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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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Breaking through Sovereign Immunity When Enforcing BIT Arbitral Awards
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesInterested in international arbitration? Join us for a panel discussion at Stanford Law School that illuminates the intricacies of enforcing Bilateral Investment Treaty arbitral awards against sovereign states. This event will unpack some of the multifaceted challenges and strategies involved in seizing and collecting sovereign assets to satisfy monetary claims awarded against states, offering invaluable insights for […]
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: […]
Abolition, Law, and Social Struggle
@ Stanford (TBD)Amna Akbar, Professor of Law at The Ohio State University, joins Stanford Professor Destin Jenkins (History) to discuss abolition, law and social movements on Thursday, April 25 from 4-5:30 pm in the Stanford Humanities Center Boardroom. Register at https://tinyurl.com/332ypvpk.
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 […]
Tribal Beneficial Uses – A Pathway for Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into California Water Governance
@ SLS: Room 355 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a fireside chat with Krystal Moreno, the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Department Manager for the Single Springs Band of Miwok Indians. Come learn about what TEK means […]
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 […]
“Guess Who’s Coming to Stanford?” A Presentation on Desegregation at Stanford Law School
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA and FLI are pleased to invite the Stanford community to a presentation by our own Gabrielle Braxton ('25) on her paper "Guess Who's Coming to Stanford: The Battle for the Desegregation of an Elite Law School." On Friday, May 3, 2024, Gabrielle, along with our esteemed alumni, will be discussing the Black experience at […]
California Chronicles: Exploring International Arbitration with Steve Smith
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford International Arbitration Association for a unique opportunity to interact with Mr. Steven L. Smith (Of Counsel, Jones Day, San Francisco), one of the world's leading international arbitration […]
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 (JD '18), in-house counsel at Greenoaks Capital, a private equity firm. Ruchir Patel is an associate counsel at Greenoaks Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital […]
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 - […]
A Legal History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessor Steven Zipperstein, the Associate Director at the UCLA Center for Middle East Development, will discuss the legal history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As an academic, Professor Zipperstein has written three books on law and the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He will be joining us over zoom. Before joining UCLA, Zipperstein practiced law for […]