APILSA Lunar New Year
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMembers of the SLS Community are welcome to join in this year's Lunar New Year celebration by APILSA
MEDITATION FOR LIBERATION WORKSHOP: Introduction to Meditation Practices
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis is an experiential workshop series that introduces participants to meditation techniques and practices to decrease stress and increase self-awareness, focus, and compassion. This workshop, led by Associate Dean Tirien Steinbach and Stanford Law’s dedicated CAPS Psychologist, Dr. Elizabeth Chaney, will focus on disrupting stress and the harm caused by cultural bias (both from others […]
The Future of Roe – Reading Group & Discussion
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join ACS and other members of the SLS community for an informal reading group discussion on the uncertain future of Roe and a woman's right to choose in America. RSVP by Thursday at 10 PM if you would like to receive lunch.
Deciding Dobbs: A Constitutional Right to Choose?
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Federalist Society for an event featuring Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart and Prof. Jeffrey Fisher on Dobbs v. Women's Health Organization and the constitutional right to choose. Lunch will be served to those who RSVP at https://forms.gle/SqERaHno3ErGd4Rd7.
WellnesSLS Wednesday: Meditation at Windhover
@ Stanford (TBD)Join the Mental Health & Wellness Committee on a journey to Windhover Contemplative Center.
Manisha Padi (School of Law, University of California, Berkeley), “Contractual Inequality”
@ SLS: Room 301A Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLaw and Economics Seminar with Manisha Padi (School of Law, University of California, Berkeley), “Contractual Inequality” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Winter 2022. Download paper here. RSVP to chaom@law.stanford.edu.
Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court Judges Panel
OnlineThe judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, will speak about the work of the bankruptcy court, as well as externship and clerkship opportunities at the Court, which also has divisions in San Francisco and San Jose. If you're interested in bankruptcy law, you can't miss this. If you're not entirely sure what bankruptcy law involves, this is the perfect chance to hear about it from the experts!
When a Witness Recants: Legal and Ethical Duties Arising from Wrongful Convictions
OnlineIn her recent New Yorker article, staff writer Jennifer Gonnerman wrote about a criminal case from Baltimore in which a 14-year-old provided eyewitness testimony in a murder trial resulting in the convictions of three innocent boys. Thirty-six years later, the witness recanted. Join us for a conversation with the writer and legal experts to discuss the legal […]
Interdisciplinary Research for Public Policy
OnlineResearching public policy requires synthesizing information from many different sources and disciplines: legal research; scientific data; economic predictions; findings and recommendations from NGOs and blue-ribbon panels, think tanks, and government agencies. All of these and more guide policymakers. Join this Zoom workshop to learn how to identify and access non-legal sources of information and understand […]
WellnesSLS Wednesday: Meditation at Windhover
@ Stanford (TBD)Join the Mental Health & Wellness Committee on a journey to Windhover Contemplative Center.
The Future of Stablecoin Regulation
OnlineThe market cap for stablecoins, a type of digital asset pegged to a “stable” reserve asset like the U.S. dollar or gold, exploded in 2021, reaching more than $160 billion by the close of the year. As the volume of capital in the stablecoin market intensified, so did interest from regulators. On November 1, 2021, […]
Climate Change and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Prof. Buzz Thompson and the Energy & Infrastructure Club as we discuss the energy and climate implications of the recently-passed infrastructure bill. Lunch will be provided, RSVP by January 20th.
Post-Grade Panel: Do Grades Affect My Job Search?
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNow that you’ve received your first law school grades, you may have practical questions about how grades may affect things like your job search, clerking options, or law review. Perhaps you didn’t perform as well as you hoped and your confidence took a hit. We are here for all of it. Susan Robinson, Associate Dean […]
Negotiating a new international law treaty at the United Nations to protect the High Seas
"Negotiating a new international law treaty at the United Nations to protect the High Seas" webinar. When: Monday, January 24, 2022 from 12:45-2pm PT Free and open to the public! RSVP link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
Law and Political Economy Reading Group: Session 4 on Property and Housing
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLaw and Political Economy (LPE) at Stanford will be hosting a fourth reading group session focused on the political economy of property and housing law on Friday, January 21st at 1:00 pm. Please fill out this form if you plan on attending. A tentative syllabus is linked here and you can learn more about the national LPE Project here. We’ll circulate […]
Interviewing Skills for Public Policy
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Policy Lab to learn techniques to interview stakeholders and experts for your public policy research. You will learn how to conduct semi-structured interviews to communicate empathy and gain the trust of your interviewees. Professor Phil Malone, Juelsgaard IP Clinical Director, will guide you through an interactive simulation that grounds you in fundamental techniques. […]
CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans
OnlinePlease join the Stanford Technology Law Review and Stanford Law School for an interactive panel discussing Stanford Law School Professor Hank Greely’s new book CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans (MIT Press, 2021). CRISPR People inquires what the birth of babies whose embryos have gone through genome editing means—for science and for us. […]
Winter Final Study List Deadline 5:00p.m.
Last day to add or drop a course (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) Last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course (variable-unit option must be explicitly noted in course description)
Directed Research Petition or Senior Thesis Petition Deadline 5:00p.m.
Last day to submit Directed Research Petition or Senior Thesis Petition.
Paper Option (courses with paper options are explicitly noted in course description) 5:00p.m.
Last day to elect paper option (with instructor permission) instead of taking a final exam Last day to change course sections (with instructor permission) to elect Research credit option
SFI Seminar: Hot Money: high-carbon infrastructure in the developing world
OnlineAre you interested in learning about innovative policy and financial mechanisms designed to rapidly decarbonize the global economy? Join SFI’s monthly seminar to meet our faculty and fellows and learn more about our ongoing research projects. Jeffrey Ball | scholar-in-residence, Stanford Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; lecturer, Stanford Law School Major infrastructure financiers will have […]
Lessons for the U.S.-Mexico Relationship
OnlinePlease join the Federalist Society for an event on US-Mexico relations with former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau. RSVP at https://forms.gle/3Dua3AnBpvhVh22Y6 for a Zoom link and to receive a $10 food delivery coupon.
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday (Sikh)
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning of each […]
Rapid Response: The Supreme Court’s Vaccine Mandate Opinions
OnlineLast week, the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's vaccine-or-testing employer mandate, while allowing a mandate applicable to health care workers to go forward. Join Stanford Law School Professors Michael McConnell, William B. Gould IV, and Bernadette Meyler to discuss this pair of decisions and what they mean for constitutional law, labor law, and the […]
Just Transition Reading Group: Towards Solidarity Economies and Decolonization
OnlineA just transition will require moving away from extractive economies towards regenerative ones. What would it look like for land, work, food, energy, and money to be collectively stewarded, for example through worker cooperatives and community land trusts? Moreover, moving past colonial capitalist economies will also require decolonizing and returning stolen land. What does it […]