Events
Game Night 4 Ukraine
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn this grim second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, join SNSLS, SIHRLA, and the Ukrainian Support Alliance for the Second Annual SLS Board Game Night 4 Ukraine. We will share information about incredible NGOs supporting Ukrainians as the full-scale war enters its third devastating year, while coming together as a community to destress, […]
SNSLS & SIHRLA: Recent Alumni in Policy Careers Panel
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SNSLS and SIHRLA in hearing from four recent SLS alumni working in fascinating policy-oriented careers in government, tech, international development, and humanitarian affairs. The following alumni will discuss their […]
JAG Information Session
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesArmy LTG Stuart Risch, LTC Annie Hsieh, JD '12, and CPT Hope Salvucci, JD '18, will visit campus on Tuesday, February 6, from 12:45 - 2:00 pm to discuss national […]
SNSLS Trivia Night
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSNSLS welcomes all members and students interested in national security law to join us for a trivia night and a welcome back to Stanford for winter quarter.
Center for WorkLife Law Info Session and PUMP Act Talk featuring Liz Morris SLS ’08
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us on November 8th for a lunch time event featuring Liz Morris from Center for WorkLife. In the final days of 2022, President Biden signed into law two historic pieces of workers' rights and gender justice legislation: the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). […]
Why We Should Care About Ukraine: A Conversation with Ambassador Michael McFaul for Democracy Day 2023
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAmbassador Michael McFaul will discuss the current struggle in the United States with support for Ukraine, why Ukraine's survival as an independent nation is essential to achieve the U.S. foreign […]
Conversation with Angie Schwartz, JD, Deputy Director, Children and Family Services Division, California Department of Social Services
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAngie Schwartz, JD, Deputy Director, Children and Family Services Division, California Department of Social Services. Angie leads the work of Children and Family Services Division which is responsible for designing and overseeing an array of programs and services for California's at-risk children and families. Angie’s focus is on creating a child and family well-being system to ensure engagement with […]
C.I.A. Career Information Session
@ SLS: Room 355 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Levin Center, the Stanford National Security and Law Society, the Stanford Law and Technology Association, and the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Law Society for an information session with the C.I.A. about career opportunities, Thursday, 10/19, from 4:00 - 5:00pm in 355 (Crown Boardroom). Refreshments will be provided. The C.I.A. is also available to meet […]
Stanford National Security & the Law Society: Ice Cream Welcome Social
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford National Security & the Law Society invites you to an ice cream gathering in Crocker Garden on Thursday, October 12 from 1:00-2:00pm. SNSLS is dedicated to exploring national security (& the law) in all their forms. We have an exciting slate of events this year on topics such as foreign investment review, surveillance, […]
Migration Journalism with Molly O’Toole
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMolly O’Toole is a journalist who has written about migration, politics, and security for the Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New […]
Rethinking America’s Carceral State: Observations from Islamic Law
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the newly-formed Muslim Law Student Association for our first event of the year! On Tuesday, February 14th between 12:45-2 pm, Professor Adnan Zulfiqar - a law professor and legal […]
Book Talk — The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism with Lerone A. Martin
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover, Lerone Martin draws on thousands of newly declassified FBI documents and memos to describe how, under Hoover’s leadership, FBI agents attended spiritual retreats and worship services, creating an FBI religious culture that fashioned G-men into soldiers and ministers of Christian America. Martin shows how prominent ministers from across […]
Legal Implications of the War in Ukraine
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Professor Allen Weiner, Director of the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation, for a lunchtime discussion on the legal implications of the War in Ukraine hosted by the International Law Society and the Stanford National Security and the Law Society. The event will take place on Monday, April 18th at 1pm in Crocker […]
Safeguarding the Fundamental Right to Vote: Keynote Dinner w/ Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States
@ Stanford: Faculty ClubHosted by the Stanford Faculty Club, join SLR its its 2022 Symposium keynote dinner. It will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, and a keynote presentation from the former Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee Eric Holder. Eric served as Attorney General from February 2009 to April 2015. As […]
Stanford National Security and the Law Society (SNSLS) Intro Meeting
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford National Security and the Law Society (SNSLS) is hosting an introductory lunch for interested members. We will discuss the organization's goals for the year, possible speaker and event […]
Anticorruption Developments Under the Biden Administration
OnlineThe Biden administration’s commitment to fighting anticorruption has been loud and clear. On June 3, 2021, the White House issued a memorandum that identified “countering corruption as a core United States national security interest.” The memo directs policy leaders to conduct an interagency review process and develop a strategy that would allow the Biden administration to use the […]
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with Geoffrey Berman, SLS JD ’84, Edwin A. Heafey Jr. Visiting Professor of Law; Visiting Fellow, Rock Center for Corporate Governance, moderated by Ashley Richards, SLS ’22
OnlineFormer US Attorney SDNY Geoffrey Berman will share his insights and perspectives about his career, the role of US Attorneys and current topics of interest in corporate governance including insider trading, privacy and encryption, and national security issues. This event is open to the Stanford Law School community only. Please remember to register with your @stanford.edu […]
Fireside Chat with Brigadier General R. Patrick Huston
OnlineGeneral Huston is the Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Law and Operations in the Pentagon. As part of his role, General Huston is focused on the legal and ethical development and use of artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, cybersecurity and other emerging technologies. In this fireside chat, General Huston will discuss international competition and cooperation […]
Election Security–Are we there yet?
OnlineFollowing the security concerns around the 2016 national election, a slew of developments have taken place to reassure the public that results of the fall 2020 elections will, in fact, reflect the will of the voters. To name a few, Congress approved hundreds of millions of dollars toward election security. Many voting technology start-ups are […]
The SCOTUS Immigration Cases
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join our faculty panelists—Jayashri Srikantiah, Lucas Guttentag and Brian Fletcher—for a discussion of the immigration cases the Supreme Court will decide during the 2019-20 term. The Court granted cert for eight immigration cases (Barton v. Barr, Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam, Kansas […]
What’s New in the Crypto Wars?
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP is required for this free event. Encryption is vital to protecting our privacy, data security, economy, and national security. Our smartphones, website visits, and many of our interpersonal communications are now protected by encryption by default, ensuring that would-be bad actors cannot snoop on us. At the same time, criminals take advantage of encryption to […]
Felon: Poems
@ Stanford: Humanities Center 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesSponsored by Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford Law School Criminal Justice Center, Humanities Center, Program in Ethics in Society, Stanford Arts Institute Reginald Dwayne Betts transformed himself from a sixteen-year old kid sentenced to nine-years in prison to a critically acclaimed writer and graduate […]
Impeachment
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States12:45 pm - 2:00 pm | Discussion Stanford Law School - Room 290 Sponsored by The Stanford Constitutional Law Center, The Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, The Federalist Society and The American Constitution Society. Register NOW A Distinguished lecture by Professor Philip Bobbitt, Herbert Wechsler Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the Center on […]
What’s happening in Syria? A conversation with former counter-ISIS Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBrett McGurk, former Special President Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, will be in conversation with Stanford Law Professor Allen Weiner to discuss the recent events in Syria and their national security and international law implications.
United Nations Information Session
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP Does making a difference motivate you? Are you selfless and driven to be a part of a bigger purpose in the service of humanity? Are you willing to travel and work anywhere at a moment’s notice? If so, working for the United Nations Secretariat could be an exciting career path for you. Our work […]