Litigating “Anti-Critical Race Theory” Bills in Public Education
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSince January 2021, 42 states have introduced bills or taken other steps to restrict discussions of racism and sexism in public schools. These “anti-Critical Race Theory” bills have figured prominently in the media, in elections, and most recently, in Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing. But how are these laws impacting teachers and students on […]
Law and Social Movements
@ SLS: Multiple Rooms Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a lunch discussion about radical lawyering and movement frameworks that inspire us. We'll dissect overarching frameworks and specific examples, joined by recent grad A.D. Sean Lewis (abolitionist organizer and EJW Fellow at Disability Rights California). Let's dream of something better together. Sponsored by Stanford's National Lawyers Guild, Black Law Students Association, […]
FedSoc 101: A Teach-in About the Federalist Society
OnlineWondering what the Federalist Society ("FedSoc") is, where their money comes from, and how they became synonymous with right-wing ideology and the federal judiciary? Wondering if you should go to their events? Want to know what they actually stand for? The Stanford Critical Law Society invites you to FedSoc 101, a teach-in on October 1 […]
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 […]
Stanford Critical Law Society Reading Group: Whiteness as Property
PICC , United StatesStanford Critical Law Society Reading Group will read and discuss Cheryl Harris' watershed article, Whiteness as Property. Information forthcoming.
Sierra Martinez, JD ’08, Energy Foundation
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRM 285, Stanford Law School Co-Sponsored with the Environmental Law Society RSVP Explore Public Interest Sierra Martinez focuses on optimizing energy use across the utility, industrial, and buildings sectors. He supports a network of grantees and teams that drive innovative policies across the country. Sierra engages in cross-programmatic national strategy development. Previously, Sierra taught energy […]
Stanford Critical Law Society (SCritLS) Salon
PICC , United StatesPlease join the Stanford Critical Law Society (SCritLS) for our third salon of the year. Readings will be sent in advance to those who RSVP.
Stanford Critical Law Society (SCritLS) Salon
PICC , United StatesPlease join the Stanford Critical Law Society (SCritLS) for our second salon of the school year. Dinner will be served. Please RSVP here.
Stanford Critical Law Society Salon
PICC , United StatesPlease join the Stanford Critical Law Society (SCritLS) for our first salon of the year, where we will be discussing climate justice and environmental racism.
Stanford Critical Law Society’s First Winter Salon: An Introduction to Critical Race Theory
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome join us to discuss the following pieces both to better understand and re-acquaint ourselves with CRT, and especially within the context of these past few weeks to consider what compromises radical leftists are willing to make in order to build a broad coalition without diluting our commitments. 1) Ian F. Haney-Lopez, "Nation of Minorities: Race, Ethnicity, […]
Government Hacking: Assessing and Mitigating the Security Risk
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP is required for this free event. Join Mozilla and Stanford Center for Internet and Society for the third installment in a series of conversations about government hacking. Information from our first two events is available online: discussing the vulnerabilities disclosure process and recent changes to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41. The growing availability […]
US DOJ, National Security Division Talk
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, Department of Justice Adam Hickey will speak to law students; co-sponsored by The Stanford National Security & the Law Society (SNSLS). RSVP Speaker bio: Adam S. Hickey is the Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Asset Protection in the National Security Division […]
Critical Theory Salon with Women of Stanford Law and Stanford Critical Law Society
PICC , United StatesJoin the Stanford Critical Law Society and Women of Stanford Law for the final critical legal studies salon of the year!
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 25 – what did we do right, what did we do wrong and what should we aspire to?
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a panel discussion on the accomplishments, missed opportunities, and future developments relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is a comprehensive antidiscrimination statute that […]
Race and the Criminal Justice System
Room offsiteThe 11th Annual Kieve Distinguished Speaker Lecture Presented by the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSE) in parthernship with OpenXchange at Stanford University Bryan Stevenson, acclaimed public interest lawyer and founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will deliver the 2016 Anne and Loren Kieve Distinguished Speaker Lecture at a […]
Limits on Free Speech on U.S. Campuses?
