Events
SCritLS Salon: The Poverty Defense
The Poverty Defense: should poverty be a defense to civil and criminal liability? In "The Poverty Defense," Michele Estrin Gilman describes the theoretical justifications for excusing poor defendants, explores the prevalence of the poverty defense in our current legal system, and suggests how use of the defense could be expanded. What justifications--coercion, "rotten social background," […]
IRAP Board Meeting
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMeeting of the Board to discuss upcoming elections for next year's Board, possible future IRAP coursework integration plans, and a debriefing of the results of the Jordan trip. Related Media
Balancing Private Practice with Political Action
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA talk with Covington partner, and former county Democratic Party chair, Andrew Byrnes. Mr. Byrnes represents clients with regard to intellectual property litigation and strategy, as well as in political law and high-impact pro bono matters including service as co-lead counsel in a lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio concerning racial profiling of Latinos […]
Rising Power: Stanford Energy China Miniseries
Led by the Steyer-Taylor Center's Jeffrey Ball, the China Miniseries is part of the weekly Stanford Energy Seminar, sponsored by the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. This exciting series of discussions about China's energy scene will start Monday, April 15, and run on several Monday afternoons over […]
Judge Keith P. Ellison
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJudge Ellison will be speaking about what he wishes he had known when embarking on his legal career. Related Media
Intelligence Oversight from the Inside: Discussion with Sen. Russ Feingold
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIntelligence Oversight from the Inside: Discussion with Sen. Russ Feingold, former member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Related Media
Center for Law and the Necrosciences presents: Undeath & Taxes
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Center for Law and the Necrosciences presents... Undead Law Are zombies persons for purposes of the 14th amendment? Can zombies recover in personal injury cases for pain and suffering? Do zombies have the right to marry? Do school attendance laws apply to young zombies? Can a zombie be a "qualified investor" for purposes […]
Chinese Thinking on Nuclear Weapons Development and Disarmament
CISAC Science Seminar with Sun Xiangli, Director of the Arms Control Research Division, Center for Strategic Studies (CSS), China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) Related Media
BBL: David Mohler (Duke Energy) and Shisen Xu (China Huaneng Group) on Cleaning Coal in China
China consumes nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined. At the same time, Beijing is experiencing what some dub the “airpocalypse,” and China is leading the world in greenhouse gas emissions. Now, even as China builds more coal-fired power plants, it’s working to roll out technologies to burn that coal more […]
Informal Coffee with Judge Ellison
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessors meeting with the Judge. Related Media
Project ReMADE Class #5
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStudent-led pro bono project teaching entrepreneurship to individuals with a criminal record. Related Media
Catapult 2013: Tools for a 21st Century Legal Career
Bar Association of San Francisco 301 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCatapult 2013 is an innovative new conference — created by the Law School Toolbox and The Girl’s Guide to Law School and hosted by the Bar Association of San Francisco — to empower law students and young lawyers to take control of their careers and think creatively about the future. Related Media Law School Toolbox […]
Steyer-Taylor Center Research Workshop
The Steyer-Taylor Center hosts a monthly research seminar. This is the third in our series and will feature work from Prof. Mar Reguant from the Graduate School of Business. Professor Reguant will present "Pass-Through of Emissions Costs in Electricity Markets." The workshop is open to graduate students, post doctoral students and faculty. Registration is required. […]
Quinn Emanuel 1L Reception
Zibibbo 430 Kipling Street, Palo Alto , CA, United StatesQuinn Emanuel is coming to Stanford! Come join us for food and drinks after class at Zibibbo Restaurant, 6:30 pm on Thursday, April 11th. Partners and associates from all of our U.S. offices will be in attendance. 1L Reception Details Related Media Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
The Virtual Battlefield: Securing Cyberspace in a World Without Borders
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFor tech-savvy Silicon Valley, there is nothing more important than a free and open Internet. Yet recent reports of cyberattacks against top-tier enterprises demonstrate a need for increased vigilance in defending the networks that launched the Digital Age. The Stanford Journal of International Law’s 2013 Symposium, "The Virtual Battlefield: Securing Cyberspace in a World Without […]
BALRA’s Annual Diversity Speed Networking Event
UC Hastings, College of the Law 200 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesDiversity Speed Networking Event & Reception The BALRA Diversity Committee is happy to announce that we will be hosting our 3rd Annual Diversity Speed Networking Event on Thursday, April 11th at UC Hastings, College of the Law. Sponsoring firms will have the opportunity to send two attorneys to meet with 1L students with diverse backgrounds […]
Firm Commitment: Why the corporation is failing us and how to restore trust in it
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIntroduction by Professor Ronald J. Gilson, the Meyers Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School; Commentary of Lecture by Professor David F. Larcker, the James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting, Stanford Graduate School of Business The corporation is one of the most important and remarkable institutions in the world. It affects all our lives […]
Beyond the Battlefield, Beyond al Qaeda: The Destabilizing Legal Architecture of Counterterrorism
CISAC Social Science Seminar with Robert Chesney, Charles I. Francis Professor in Law, University of Texas School of Law. Related Media
Workshop: Empirical Research & the Law with Professor Marc Galanter
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAn informal workshop with leading Law and Society scholar Professor Marc Galanter on his work, the importance of law and society research, and the connection between law and empirical sociological methods. Moderated by Swethaa Ballakrishnen, PhD Candidate in Sociology. A must-attend workshop for those interested in the legal academy. Related Media
ACS Election Candidate Forum
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA discussion with the ACS Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and the ACS membership. All are welcome! Related Media ACS webpage
White House Reflections: Religious Liberty and Cyber Security in the 21st Century
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJohn M. Smith is an expert in cyber security and the legal considerations at the intersection of international law and religious freedom. He will be speaking at Stanford Law School on Thursday April 11 from 12:45 to 2 pm on his experiences as White House Counsel and current events in the realm of cyber security […]
SPILF Board Meeting
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMeeting for SPILF Board members. Related Media
SLATA board meeting
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLATA board Related Media
Careers in Academia: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLS Alumnus Scott Shackelford will be coming to campus to speak with students about careers in academia. Please RSVP in Symplicity under the "Events" tab. Related Media
Inside Sports – A General Counsel’s Perspective
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesKevin Warren, the Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Adminstrative Officer of the Minnesota Vikings will speak on his path to the Vikings Front Office and legal careers in sports. Related Media