Exam Break
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFuel up before your afternoon exam, or decompress after your morning one. The Office of Student Affairs will be hosting an Exam Break in the law lounge from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on the following days. We’ll provide healthy snacks (and a few unhealthy ones) as well as coffee and tea. Friday, March 17, […]
Stockholder Engagement: Cooperation, Confrontation or Tacit Standoff?
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States7:30 - 8:00am - Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 9:30am - Program Room 190, Stanford Law School Register Now Companies, and in particular boards, can no longer rely on ad hoc interaction with proxy advisory firms to "check the box" on stockholder communication on governance issues. This panel will address the evolving landscape of stockholder engagement […]
SLA Winter Finals Dinner
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWomen of Stanford Law (WSL) Winter Study Break
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome join WSL for a study break! We will have goodies to keep you happy and caffeine to keep you going. Plus, in honor of women's history month, we will be sending postcards to inspiring women such as California's new senator, Kamala Harris.
On Mandatory Labeling, With Special Reference to Genetically Modified Foods
Room offsitewith Professor Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law School
California Privacy Law – Best Practices for Internet, Mobile and E-commerce Providers
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now 6:00 - 7:00pm Reception 7:00 - 8:30pm Panel Discussion Stanford Law School - Room 190 California has been leading the nation in information technology and data privacy legislation for years. Many California laws have become de facto national standards with which companies in other states and countries must comply. California is also the […]
Trump and Immigration: What Happens to Silicon Valley?
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States5:30 - 6:00 pm - Reception 6:00 - 7:15 pm - Discussion Room 290, Stanford Law School Register Now The Trump administration has, in the space of only two months, materially changed the landscape of immigration policy in the United States.  More changes are promised including fundamental alterations to high-skilled worker programs, attention to Dreamers […]
International Oil and Gas Business and Taxation
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOil & Gas extraction is a major global business. As corporations like ExxonMobil and Chevron operate worldwide, they must deal with different legal systems. A crucial aspect of these legal systems is taxation, which often determines the profitability of economic activity. This lecture will provide basic information about the worldwide Oil & Gas industry and […]
Women in Politics: Local Politicians Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Stanford Women in Politics for their first in a series of three panels featuring politicians who serve at every level of government: local, state, and federal. These local politicians will discuss their first campaigns, the challenges and rewards of holding public office, and the obstacles and opportunities presented by being a woman or […]
CLB lunch with Meredith Wadman
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Center for Law and the Biosciences for a talk and Q&A with Meredith Wadman, reporter at Science.  Meredith has covered biomedical research politics for two decade, and is the author of the new book The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease.
Students graduating winter quarter- Last day to submit written work
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United Statesunless instructor has set an earlier deadline
The Romanov Remains: The Search and the Identification
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMoscowCommRomanov
New York: SLS Recent Grad Winter Happy Hour
The Headless Horseman 119 E. 15th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us at The Headless Horseman for a winter happy hour with fellow SLS alumni who graduated in the last 5 years! Appetizers will be served, courtesy of SLS. Drinks can be purchased from a cash bar. Guests are welcome to attend. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 8. Hope to see you there! Thank you […]
“Refuge” Screening and Short Discussion
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a viewing of the powerful 20 minute film "Refuge," chronicling human stories from the European refugee crisis followed by a discussion of the crisis, international response, and moving forward in this time of building walls. View trailer here: https://vimeo.com/158751425
The Future of the Open Internet in the Trump Era: A Debate
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a debate on net neutrality. The FCC’s Open Internet Order is one the agencies most revered and reviled actions. Our guests will discuss the status of lawsuits against the federal agency over the controversial order, the political machinery in Congress at loggerheads over legislation, and how similar net neutrality rules have […]
CLB Lunch with Sarah Duranske
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLR Vol. 70 Meeting
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis is a private, mandatory meeting for the members of SLR Vol. 70.
Internet, Social Media, and the First Amendment: Whose Rights and What Kind?
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now 6:00 - 7:00PM | Discussion Dinner will be served at 5:45PM In our current historical moment, few areas of First Amendment law are as controversial or as important as regulation of the internet. Who possess First Amendment rights, and what type, in the world of broadband providers and their customers? And what is […]
Human Trafficking Performance
@ SLS: Room 80 Moot Courtroom Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the class of Human Trafficking: Historical, Legal, and Medical Perspectives for a moving presentation by Regina Y. Evans, a Modern Day Abolitionist in the fight against sex trafficking. Her most current stage play, 52 Letters, brings awareness to the issue of sex trafficking in the United States. 52 Letters Synopsis and Information 52 Letters is a […]
Hyperloop Talk with Marvin Ammori
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP is required for this free event. In 2013, Elon Musk proposed an "open source transportation concept" of levitating vehicles zooming passengers through vacuum tubes at 760 miles an hour. It would be weatherproof, energy-efficient, relatively inexpensive, have autonomous controls. Its impact on urban and inter-city transport could reshape economies and families. Since Musk's proposal, a company in Los Angeles, Hyperloop One, has […]
Rwanda Summer Clerkship Informational Session
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWednesday, March 8 12:45 pm Room 272 The Rule of Law Program is assisting the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rwanda in hiring two summer law clerks (based in Kigali, Rwanda). Law clerks assist the Chief Justice with legal research & writing, and ongoing legal reform projects. RSVP For more information about this […]