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Festival of Ridvan (Baha'i): April 20
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 […]
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish): April 23
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 […]
Dean's Welcome Tour: Chicago Public Interest and Public Service Alumni Breakfast: April 23
Beatrix Loop 115 N. Wacker, Chicago, ILWe invite alumni in public service and public interest law to breakfast with Dean Triantis. Please note that this will be a group breakfast. Once capacity is reached, we will open a waitlist. This event is free.
Interdisciplinary Research: April 23
OnlineResearching public policy requires synthesizing information from many different sources and disciplines: legal research; scientific data; economic predictions; findings and recommendations from NGOs and blue-ribbon panels, think tanks, and government agencies. All of these and more guide policymakers. Join this workshop to learn how to identify and access non-legal sources of information and understand techniques […]
Defending Immigrants in Current Times: Border Control and Immigrants’ Rights Advocacy -The US and the EU: April 23
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe’re excited to announce the lunchtime speaker series Defending Immigrants in Current Times, presented by the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and SIHRLA. We will have four panel discussions throughout the spring quarter, all focused on immigration law and advocacy, with several amazing speakers who are immigration law practitioners and professors. In these uncertain and challenging times, […]
Semana Latina Day 3: Show your Apreciación!: April 23
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome show your apreciación! We will have candies from various Spanish speaking countries and supplies to write thank you cards for our amazing custodial staff. All students are welcome to drop by, grab a midday pick-me-up, sign a card, and donate to the GoFundMe. All cards and GoFundMe donations will be dispersed to the custodial […]
#SLSSocial Social Hour: April 23
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBy great demand, guest host, Professor Hank Greely, is bringing SLS trivia to #SLSSocial! Professor Greely will host LIVE Trivia Questions at 3:50 pm, and will provide questions for a Written Trivia Quiz with swag prize drawings during the event.
Life Sciences Disputes: Global Litigation Strategies: April 24
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a dynamic panel exploring the evolving landscape of legal challenges in the life sciences sector. From patent enforcement and cross-border IP litigation to licensing and R&D-related disputes, experts will share insights on navigating complex global frameworks and aligning strategies across jurisdictions. Learn how companies manage international IP portfolios, the growing role of arbitration […]
DÃa de Niños: Mock Trial: April 24
@ SLS: Room 80 Moot Courtroom Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn partnership with the San Mateo County Library, Stanford Latinx Law Students Association is excited to invite schoolchildren and their guardians from surrounding Latine communities to come and have a mock trial. This event is for the schoolchildren and their guardians. We will be hosting a trial for the schoolchildren led by members of our […]
Dean's Welcome Tour: Twin Cities: April 24
Eleven 1111 W. River Parkway, Minneapolis, MNWe invite you to join Dean George Triantis, JSD '89, for a special evening with fellow Minnesotan SLS alums. In conversation with Ivan Fong, JD '87, Dean Triantis will share news from Stanford, discuss plans for the year ahead, and most importantly, hear about your own Stanford Law School experience.
DÃa de Niños: April 24
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe plan to host a dinner for those who take part of our DÃa de Niño programming, where together with San Mateo County Library, we invite schoolchildren and their guardians from surrounding Latine communities to come and have a mock trial. This event is for the schoolchildren and their guardians.
Authoritarian Innovation: The Instrumental Use of Technology in Chinese Courts: April 25
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Rachel Stern (Professor of law and political science, Pamela P. Fong and Family Distinguished Chair in China Studies, UC Berkeley Law) for her talk on how courts in China use technology to promote authoritarian innovation. In conversations about technology in authoritarian states, technology is often assumed to super charge surveillance and fortify political control. […]
DÃa de Méndez: April 25
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Latinx Law Students Association for our annual gala celebrating Professor Miguel A. Méndez, the first Latino professor at SLS and a trailblazer in the legal community.
DÃa de Méndez After Party: April 25
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome join SLLSA in Crocker Garden from 9pm-midnight for our annual DÃa de Méndez after party! No RSVP required.
Shaking the Foundations 2025: Inside / Outside Strategy: April 26
@ SLS: Multiple Rooms Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesShaking the Foundations is an annual, student-run public interest law conference. The conference theme this year is Inside/Outside Strategy, and scheduled panels include "Transnational Advocacy," "Sword and Shield: Community Led Justice Movements," and Holistic Organizing: Coalition Building in the State House and On the Ground." Â We will also have a keynote address by Professor Dean […]
Order on the Court: April 27
Menlo School 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton, CA, United StatesThe second annual Order on the Court game vs. Berkeley will be held from 2-4 pm. Sign up for the team or come support SLS!
Multi-Course Dinner and AI Discussion: April 27
The Butcher's Daughter 1205 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CAJoin host Ziv Shafir, MS '08, JD '12, MBA '13, for an intimate dinner with SLS alumni. Over a multi-course meal and beverage pairing in the secret garden of The Butcher's Daughter in Venice, a small group will connect and share tips on how to best leverage artificial intelligence in their practice. The cost of […]
#SLSSocial Community Breakfast: April 28
@ 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.
Lunch with Susman Godfrey: April 28
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs' Law Association for lunch with Susman Godfrey, a leading trial litigation firm with a major plaintiff-side practice, including recent wins and settlements for the City of Baltimore against opioid distributors and Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News. SLS alums Krisina Zuñiga and Julian Schneider will talk about cases they've worked on, the […]
Quantitative Data Research for Public Policy: April 28
OnlineQuantitative data can provide detailed evidence to complement and support qualitative data research. Stanford offers tremendous quantitative resources, including help analyzing that data. This workshop introduces the array of resources with specific attention to a Policy Lab case study grounded in quantitative research. This is part of Elements of Policy Analysis (Law 7846) and is […]
Lieff Cabraser on Barriers to Veterans’ Access to Justice and the Camp Lejeune Toxic Exposure Litigation: April 28
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch provided to registered attendees. Elizabeth Cabraser and Annie Wanless (SLS ’21) of renowned plaintiffs’ firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP will share insights from their leadership in the Camp Lejeune toxic exposure litigation about barriers to veterans’ access to justice. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 created a time-limited cause of action […]
Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Program Info Session: April 29
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn how you can become a part of the Deborah L. Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Program, which is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. Led by Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, Professor David Freeman Engstrom, and the staff at the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, students participating in this […]
Criminal Justice in Divided America: Police, Punishment, and the Future of Our Democracy: Book Discussion with Author/SLS Professor David Sklansky and SLS Professor Jennifer Chacon: April 29
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a discussion between Stanford Law School Faculty David Sklansky and Jennifer Chacón about Professor Sklansky's new book, Criminal Justice in Divided America: Police, Punishment, and the Future of Our Democracy (Harvard University Press, 2025). The book shows how failures in our criminal legal system, including policing and prisons, have contributed to fractures in […]
Noncitizen Protest and the First Amendment: April 29
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWho is entitled to First Amendment rights? What are the rights of noncitizen protestors? Join us for a conversation about the legal framework that shapes the answers to these questions. Jayashri Srikantiah, Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Director of the Immigrants' Rights Clinic, will provide opening remarks. Khaled Alrabe from the National Immigration Project […]
CLB Law and Biosciences Workshop Seminar: April 29
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the CLB for our third workshop seminar of the Spring Quarter. Prof. Gary Marchant, Regents and Foundation Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, will present his research with a talk on "Soft Law Governance of AI Healthcare."