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Interdisciplinary Research for Public Policy
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 […]
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 […]
OutLaw Lavender Ball
McCaw Hall, Frances E. Arrillaga Alumni Center 326 Galvez Avenue, Stanford, CA, United StatesSave the date for OutLaw's inaugural Lavender Ball on the evening of Friday, April 12th, 2024. The theme is CAMP, and this event is the first of its kind for OutLaw -- so don't be afraid to do it big! Lavender Ball is an opportunity to celebrate the immense growth of our membership over the […]
Imagining the Indian: the Fight Against Native American Mascoting Film Screening and Q&A (Hybrid)
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesImagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is an award-winning documentary that examines the movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots in the world of sports and beyond. The film details the current uprising against the misappropriation of Native culture in a national reckoning about racial injustice that […]
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 […]
A Conversation with Chief Judge Stephen Clark (E.D. Mo.)
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society for a lunch talk featuring Chief Judge Stephen Clark (E.D. Mo.). Lunch will be served.
Design Thinking for Law and Policy
@ SLS: Room 85 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 receive close coaching […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Evening with Martina Vandenberg, Founder of the Human Trafficking Legal Center
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for an evening with Martina Vandenberg - founder and president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Ms. Vandenberg has spent two decades fighting human trafficking, forced labor, rape as a war crime, and violence against women. She previously served as a Human Rights Watch researcher in the Women's Rights Division, and later as a […]
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. […]
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 […]
Remaking Civil Justice at the Rhode Center
Cooley LLP - New York City 55 Hudson Yards, New York, NYJoin us for a special faculty roundtable discussion and refreshments in New York City featuring Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom and Professor David Freeman Engstrom. The civil justice system is on the cusp of its most important change in at least a century. Nora and David, the Faculty Co-Directors of the Deborah L. Rhode Center on […]
Interim measures in institutional arbitration versus ad hoc (Webinar)
OnlineJoin the Stanford International Arbitration Association (SIAA) for a webinar on Interim measures in institutional arbitration versus ad hoc (Panel II). The speakers from arbitral institutions (Paul Di Pietro, Counsel at ICC […]
What Comes Next? Toward a Durable Peace in Israel and Palestine
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWhat comes after the war in Gaza? Join the SLS Law Students for Israel as Dr. Jonathan Lipow charts possible paths to a durable, inclusive peace. Dr. Lipow has worked intimately with the governments of Israel and numerous Arab countries on security matters. In 2014, he was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the […]
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 […]
Interim measures in institutional arbitration versus ad hoc
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAre you interested in knowing more about international arbitration? The Stanford International Arbitration Association (SIAA) is organising an in-person discussion on Interim measures in institutional arbitration versus ad hoc. The invited speakers from two arbitral institutions (Kevin Nash, the Registrar of the Singapore International Arbitration Center and Kim Taylor, the President of JAMS) and two experienced […]
Unbreaking Bureaucracy: How government is broken and what RegLab is doing to fix it
Join us for a special faculty roundtable discussion and reception in Los Angeles featuring Daniel Ho, William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, professor of political science, and computer science (by courtesy), senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. From environmental sustainability […]
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 […]
LLM Workshop: OPT Presentation for F-1 Visa Holders
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIf you are on an F-1 visa and will be applying for OPT, please join us for this presentation! An advisor from the Bechtel Center will be at the law school to discuss the deadlines and paperwork necessary for applying for OPT. Please note that there will be several OPT sessions held by Bechtel during […]
Lunch Talk with Honorable Michelle T. Friedland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Professor Michelle Anderson in conversation with SLS Alumna Judge Michelle T. Friedland, BS ’94, JD ’00. Judge Friedland will answer questions about appellate advocacy, her path to the bench, work/life balance, the clerkship application process, and how to serve as a successful law clerk.
A Conversation with Katrina Eiland, JD ’10, Deputy Director of ACLU Immigrants Rights Project
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a engaging conversation with Katrina Eiland, JD '10, Deputy Director of the ACLU Immigrants Rights Project, about her career path and developments in immigrants' rights advocacy. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by 2/22.
Happy Hour with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to Students only. Join prominent partners from Wachtell Lipton's Corporate Department including David Katz, Lina Tetelbaum, Ben Roth and Ron Chen for food, drinks and a moderated conversation about M&A, takeover defenses, shareholder activism, and corporate governance. Co-Sponsored by the Rock Center for Corporate Governance, JD/MBA Club and Stanford Law & Business Association.
Stanford Law Review Volume 76 Symposium: Speech at Twenty-First Century Schools and Universities
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Law Review Volume 76 is hosting its 2024 Symposium—“Speech at Twenty-First Century Schools and Universities”—on February 16-17, 2024. We are excited to welcome the nation’s leading experts in free speech to discuss the many First Amendment issues that impact schools and universities in the twenty-first century—social media, student activism, academic freedom, artificial intelligence, […]