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Defending American Democracy: Resistance to Autocracy from Trump and Trumpism
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch will be provided for registered guests. Autocracy negates democracy—which requires that the state be responsible to an electorate composed of all eligible voters—by concentrating unconstrained power in a single individual. In his new book, How Autocrats Seek Power: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism (Routledge; March 26, 2024) UCLA Law Professor Richard Abel, Ph.D. chronicles […]
2024-25 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition LAW 7820 – Information Meeting
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Kirkwood Moot Court Board is hosting an information lunch for those interested in learning more about the annual Kirkwood Moot Competition. The Competition is open to twenty two-person teams. Â At the beginning of Fall Quarter, each team will be given the record of a case, together with the decision of the appellate court. Â Each […]
Rule of Law Speaker Series with Justice Dong-won Lee
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Neukom Center n welcoming the Honorable Justice Dong-won Lee of the Korean Supreme Court to campus for a panel conversation on key rule of law issues in Korea, joined by Judge Kwan Mo Nam, Dr. Gidong Kim, and Ms. Michelle Shim. This event is co-sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander Law Students […]
Immigration Federalism: SB4 Litigation and the scope of federal preemption
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome hear Nicholas Espirtu, Deputy Legal Director at the National Immigration Law Center, and SLS Professor Jennifer Chacón discuss Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) and other, ongoing state-level efforts to control immigration. SB4 is a Texas state law that criminalizes unauthorized entry into Texas and allows state judges to order noncitizens' transportation to ports of […]
Lessons from Practice: Nikita Appaswami
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNikita Appaswami, Attorney at Cooley LLP and Columbia Law LLM, will speak to the Law, Science & Technology LLM class about her experiences advising high-growth emerging companies & venture capital investors, and her career practicing in India, New York, and Silicon Valley.
Effective Presentations for Colleagues & Clients
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYou will learn techniques to organize and distill complex information for presentations for law and policy clients, colleagues, and decision-makers. If you have ever wondered how on earth you will […]
Lieff Cabraser: Lunch & Learn
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin two Lieff Cabraser attorneys and SLS alumni, Jules Ross and Sarah Zandi, for an informational lunch and learn event! Lieff Cabraser, a leading plaintiffs’ law firm headquartered in San […]
Conversation With Attorneys Neil Sawhney, Director of Appellate Advocacy at the ACLU of Northern California, and Laura Bixby, Staff Attorney and Clinical Supervisor at East Bay Community Law Center’s Housing Practice
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Levin Center for an engaging conversation with attorneys Neil Sawhney, Director of Appellate Advocacy at the ACLU of Northern California, and Laura Bixby, Staff Attorney and Clinical Supervisor […]
LEAP Pro Bono Interest Lunch
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Legal Education for Adolescents Project (LEAP) will be holding an info session for students interested in joining the project next year. We offer legal education to at-risk youth in local […]
Pro-Union Lawyering: Different Approaches for Effectively Organizing & Bargaining
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThere are many different ways to be an effective pro-union lawyer, and different scenarios call for different tactics: join us for a moderated conversation about different approaches pro-union lawyers utilize […]
Life After Big Law: Perspectives from In-House Lawyers in Finance
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWant to learn more about the other side of Big Law? Interested in a career as an in-house lawyer in finance? Hear from Ruchir Patel and SLS alumna Courtney Cronin […]
Writing for Advocacy: Op-Eds and Commentary
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn the difference between empirical policy writing and persuasive advocacy to change the minds of the public and decision-makers. Come with an issue you care about and transform it into […]
Perspectives Across the Decades: 50 Years of NALSA at Stanford Law School
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) in partnership with the Indigenous Alumni of Stanford Law School (IA of SLS), invite you to a lunch panel featuring esteemed special guests and Stanford Law School Alumni: Hon. Sunshine Sykes, ’97, JD ’01, Navajo Nation, District Court Judge, Central District of California Rick West, JD '71, Cheyenne, Founding Director and […]
Peaceful Co-existence Among Israelis and Palestinians: A Vision of Shared Future
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a conversation among Israelis, Palestinians, and others who care deeply about the region who both reject the status quo but also reject division and polarization. Supported by the work of the OneVoice Movement, these peacemakers advocate for a shared future that unlocks the full potential of both peoples. They also seek to […]
Held v. Montana: Using State Constitutions to Achieve Climate Action
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesHeld v. Montana is a landmark Montana Supreme Court case preventing the state from ignoring climate impacts during environmental review. Our Children's Trust argued the case on behalf of 16 Montana youth. Come hear from Mat dos Santos (Managing Attorney at Our Children's Trust) and Grace Gibson-Snyder (plaintiff and current undergrad at Yale) discuss the case and […]
Rock Center Student Lunch with Kent Walker, CLO at Alphabet
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to Stanford Law School and GSB Students. Lunch will be provided. More information to come.
Why They Blow the Whistle
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWhen human research subjects are mistreated or abused, it is rare for anyone to blow the whistle. In many research scandals, doctors and other staff members remain silent for years while unwitting research subjects are deceived, exploited, or even killed. In the rare cases where someone speaks out, the act often leaves deep scars that […]