Events
Rock Center/SVDX Morning Speaker Series -- Shareholder Activism in Silicon Valley: Good, Bad or just Ugly?
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThursday, January 21, 2016 7:30 - 8:00am: Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 9:30am: Program Room 290, Stanford Law School REGISTER NOW "Shareholder activism" is in the news almost every day. But how does it really play out here in Silicon Valley? Is activism beneficial to (some) shareholders in the short term but harmful to the company […]
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 at 50
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the American Constitution Society and the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic for a discussion with Dean Kevin Johnson (UC-Davis) and Professor Jennifer Chacon (Stanford Law School), moderated by Professor Jayashri Srikantiah. The discussants will explore current controversies in immigration and refugee law and policy, with attention to the persistence of racial animus in shaping exclusionary […]
Building a Movement Ecosystem for Ending Mass Incarceration
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the American Constitution Society in welcoming Chloe Cockburn of the Open Philanthropy Project to discuss how to construct a movement ecosystem to bring about mass incarceration reform. Chloe Cockburn joined the Open Philanthropy Project in August 2015 and leads the strategy for investing in criminal justice policy and practice reforms to substantially reduce […]
Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition Semifinals
@ SLS: Room 80 Moot Courtroom Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition Semifinals will be help on Friday, January 22 at 4:00 pm in the Moot Court room. The judges on the panel are Haywood Gilliam (SLS 1994) and Beth Labson Freeman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and Judge Andrew Guilford of the U.S. District Court […]
Inside Justice: Mental Health Treatment Court
Room offsiteInside Justice: Mental Health Treatment Court with Professor Joan Petersilia The Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) is launching a new series called “Inside Justice” to give small groups of law students the opportunity to experience various aspects of and processes that comprise our criminal justice system. These opportunities will include police ride-alongs; visits to local […]
LLM Networking Workshop
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLLM Networking Workshop with Jill Wesley
LLM Networking Reception
@ SLS: Manning Lounge 2nd Floor, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLLM Networking Event with Jill Wesley
Antitrafficking in Israel: Nationalism, Borders, and Markets
Room offsitewith Professor Hila Shamir, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law (visiting at UC Berkeley School of Law)
Maureen Keffer JD ’11, California Rural Legal Assistance
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Maureen Keffer directs the Indigenous Program at California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA). The Indigenous Program provides legal advocacy and educational outreach to California’s rural indigenous communities […]
Richard Epstein on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society as we welcome Richard Epstein for a discussion on the upcoming Supreme Court case of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which involves the First Amendment. Lunch will […]
Legal Observer Training
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford National Lawyers Guild for a training on how to be a legal observer. By the end of the training, attendees will be certified to attend events on […]
Law School Trivia
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome test your knowledge at weekly trivia! We have 10 rounds plus a halftime and a final question round. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, best team name, and halftime winner.
Rejecting the Grand Bargain: What Happens When Large Companies Opt Out of Workers’ Compensation?
Room offsitewith Professor Alison Morantz
SIPA & SLATA – Patent Talk with Maureen K. Ohlhausen (Federal Trade Commission) and Mark A. Lemley
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen and Professor Mark A. Lemley for a talk and Q&A on patent law organized by the Stanford Intellectual Property Association (SIPA) and the Stanford Law and […]
Wrongful Convictions in Latin America and the US: A Comparative Perspective
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe wrongful conviction of innocent people is a reality in the criminal justice system. Overwhelming evidence suggests that this is the case in various parts of the world, including the […]
Navy JAG information session
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Lt. Justin Biolo for an information session about careers with Navy JAG Corps. RSVP
Landesa Rural Development Institute: Formal and customary laws in securing land rights for the rural poor
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Learn more about the work of Landesa, a leading non-profit organization in the field of law and economic development working to tackle some of the world’s most […]
The 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, and 3D Printed Guns
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Federalist Society as we welcome Josh Blackman for a discussion on the First and Second Amendment issues raised by 3D printed guns. Lunch will be served. Joshua […]
Tirien Steinbach of East Bay Community Law Center
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Tirien Steinbach is the executive director of the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), the community-based clinic for Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall). She is a lecturer-in-residence […]
Christian Legal Fellowship meeting
@ SLS: Room 271 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFor members to meet and chat over lunch about the Bible
Jonathan Baker (American University School of Law), “Taking the Error Out of ‘Error Cost’ Analysis: What’s Wrong with Antitrust’s Right?”
@ SLS: Room 301A Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJonathan Baker (American University School of Law) will present “Taking the Error Out of ‘Error Cost’ Analysis: What’s Wrong with Antitrust’s Right?” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, […]
Alliances and Rivalries on the Roberts Supreme Court
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States6:00pm - 7:00pm Presentation Dinner will be served at 5:45pm Room 190, Stanford Law School Please join us for a discussion with renowned journalist Joan Biskupic for a discussion […]
Copy of Constitutional Conversation with Joan Biskupic
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States6:00pm - 7:00pm Presentation Dinner will be served at 5:45pm Law Lounge, Stanford Law School
Cowspiracy Screening
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the […]
AMIR: Soraya Yanar Hanshew ’01, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
@ SLS: Room 271 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Soraya Yanar Hanshew ’01 is a Managing Attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, the principal legal services organization for the state of Texas that provides both high […]