Events
Lunch with Stephen Bright, Longtime Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, on “The Fear of Too Much Justice”
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the Event Join Stephen Bright, longtime director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, in Atlanta, Georgia, as he discusses his work in the areas of capital punishment, indigent criminal legal defense, racial discrimination in the criminal legal system, conditions and practices in prisons and jails, judicial independence, and his new book (with co-author […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Criminal Law Society Welcome Bagel Breakfast
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBagel Breakfast to bring the Criminal Law Society community and Criminal Law Faculty together. We'll have a bunch of bagels, cream cheese, and coffee and we look forward to gathering!
Meet U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDiscussion with students sponsored by the Levin Public Interest Law Center, Stanford Criminal Justice Center, and Stanford Criminal Law Society in Room 320D Crown; Moderated by Professor David Sklansky or Professor Bob Weisberg (Faculty Directors of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center). Students are invited to sign up for office hours with Mr. Estrada. You may […]
Qualified Immunity and Criminal Law: How the Law Insulates Police and Prosecutors from Constitutional Accountability
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the SLS Criminal Law Society for a discussion on qualified immunity with attorneys Patrick Jaicomo and Anya Bidwell from the Institute for Justice. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Beyond Prosecution and Public Defense Panel
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesInterested in criminal law but unsure what opportunities exist beyond prosecution and public defense? Please join the Criminal Law Society for a panel with advocates from all areas of criminal law as they describe the various paths they have taken and how they have arrived at their current careers. The event will be a hybrid […]
California Policy Forum: Building a Better Future for the Golden State
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS), Environmental Law Society (ELS), California Policy Forum, The Bill Lane Center for the American West, and Stanford in Government (SIG) invite you to join us for a forum with California Attorney General Rob Bonta. This will be a free-flowing conversation, but topics will likely include pressing […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking Workshop
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial, environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants, and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Book Talk — Unreasonable: Black Lives, Police Power, and the Fourth Amendment with Devon W. Carbado
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn Unreasonable: Black Lives, Police Power, and the Fourth Amendment, celebrated legal scholar Devon Carbado, The Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law at UCLA, explains how the Fourth Amendment became ground […]
Criminal Law Internship Panel
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Criminal Law Society to learn more about internships in criminal law. We’ll have a panel of 2Ls and 3Ls discussing their experiences this past summer. Pastries and […]
Adversaries in Conversation: A Discussion between San Francisco’s Public Defenders and District Attorneys
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Criminal Law Society in a unique conversation between opposing players in the criminal justice system— district attorneys and public defenders. Our event will bring together four SLS […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking Workshop
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Criminal Law Society’s Philly D.A. Screening
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome watch the first episode of the highly rated documentary series Philly D.A., revolving around Philadelphia's progressive prosecutor Larry Krasner. There will be snacks and refreshments!
Introduction to Systems Thinking Workshop
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before […]
How to Defund the Police
OnlineWhat do activists, scholars, and politicians mean when they say “defund the police?” Is defunding the answer to police brutality and racial inequities in policing? What obstacles have legislators and activists faced when attempting to redesign policing in America? Join the Criminal Law Society and Black Law Students Association for a conversation with two individuals […]
CA Ballot Measures Overview
OnlineYou probably already know who you’re voting for in the Presidential election, but do you know how you’re voting on the many California ballot measures? Want to learn more about them before you decide? Not a CA voter, but interested in an academic perspective on some big potential policy changes? Join SLS Women in Politics and […]
Digital Age Samaritans
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP is required and open to the public for this virtual event. In the digital age, social media and mobile devices enable crimes to be documented and viewed as they happen or shortly thereafter. This technology creates jurisdictional and authenticity challenges but also opportunities for individuals who are not even physically present to become aware of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drug Policy Reform: Past, Present & Future with Ethan Nadelmann
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDrug Policy Alliance founder Ethan Nadelmann will discuss his three decades of advocacy for legalizing marijuana, ending mass incarceration and treating drug use and addiction as matters of health rather than criminal justice, as well as his vision for future drug policy reform. Described by Rolling Stone as "the point man" for drug policy reform efforts and […]
American Constitution Society: Progressive Lawyering Careers Panel
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States7:00 - 8:30 pm The American Constitution Society and the National Lawyers' Guild present: Wednesday, November 13 7:00 PM Room 280B RSVP here Please join the American Constitution Society and the National Lawyers' Guild at a panel to showcase the broad range of progressive lawyering careers beyond what you are ordinarily exposed to in law school. […]
Responding to White Nationalist Violence: Do We Need New "Domestic Terrorism" Laws?
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFollowing recent incidents of white nationalist violence, scholars and policymakers are debating the need to pass new "domestic terrorism" laws. Brennan Center for Justice Fellow and former FBI special agent Michael German will be in conversation with Stanford Law Professor Shirin Sinnar about the rising tide of white nationalist violence and how the legal community […]
Material Elements of the Crime of Aggression
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the International Law Society for a conversation with Nikola Hajdin, doctoral candidate in international law at Stockholm University. Nikola will discuss his research on the outer limits of criminal responsibility for international core crimes, specifically the crime of aggression.
Improving Legal Outcomes for Victims of Sexual Violence: What Went Wrong with Jeffrey Epstein’s Prosecution and Settlement?
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SLS for Gender Violence Prevention, in coordination with Women of Stanford Law (WSL) and the Criminal Justice Society (CJS), as Professors Van Schaak, Weisberg, and Sklansky break down the Jeffrey Epstein case for us from both a prosecutorial and a human trafficking perspective.