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Basic Legal Research for Everyone
OnlineThis hands-on Zoom workshop will teach participants how to plan and carry out effective policy-related legal research from start to finish, including how to research secondary sources, statutes, regulations, cases, and policy resources, as well as how to conduct effective full-text searching within online databases. This workshop is excellently suited for anyone interested in improving […]
George Washington’s Jewish Letters and the Creation of a Constitutional Republic
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesView the event As president of the Constitutional Convention, and as president of the nascent United States, Washington received several letters from members of the tiny American Jewish community. These fascinating letters tells us a great deal about the way in which Jews saw the promise of the Constitution; and the astounding way in which […]
OutLaw Sendoff + Professor Words of Wisdom
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us as we bid farewell to our graduating 3Ls and LLMs and hear words of wisdom from our queer faculty about queer lawyering. We will be serving brunch at this informational session.
Affirmative Action & Algorithmic Fairness
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Law and Policy Review (SLPR) and the Stanford Technology Law Review (STLR) are co-hosting their annual symposium, "Affirmative Action and Algorithmic Fairness." In light of the two cases currently sitting on the Supreme Court, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North […]
A Prime Battleground for Social Justice: Combatting Sexual Assault, Racism, and Deportation in the U.S. Military
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SLVO for a dinner talk with Professor Goldberg of Berkeley Law School, who will discuss veterans law as a social justice issue. Everyone is invited, especially students considering work in public interest law. Please RSVP if you would like dinner.
Right-wing Extremism at the Helm: State Violence and the Curbing of Free Speech, Democracy, and Minority Rights in India and Indian-administered Kashmir
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States*Stanford affiliates only. Stanford ID/email will be required to enter the event.* Please join us for a discussion with Professor Thomas Hansen (Stanford Anthropology), Professor Angana Chatterji (UC Berkeley Center for Race and Gender), and Professor Evelyn Douek (Stanford Law School). Muslims and other minorities in India are facing serious violence and threats to their […]
Wesson Lecture on the Problems of Democracy
@ Stanford (TBD)Who has a stake in policy making, and what should follow from that? How should we think about the bundle of rights that come with citizenship, and voting’s place in this? How should we think about the benefits that accrue to citizens given high rates of immigration and, as some theorists argue, an ethical obligation […]
SLS Reunions, Spring 2023
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Law School welcomes back the classes of 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, and 2018 to celebrate their reunions. All SLS alums are always welcome to return back to campus for Friday and Saturday programs. SLS students, faculty and staff: please join us for the SLS Reunion Block Party, from 1:00–3:00 p.m. on […]
Writing White Papers and Policy Briefs
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEffective public policy depends on gathering accurate data and then translating that data into clear, concise accounts for policymakers, analysts, experts, and lay audiences. Most public policy research finds its voice in standard policy memo formats - empirical research reports, white papers, findings memos, action memos, and briefing papers. This Policy Lab workshop will introduce you to […]
Visualizing Data for Law and Policy
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis workshop brings art, creativity, and math together to help you harness data for law and policy research and advocacy. If you are new to quantitative analysis, you'll learn basic techniques you can easily adapt to your research. If you are adept with quantitative thinking, you'll appreciate the design principles that will help you communicate […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
A Guide to Interdisciplinary Research
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 Zoom workshop to learn how to identify and access non-legal sources of information and understand […]
Elements of Policy Analysis Bootcamp
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIf you are interested in exploring public policy but lack the training and skills, consider joining the Policy Lab for any or all of our introductory skills workshops. The series offers an overview of methods and strategies for social change, beginning with an in-person boot camp on Saturday, 4/8, followed by a series of three […]
Hope, Kinship, and the Path to Reform-The Homeboy Way
