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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: […]
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 […]
Spring Quarter Public Interest Community Gathering
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSave the date! Join us for a spring PI community gathering! Stay tuned for more details and announcements.
AI+A2J Working Group
@ SLS: Room 355 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis regular lunch brings together Stanford faculty, staff, and students working on how AI will impact access to the justice system.
SFI Seminar: First-of-a-Kind Climate Projects: Examples From the Field
@Stanford: Y2E2 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe early-stage climate technology ecosystem is flourishing, and an increasing number of entrepreneurs and scientists are bringing forward startup companies with promising solutions for some of our hardest challenges. Many of the climate problems that once seemed nearly impossible to address—decarbonizing cement, storing low-carbon power for days, replacing high-temperature heat in heavy industry—now have alternatives […]
Flywheel Fellows Event
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesTBD
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, […]
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 […]
Chilean Constituent Process: Reasons for two unsuccessful constitution’s replacement attempts
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 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 […]
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 […]
Life After Law School: How to Achieve Career Success by Mastering the Business of Law
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to Stanford Law School and GSB students. Lunch will be provided. A law degree from a prestigious law school will not ensure career success in today’s legal profession. Those who reach the professional summit master the business of law and its continuing evolution while executing on their career development plan. But how can […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
AI+A2J Working Group
@ SLS: Room 301B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis regular lunch brings together Stanford faculty, staff, and students working on how AI will impact access to the justice system.
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 […]
Navigating the Dynamic Complexity of China’s Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the event In 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 […]
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 […]
Silicon Valley IP Forum
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Silicon Valley IP Forum aims to foster discussion and collaboration among IP professionals in the Silicon Valley area (and beyond). The conference will feature insightful discussions among judges, law firm and in-house counsel, and academics who practice at the forefront of IP law. More information about this conference can be found here. We look […]
Startup-Attorney Workshop and Mixer
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to SLS Students only. Hosted in collaboration with the Rock Center for Corporate Governance, this workshop will showcase the legal intricacies of launching and running a startup. SLASP members and Stanford Law students will have the unique opportunity to observe interactions between founders and attorneys who will discuss the early-stage legal […]
Race, Originalism, and Affirmative Action
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the event Join SLS Professor Michael McConnell and UVA Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui in conversation, moderated by SLS Professor Ralph Richard Banks, as they consider the role of history and the original meaning of the Constitution in deciding contested questions of constitutional interpretation with respect to race. Speakers will examine claims about how history does […]
More than Just a Game
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is free and open to the public. However, once capacity is reached, open registration will move to a waitlist. More Than Just a Game (MTJG) is a unique series of academic-led conferences on Games and Interactive Entertainment Law. Since 2015, MTJG conferences in London and across Europe have been attracting an international network […]
Judicial Review in Times of Emergency: From the Founding through the COVID-19 Pandemic
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the evvent Whether deferring to President Lincoln’s blockade at the start of the Civil War, a state’s suspension of creditors’ remedies during the Great Depression, or President’s Roosevelt’s evacuation and mass incarceration of Japanese Americans in the West during World War II, the Supreme Court has regularly permitted the political branches wide discretion to […]
SLS Community Dinner and Women’s Basketball Game
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome support the team and Tara VanDerveer as the most winningest coach in NCAA's national history! Students, Faculty, and Staff are all welcome to participate in a community dinner before attending the women's basketball game on Friday, November 23. Food will be provided in Russo, and those attending the game can walk over to Maples […]
2L Public Interest Job Search Workshop
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis workshop is open to all 2Ls. Levin Center staff will offer insights on the postgraduate job search, strategic decisions, and their connection to clerkships, fellowships, and government programs. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by 2/14.