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A Conversation with Assistant U.S. Attorney General Carlos Uriarte
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a conversation with Carlos Felipe Uriarte, Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA). Uriarte leads the Department’s interactions with Congress, advocates for its interests, and develops legislative strategies. Uriarte also guides OLA's facilitation of the appearance of Department witnesses at congressional hearings, manages the interagency clearance process […]
Navigating the Dynamic Complexity of China’s Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn recent years, China has emerged as a pioneer in formulating some of the world’s earliest and most comprehensive rules concerning algorithms, deepfakes, and generative artificial intelligence (AI) services. This proactive approach has led many to view China as a global frontrunner in AI regulation, while also raising concerns that Beijing’s approach may hinder innovation. […]
Courting Censorship
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis talk will draw lessons from Murthy v. Missouri and other current censorship cases. It asks whether Supreme Court doctrine has invited censorship? Not deliberately, of course. Still, it must be asked whether current doctrine has courted censorship—in the same way one might speak of it courting disaster. The lecture will begin at 5:00pm. Dinner […]
Building for Impact: Generative AI and Law Bootcamp
@ Stanford (TBD)Hands-on accelerated class on generative AI and law to equip small teams of students to explore and design generative AI-driven innovations at the cross-section of technology and law. Students will further develop and pitch their ideas in the Stanford Law x LLM hackathon (Day 2) versus other teams. Please register for both events, this Bootcamp […]
Elements of Policy Analysis Skills Boot Camp
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIf you are interested in exploring public policy but lack formal training, consider joining the Policy Lab for any or all of our introductory policy skills workshops. The series offers an overview of methods and strategies for social change, beginning with an in-person boot camp on Saturday, 4/6, followed by a series of six one-hour […]
LLM x Law Hackathon @Stanford #3
@ Stanford (TBD)As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries across the globe, the legal sector is no exception. LLMs, a foundation model capable of understanding and generating natural language text, have the potential to transform legal research, contract analysis, dispute resolution, and much more. This hackathon hopes to build solutions that consider the safe and trustworthy […]
Basic Legal Research for Everyone
OnlineThis hands-on Zoom workshop teaches 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 their […]
Chilean Constituent Process: Reasons for two unsuccessful constitution’s replacement attempts
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn December 17, 55% of Chilean voters rejected a second constitutional proposal drafted by a majority right-wing council. A previous text, written by a mainly left-wing convention, was dismissed by 62% of voters in the September 2022 plebiscite. Prof. Jorge Barrera-Rojas served as a Chief Counsel of the majority in the last attempt, and he […]
Join the Levin Center, Criminal Justice Center, and Criminal Defense Clinic for a screening of "Justice USA, " and Q&A with Marshall Goldberg, JD '71
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Levin Center, Criminal Justice Center, and Criminal Defense Clinic for a screening of "Justice USA, " and Q&A with Marshall Goldberg, JD '71, who spent the past seven years making this six-part documentary focused on the criminal justice system in Nashville, TN. We will screen the first 50-minute episode and then feature a […]
2025 Global Quarter Information Session
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States“Global Quarter is how SLS keeps its promise to provide the best legal education in the world. I am incredibly grateful to have participated. It was, without exception, the highlight of my time at SLS.” Tom Newcomb, JD/MBA '22 Apply to be a Franke Fellow and participate in the Global Quarter 2025: an intensive, […]
Flywheel Fellows Event
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesTBD
Writing Policy Reports
@ SLS: Room 95 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 […]
Publius Symposium with Jacob Mchangama: Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe lecture will begin at 5:00 pm followed by a reception at 6:30 pm. Hailed as the “first freedom,” free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, it is on the retreat. In Free Speech: […]
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 ever deliver sophisticated research findings succinctly and effectively, this is the workshop to help put those fears to rest. Open to the Stanford community. ABOUT […]
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 a persuasive op-ed targeted to the interests of specific stakeholders. Discuss examples of op-eds and commentary according to the rules of the rhetorical triangle - […]
Presidents Beware: Investigations, Impeachment, Disqualification, and Prosecution
@ SLS: Multiple Rooms Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesConstitutional Law Center Spring Conference 2024 May 17th at Stanford Law School, Room 290 May 18th at Paul Brest Hall, Stanford Campus Former President and now presidential candidate Donald Trump looms large over questions about investigation, impeachment, disqualification, and prosecution of presidents. This conference takes the opportunity that Trump -- and, to a lesser extent, […]
Constitutional Conversation with Evelyn Aswad
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA Constitutional Conversation with Professor Evelyn Aswad. 4:45-5:00 PM | Dinner 5:00-6:00 PM | Lecture This event is being recorded and will be available on the Constitutional Law Center’s YouTube page a few days after the event.
Constitutional Conversation with Carr, Krishnan, Volokh
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a constitutional conversation with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, Ramya Krishnan, senior staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute and a lecturer in law at Columbia Law School, and UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh.