immersive field study in Asia by 3L Esther Lawrence
Last Word
Reimagining Higher Education
Four alumni are helping working adults turn their jobs into degrees.
Classmates
In Print
Alumni publications
Shaded Boxes
Alumni profiles
In Memoriam
Alumni obituaries