Events
Abolition, Law, and Social Struggle
@ Stanford (TBD)Amna Akbar, Professor of Law at The Ohio State University, joins Stanford Professor Destin Jenkins (History) to discuss abolition, law and social movements on Thursday, April 25 from 4-5:30 pm in the Stanford Humanities Center Boardroom. Register at https://tinyurl.com/332ypvpk.
Second Chances: Attorneys Working to Provide Post-Conviction Relief
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a panel discussion on the legal avenues attorneys use to advocate for the release of individuals from incarceration. Panelists include: Judge John Gleeson, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton and Member, U.S. Sentencing Commission Keith Wattley, Founder and Executive Director, Uncommon Law Shelan Joseph, Special Counsel, Los Angeles District Attorney's Office Moderator: Michael Romano, […]
Join the Levin Center, Criminal Justice Center, and Criminal Defense Clinic for a screening of "Justice USA, " and Q&A with Marshall Goldberg, JD '71
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Levin Center, Criminal Justice Center, and Criminal Defense Clinic for a screening of "Justice USA, " and Q&A with Marshall Goldberg, JD '71, who spent the past seven […]
Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch will be provided. The United States has by far the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. Our criminal legal system doles out punishment—particularly to people from marginalized groups—on an unfathomable scale. At the same time, it fails to secure public safety, instead perpetuating inequalities and recidivism. Why does the United States see punishment as […]
Lunch with Stephen Bright, Longtime Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, on “The Fear of Too Much Justice”
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the Event Join Stephen Bright, longtime director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, in Atlanta, Georgia, as he discusses his work in the areas of capital punishment, indigent […]
Conversation with elected District Attorneys: Kim Foxx (Chicago), George Gascon (Los Angeles), and Larry Krasner ’87 (Philadelphia).
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Stanford's Criminal Justice Center and the Levin Center for Public Interest Law for an insightful dialogue with elected District Attorneys: Kim Foxx (Chicago), George Gascon (Los Angeles), and Larry Krasner '87 (Philadelphia). Introduced by Interim Dean Robert Weisberg. Explore the nuances of criminal prosecution and the role of and challenges faced by progressive prosecutors. […]
Stanford Criminal Justice Center Welcome Reception
Room offsiteThe Stanford Criminal Justice Center invites you to meet and greet faculty, staff, local alumni, and other students who share criminal justice interests. Judge Haywood Gilliam, Federal District Court Judge for the Northern District of California, will offer short remarks. This event is open to Stanford Law School students, faculty, alumni, and staff.