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA Reception will follow the event. In 1986, when Homeboy Industries’ founder, Gregory Boyle became pastor of Dolores Mission Church, it was the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles. The parish included Aliso Village and Pico Gardens, then the largest public housing projects west of the Mississippi. They also had the highest concentration of gang […]
Preventing Housing Displacement—One Family at a Time
OnlineIn the Bay Area, a housing shortage and skyrocketing rents have resulted in a displacement crisis among low-income people in the communities surrounding Stanford. Professor Juliet Brodie will share how the Stanford Community Law Clinic (CLC) is addressing this crisis through individual cases and policy advocacy work. Join us to learn more about how clinical […]
The Brussels Effect? A practical outlook on global convergence and divergence in digital platform regulation after the EU’s Digital Markets Act
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United States5:00 pm - Panel 6:00 pm - Reception An informal panel debate and audience discussion on the future of digital platform regulation in Europe, the U.S. and China followed by a social hour for further discussion. The panel will explore the status of ex-ante global platform regulation globally, the degree to which different drivers and […]
Zohar Goshen (Columbia Law School), “Raiders, Activists, and the Risk of Mistargeting”
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLaw and Economics Seminar with Zohar Goshen (Columbia Law School), “Raiders, Activists, and the Risk of Mistargeting” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Winter 2023. Download the paper here. RSVP to chaom@law.stanford.edu
Beyond the Doctrine with Professor Weisberg
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA chance for students to hear from Professor Weisberg about controversial issues in criminal law that aren't explored in class.
Meirav Furth-Matzkin (UCLA Law School), “Racial Discrimination by Retailers: A Field Study of Willingness to Accept Returns”
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLaw and Economics Seminar with Meirav Furth-Matzkin (UCLA Law School), “Racial Discrimination by Retailers: A Field Study of Willingness to Accept Returns” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Winter 2023. Download the paper here. RSVP to chaom@law.stanford.edu
Rethinking America’s Carceral State: Observations from Islamic Law
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the newly-formed Muslim Law Student Association for our first event of the year! On Tuesday, February 14th between 12:45-2 pm, Professor Adnan Zulfiqar - a law professor and legal historian at Rutgers Law School and currently a faculty fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center - will join us to discuss his research on criminal […]
Ryan Bubb (New York University Law School) and Robert P. Bartlett, III (University of California, Berkeley, School of Law), “Corporate Social Responsibility Through Shareholder Governance”
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLaw and Economics Seminar with Ryan Bubb (New York University Law School) and Robert P. Bartlett, III (University of California, Berkeley, School of Law), “Corporate Social Responsibility Through Shareholder Governance” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Winter 2023. Download the paper here. RSVP to chaom@law.stanford.edu
Design Thinking for Law and Policy Workshop
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesHuman-centered design methods will help you re-imagine complex problems and possible interventions to create breakthrough solutions. You will learn how to work with project clients and community partners – including legal aid groups, courts, and government agencies — to help solve the real problems that they & their users face. Students will work on interdisciplinary […]
Bringing Restoration to the Legal System: Where Do Mercy and Vengeance Fit? A Two-Part Series on Restorative Justice (Part 2)
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a two-part series on the themes, theories, pitfalls and practices of restorative justice. During the first event on January 24th, writers Katharine Blake (SLS '12) and Josie Duffy Rice will discuss the notion of restoration (or lack thereof) in our criminal legal system, touching on the current system’s reliance on vengeance and […]
A Conversation with former SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to SLS and GSB students only. Please join the Rock Center for Corporate Governance for an evening conversation between Professor Colleen Honigsberg and former SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee. The conversation will center on the fast-changing landscape of securities law, corporate governance, and financial reporting. A small dinner with Commissioner Lee […]
Bringing Restoration to the Legal System: Where Do Mercy and Vengeance Fit? A Two Part Series on Restorative Justice (Part 1)
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a two-part series on the themes, theories, pitfalls and practices of restorative justice. During the first event on January 24th, writers Katharine Blake (SLS '12) and Josie Duffy Rice will discuss the notion of restoration (or lack thereof) in our criminal legal system, touching on the current system’s reliance on vengeance and […]