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Christmas (Christian): December 25
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
Kwanzaa (Pan-African): December 26
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
First day of classes: January 5, 2026
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFirst day of classes.
Community Breakfast: January 5, 2026
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome celebrate the beginning of the winter quarter with breakfast
Winter Preliminary Study List Deadline 5:00 pm: January 5, 2026
JD, JSM & LLM Students: Deadline to enroll in classes and create a study list without incurring a $200 late fee. Students must be “at status” by this deadline. This means that by 5:00 p.m. on the first day of classes, JD, JSM, & LLM students must be enrolled in no fewer than 9 units. […]
All other students – Last day to submit written work (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) 11:59: January 5, 2026
All other students – last day to submit written work (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) 11:59.
Executive Use of the Military, Domestically and Abroad: A Conversation with Professor Jack Goldsmith: January 5, 2026
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to the Stanford community (students, faculty, and staff) and requires registration. Lunch will be provided to registered attendees. The Trump administration's use of military personnel within the United States and military force beyond our borders, presents significant and urgent questions concerning the reach of executive power. The administration has deployed National […]
Epiphany/Theophany (Christian): January 6, 2026
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
#SLSSocial Afternoon Social with Guest Host, Professor Milhaupt: January 7, 2026
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe’ll get to know Professor Curtis Milhaupt and learn more about his research in comparative corporate governance, the legal systems of East Asia, and Chinese state capitalism, and his leadership of the Franke Global Quarter program.
SLS OCI Expo Series: Expo #1: January 8, 2026
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesAttire: Business Casual Class of 2028 – We invite you to attend our on-campus SLS OCI Expo Series! This OCI Expo is the first of two career fair style events, with each Expo highlighting a number of employers participating in OCI. These Expos are terrific opportunities for you to meet in-person with various law firms […]
SLS OCI Expo Series: Expo #2: January 9, 2026
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesAttire: Business Casual Class of 2028 – We invite you to attend our on-campus SLS OCI Expo Series! This OCI Expo is the second of two career fair style events, with each Expo highlighting a number of employers participating in OCI. These Expos are terrific opportunities for you to meet in-person with various law firms […]
Elements of Policy Analysis Bootcamp: January 10, 2026
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAll Stanford students who are interested in learning basic public policy analysis are invited to join this policy skills boot camp. You do not need to be enrolled in a Policy Lab practicum to attend the skills boot camp. To receive one unit of credit, please enroll in "Elements of Policy Analysis" (Law 7846) and plan […]
#SLSSocial Breakfast: January 12, 2026
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStart your week off with fellow SLS community members over a cup of coffee and a breakfast treat. Students, staff, and faculty are all welcome.
Due Process, Pirates, and . . . Drug Runners?: January 12, 2026
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn this talk, Professor Nathan Chapman will present the historical evidence for the applicability of due process to all US law enforcement activities, including on the high seas and in foreign territory.
Makar Sankranti (Hindu): January 14, 2026
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
The Public Defense Crisis and the Future of the Sixth Amendment: January 15, 2026
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSixty-three years ago, on January 15, 1963, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). As we reflect on the meaning of the Sixth Amendment in today's reality, an esteemed and experienced panel of experts will consider the legacy of Gideon and its implications on the legal […]
MLK, Jr Holiday: January 19, 2026
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMLK, Jr holiday.
Book Talk with Dan Wang: “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future”: January 20, 2026
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us at 12:45 p.m. on January 20 for a discussion with analyst Dan Wang. Dan will discuss his new book Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future and its implications for law, geopolitics, and technology.
Advanced Degree – In-House Panel: January 20, 2026
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesInterested in learning more about working in-house? Thinking about an in-house counsel position at some point in your career? Want to know how to go in-house with an LLM degree? If so, please join us for an informative talk! Attorneys will speak about topics such as their day-to-day and useful skills and tips to job-hunting […]
Second-Order Constitutional Theory: January 21, 2026
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA sophisticated legal thinker who wishes to work out a fully developed approach to constitutional adjudication must choose two theories, not one. The first choice is familiar. What is the best approach for finding right answers to constitutional disputes? The leading competitors are familiar, too: theories such as originalism, pluralism, moral readings, and common law […]
#SLSSocial Afternoon Social with Guest Host Professor Tom Dannenbaum: January 22, 2026
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMeet Guest Host, Professor Tom Dannenbaum: In a student-led conversation with Professor Dannenbaum, we’ll get to know him and learn more about his work in international criminal law, the law of armed conflict, and international human rights law.
Vasanta Panchami (Hindu): January 23, 2026
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
Paper Option (courses with paper options are explicitly noted in course description) 4:00 pm: January 23, 2026
Last day to elect paper option (with instructor permission) instead of taking a final exam Last day to change course sections (with instructor permission) to elect Research credit option
Directed Research Petition and Senior Thesis Petition Deadline 4:00 pm: January 23, 2026
Last day to submit Directed Research Petition or Senior Thesis Petition