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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (Jewish): April 13
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 […]
Vaisakhi (Hindu, Sikh): April 14
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 […]
Champions for Consumers and Small Businesses: Becoming an Antitrust Plaintiff’s Lawyer: April 14
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis panel features leading plaintiff-side antitrust lawyers who champion consumers and small businesses. Panelists will share how they built careers bringing cases that shape markets, challenge unfair conduct, and deliver real-world impact, offering law students an inside look at a dynamic and often overlooked side of antitrust practice. This luncheon panel is hosted by the […]
Antitrust Litigation in Sports Law: April 14
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join our lunch discussion with Latham & Watkins on antitrust litigation in sports law. We will be joined by partner Chris Yates, former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice, named in the press as “one of the most celebrated sports litigators in America” who litigates precedent-setting cases across the US, with […]
Mindfulness Meditation with Professor Ron Tyler: April 14
@ Stanford Center for Inter-Religious Community, Learning and Experiences (CIRCLE) Old Union, 520 Lasuen Mall, 3rd Floor, Stanford, CAWeekly mindfulness meditation on Tuesdays, 1:00-1:45 pm in the Circle Sanctuary (Old Union, 3rd floor), April 7 through June 2. All are welcome, no matter background or experience.
Therapy Dogs: April 14
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEnjoy Pet Partners for graduate student appreciation week
CLB Law and Biosciences Workshop Seminar: April 14
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Center for Law and the Biosciences for our second workshop seminar of the Spring Quarter. Teneille Brown, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, will present her research with a talk on “When Pedophiles Have Power: Mentalizing […]
The War on Climate Change and the Assault on Federalism: Constitutional Controversies in Canadian Environmental Regulation: April 14
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn 2018, Canada enacted the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, establishing minimum national standards for carbon pricing in an effort to meet emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. The Act no doubt advances the laudable goal of reducing man-made climate change. But is it constitutional? Join Russell Brown, retired Justice of the Canadian Supreme […]
UN AI for Good – Law Track Conference: April 15
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for the second annual Law Track Conference of the UN AI for Good global platform. In recognition of the transformative potential of AI in law and justice, this track brings together world-leading companies, academia, policy voices, and legal thinkers to harness the power of AI to promote sustainable, ethical, and responsible law and […]
Rules, Patterns, and Hybrids: April 15
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesOur goal is to initiate a conversation around a foundational divide in artificial intelligence: the relationship between rule-based (deterministic) systems and the probabilistic (pattern-driven) systems underlying most machine learning. This dichotomy is often assumed – and even bridged through neuro-symbolic strategies, but it is only rarely explicitly interrogated. We believe that this divide is not […]
Inside the Trial: Lessons from Shanin Specter’s Landmark Cases: April 15
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Deborah L. Rhode Center and the Plaintiffs’ Law Association welcome Shanin Specter, one of America’s leading trial lawyers and an SLS adjunct, for a lunch conversation with Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom exploring his most notable cases. Specter will discuss the strategy, judgment, and storytelling that define high-stakes litigation, with particular focus on his recent trial victory in […]
From Data to Decisions: CPPA & Orrick on AI, DROP, and ADMT: April 15
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for an in-depth conversation on the future of privacy and AI regulation in California, featuring Tom Kemp, Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), and Shannon Yavorsky, Partner at Orrick. This session will unpack the CPPA’s proposed Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) and Automated Decision-Making Technology (ADMT) regulations—what they mean, […]
“America 250: The Declaration of Independence & Our Legal Tradition” with Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.): April 15
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society for a lunchtime event with the honorable Judge McFadden of the United States District Court, District of Columbia.
2L PI/PS Job Workshop: April 15
@ SLS: Room 14 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordIn this workshop we will discuss your goals for your 2L summer internship, the timeline for various employers and answer any other questions you may have! Note: After this workshop you will be assigned a Levin Center counselor to assist with your 2L job search. We welcome you to reach out with any questions. Please […]
Discovery and Desserts with BLSA: April 15
@ Stanford: Munger 5 554 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a fun evening of conversation, community and games with the Black Law Students' Association! BLSA members will answer any and all of your questions about balancing life and law school as Black students at Stanford over sweet treats and board games.
FutureLaw 2026: April 16
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesFutureLaw 2026 brings together global leaders in law, technology, and policy to explore how computational law and legal AI can answer these challenges. From AI in the courtroom to AI-native law firms, from deductive reasoning in legal tech to agentic compliance systems—we'll examine how legal processes, education, and practice must evolve for an age of […]
“Textualism and the Fourteenth Amendment” with Jonathan Mitchell (Mitchell Law PLLC).: April 16
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society for a lunchtime event with Johnathan Mitchell of Mitchell Law PLLC.
The Iran War, International Law, and the Future of the International Order: April 16
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis Human Rights and Immigration Speaker Series Lunchtime Event will feature three panelists: Law School Professors Tendayi Achiume, Tom Dannenbaum, and Allen Weiner.
ESG vs. Investment Treaties: Can International Arbitration Adapt to the Climate Change Transition?: April 16
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us on Thursday 16 of April at 12:45 PM for a deep dive into one of the most pressing legal frontiers of our time. We are thrilled to welcome Scott Vesel, Partner at Three Crowns, to discuss whether the traditional world of investment treaties can survive—and adapt to—the global climate transition. As the "Environmental" […]
Passover Pizza Party: April 16
@ Stanford: Munger BBQ Pit , United StatesJLSA will be hosting an end-of-Passover celebration.
Generative Legal 2026: April 17
@ Stanford (TBD)Generative Legal is an intimate, invitation-only gathering bringing together senior in-house counsel and law firm partners, legal technologists, investors, and academics to candidly explore how AI is reshaping legal practice.Co-sponsored by CodeX – the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and Three Crowns LLP, the event takes place on April 17 — closing out the 2026 […]
Paper Option (courses with paper options are explicitly noted in course description) 4:00 pm: April 17
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: April 17
Last day to submit Directed Research Petition or Senior Thesis Petition
Spring Final Study List Deadline 5:00 pm: April 17
Last day to add or drop a course (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) Last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course (variable-unit option must be explicitly noted in course description)
'26 Graduation Oval Picnic: April 17
@ Stanford (TBD)Join the graduating class for a casual picnic on the Oval!