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn January 7, 2016, the Stanford Human Rights Center hosted the third and final event in its Speaker Series, Perspectives on the Current Israel-Palestine Conflict. The Israel-Palestine conflict is a complex and sensitive issue that generates strong reactions. Universities should be the ideal environment to discuss this conflict. However, a recent report from the Center for Constitutional Rights […]
Pursuing Justice in Israel: the Rachel Corrie Case
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event was the second of the Stanford Human Rights Center's Speaker Series, Perspectives on the Current Israel-Palestine Conflict. In March 2003, an Israeli army bulldozer killed Rachel Corrie, a U.S. peace activist, while she sought to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian house in the Gaza Strip. Cindy and Craig Corrie, Rachel’s parents, will […]
Stanford OpenXChange | Open Office Hours: Responding to Climate Change
Room offsiteOpenXChange is pleased to announce its first Open Office Hours program with the first in the series of six exploring climate change in a panel discussion format. Our panel of experts will discuss a range of strategies for responding to climate change, including approaches such as divestment from fossil fuels, investment in alternative energy, environmental […]
Deterrence or revenge? The return of punitive house demolitions in response to recent events in East Jerusalem and the West Bank
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe first event in the Stanford Human Rights Center's Speaker Series, Perspectives on the Current Israel-Palestine Conflict. Punitive house demolitions were routinely practiced by Israel in the Occupied Territories until 2005. In 2014, Israel renewed these demolitions, based on their purported deterrent effect. But has Israel enjoyed greater security in the past two years? The […]
Learn More About the Stanford Intermediary Liability Lab (SILLab)
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP is required. Please join Giancarlo Frosio and Daphne Keller on Tuesday for a presentation on the activities of the Stanford Intermediary Liability Lab (SILLab). The SILLab is one of the projects at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School. The SILLab's goal is to serve the SLS community by sharing knowledge […]
Prof. Bernadette Atuahene Discusses “We Want What’s Ours: Learning from South Africa’s Land Restitution Program”
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United Stateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=5&v=PIsrHY6Tzt8 We Want What's Ours is a detailed study of South Africa's attempts to rectify the deprivation of land suffered by thousands of people under the colonial and apartheid regimes. It teaches a critical lesson about these transitions: remedying past wrongs entails more than distributing money or even returning property, because the dispossessed did […]
Transgender Rights in Action
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBrought to you by Stanford Program in Law and Society Co-Sponsored by OutLaw & StanfordCritical Law Society Monday, March 2, 2015 12:45-2:00pm, Room 95 Gender identity is perceived to be of great importance and possess great meaning in our society. One can immediately think about the first question a person is asked when they announce […]
A 21st Century Civil Rights Dialogue with NAACP-LDF Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a conversation with Sherrilyn Ifil, Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Professor David Mills, Chair of the Board of Directors of the NAACP-LDF. Co-Sponsored by the Mills Legal Clinic, Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law, American Constitution Society, Asian and Pacific Islander Law Student Association, […]
Disability Legal Studies: Critical & Practical Perspectives
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBrought to you by the Stanford Program in Law and Society Co-sponsored by John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law & Stanford Critical Law Society In recent decades, people with disabilities and their allies around the world have started to challenge conventions about the phenomenon of disability. A corner stone […]
SCritLS Salon: Managing Dominant Cultural Narratives in the Legal Classroom
Managing Dominant Cultural Narratives in the Legal Classroom Wednesday, October 9th, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Munger 5 lounge Dinner will be served! RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1otN4ENctjOKCTrupnZT9q4WWt7UujqRmb7lxgqOxqLo/viewform We will read an excerpt from Mascaras, Trenzas, y Greñas by Margaret Montoya, and a response to the article by a current law student. Both readings describe the author's experience […]