Events
Lunchtime Q&A with Wilson Sonsini Pro Bono Partner Luke Liss
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesHappy Black History Month! The Black Law Students Association is hosting a lunchtime Q&A with Luke Liss (JD '06), the pro-bono partner at Wilson Sonsini. Students are encouraged to attend […]
BLSA Winter General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Black Law Students Association will be hosting their Winter General Body Meeting on Thursday January 11th at 1:00pm. Members are strongly encouraged to attend for important information about our […]
BLSA x BBSA x SNMA Friendsgiving Dinner
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Black Law Students Association, the Black Business Students Association, and the Student National Medical Association invite our members to a Friendsgiving dinner on November 12 at 5pm for an […]
Considering Professionalism and Racism: How the Professional Identity Defines, Impacts, and Marginalizes People of Color
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPrompted by Leah Goodridge's recent essay in the UCLA Law Review which "examines professionalism as a tool to subjugate people of color in the legal field," this discussion illuminates how […]
BLSA General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Black Law Students Association is hosting their first general body meeting of the 2023-24 school year on September 27 at 1:00pm in Room 190. Meet this year's Board, make new friends, and help us build our vision for the school year! RSVP Here for Lunch: https://forms.gle/KkZWf1xoUfC1XhDt8
Succeeding and Thriving in the Law: Challenging Our Assumptions, Expanding Our Definitions
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States5:00 PM - Panel Discussion 6:30 PM - Reception 1 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credit This event is being recorded and will be available on the SLS YouTube page a […]
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 zero for regulating police conduct—more important than Miranda warnings, the right to counsel, equal protection and due process. Fourth Amendment law determines when and how […]
SLS Diverse Alumni Communities Launch Reception
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCelebrate the launch of the SLS diverse alumni community groups with fellow alumni, students, and faculty and connect over light food and drinks. The launch will celebrate the new alumni networks for our Asian Pacific Island, First-Generation and Low-Income (FLI), Indigenous, Latino/a/x, LGBTQ+, and Women communities, as well as the Stanford Law School Black Alumni […]
Symposium Series: Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity
Stanford Law School’s Gould Center for Conflict Resolution, in conjunction with The Ohio State University’s Divided Community Project, and the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, hosted an interactive symposium series titled Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity. The symposium series featured national and international practitioners, academics, activists, and other stakeholders to share […]
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, […]
SLS Pride Panel 2021: Using Your J.D. to Work for LGBTQ+ Justice and Outlaw Alumni Group Discussion Session
OnlineThis Pride Month, at a time of unprecedented legislative attacks on trans people, please join us for a discussion on legal careers in support of the LGBTQ+ community. The event, co-sponsored by OutLaw, will bring together LGBTQ+ alumni and students and our allies for a panel discussion and Q&A with SLS alumni about how they […]
Building a Diverse, Inclusive Profession
OnlineSponsored by the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and Women of Stanford Law (WSL), and the Stanford Center for Racial Justice.
The Future of Race Post Election 2020
Join us for a conversation with Nathaniel Persily (SLS '98), James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford, about the state of the 2020 election and what we learned about how race and the ongoing quest for racial justice was a factor. Co-sponsored with the Stanford Black Law Students Association (BLSA). Past recordings: 9/22: Reimagining Policing 9/27: The […]
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 […]
Qualified Immunity
This discussion will outline the history of qualified immunity and explain whether this protection can ever be eliminated. Speakers will discuss the real-world application of the protection and standard of proof for juries. Attendees will be encouraged to think about what America would look like without qualified immunity. Guest speakers will be Fred Smith (SLS […]
The History and Future of Affirmative Action
Watch Event This discussion will explore how affirmative action policies have impacted the opportunities of communities of color and White women materially in employment, public contracting, and education as well as politically in terms of inter-racial conflict and inter-racial coalition building. Guest speakers will include Tamika Butler (SLS ’09), Tamika L. Butler Consulting, LLC, and Kevin Lo (SLS ’11), Asian […]
Capturing the Experiences of 50 Black Corporate Directors: A Conversation with Barry Lawson Williams and Professor Ralph Richard Banks
OnlineThe Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford Center for Racial Justice, and the Stanford Black Law Students Association (BLSA) will host a conversation with Barry Lawson Williams and Professor Ralph Richard Banks to discuss the Black Corporate Directors' Time Capsule Project. This event is free and open to the public, however, Zoom registration is […]
Tuesday Race Talks: Reimagining Policing
View event recording David OwensPhotography by: Christine Baker-Parrish Tuesday Race Talks with Stanford’s Center for Racial Justice: What exactly would it mean to “defund the police”? Is reform a better plan, or are reformists to blame for the lack of progress on issues of police brutality and unarmed killings? This conversation will explore the varied […]
Black History Month Gala
McCaw Hall, Frances E. Arrillaga Alumni Center 326 Galvez Avenue, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis annual event is hosted by the Black Law Students Association to celebrate Black culture and the African diaspora.
BLSA’s 50th Anniversary Brunch
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2020 by honoring its legacy. Past members of the organization, especially Stanford Law's first few Black graduates, will be recognized as trailblazers at the 50th Anniversary Brunch. This historical event will take place on February 1, 2020 to kickoff Black History Month. […]
Paul Grossman Event
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP Required: bit.ly/OAE-Grossman (case sensitive) The Office of Accessible Education invite staff & faculty colleagues to participate in an on-campus professional development and educational opportunity with Paul Grossman, former Chief Regional Attorney for the US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), San Francisco. A full presenter bio can be found below. This event will be presented […]
Alumni Weekend 2019 SLS Black Alumni Breakfast Gathering
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join fellow Stanford Law School black alumni for breakfast during SLS Alumni Weekend for a chance to get to know each other. This will be a casual gathering for alumni to catch up and make new connections. Local alumni, please join us even if you are not attending SLS Alumni Weekend. Special thanks go […]
Racism, Criminalization, and Black Immigration Under Trump
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOnly 7% of non-citizens are Black, yet they make up 20% of those facing deportation, and are often invisible in immigration conversations. Join the Black Law Students Association for a moderated discussion about how racism and criminalization make black immigrants disproportionately vulnerable to xenophobic policies under the Trump administration.
BLSA Black History Month Gala 2019
McCaw Hall, Frances E. Arrillaga Alumni Center 326 Galvez Avenue, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Law School’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) presents the sixth annual Black History Month Gala. Stanford Law School has a long history of educating the nation’s next generation of leaders, and BLSA is committed to ensuring that these leaders become champions of racial justice. The annual gala brings together the broader community to both […]
Fighting Voter Suppression in 2018 and Beyond
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesHow did alleged voter suppression tactics affect the 2018 election? How did challenges to such tactics play out in the courts? What are the legal and policy strategies to protect the right to vote going forward? The Black Law Students Association is thrilled to welcome Bruce Spriva and Sara Tindall Ghazal to share their perspectives […]