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The Proactive Patient: Long-Term Care Insurance Discrimination Risks of Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
with Professor Jalayne Arias, Department of Neurology, UCSF
The Way Forward: Title IX Advocacy in the Trump Era: May 1 -2, 2017 (Stanford, CA)
Sponsored by Stanford Law School and the National Women's Law Center With Funding by the Taubman Family Foundation This 2 day conference of leading advocates working in the Title IX space including scholars, lawyers, activists, and others will feature closed working groups for developing strategy across litigation, advocacy, federal and state legislation, and activism as […]
Partisan Gerrymandering at the Supreme Court
Partisan Gerrymandering at the Supreme Court
Join ACS for a lunch conversation about the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering, which is facing a new kind of challenge at the Supreme Court. Last year, a Wisconsin district court […]
8 events,
The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration: Implications for Energy and Climate — A Bipartisan Discussion
The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration: Implications for Energy and Climate — A Bipartisan Discussion
You can read key points from the panelists on this Storify. Stay tuned for the full program video. After the first 100 days of the Trump administration, along with a […]
SLA Weekly Meeting
SLA Weekly Meeting
A weekly meeting of the Stanford Law Association Board. Part closed meeting, part open forum.
1L Curricular Meetings with Dean Engstrom
1L Curricular Meetings with Dean Engstrom
Dean Engstrom will meet with 1Ls to answer questions about the curriculum, pathway B, and selecting courses. Please try to attend the session for your Fall class section. If you […]
8 events,
Family Impacts of Sentencing and Incarceration
Family Impacts of Sentencing and Incarceration
A lunch event on the impacts of sentencing and incarceration on families. RSVP Co-sponsored by the Stanford Prisoner Advocacy and Resources Coalition (SPARC) and Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC)
Prosecution Clinic Brown-Bag Orientation
Prosecution Clinic Brown-Bag Orientation
To the Classes of 2018 and 2019: Professor George Fisher would like to invite you to an optional brown-bag orientation meeting for students interested in next year's winter-term Prosecution Clinic on Wednesday, May 3, from 12:45 till 2:00 p.m., in Room N104. Supervising prosecutors from the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office and past clinic […]
CIS Lunchtime Career Talks – The Winding Road to Tech Policy
CIS Lunchtime Career Talks – The Winding Road to Tech Policy
RSVP is required for this free event. In-house policy teams at major tech companies have become a significant option for lawyers interested in building a career in tech policy. Shane […]
7 events,
Patent Venue Wars and TC Heartland
Patent Venue Wars and TC Heartland
Please join Latham & Watkins and SIPA for a discussion on the one of the hottest current issues in IP- the Patent Venue Wars. Because of its patentee-friendly reputation, a […]
Lawyers as Leaders: Russ Feingold on the Lawyer’s Role in an Era of Threat to Our Most Basic Democratic Institutions
Lawyers as Leaders: Russ Feingold on the Lawyer’s Role in an Era of Threat to Our Most Basic Democratic Institutions
Register Now Lunch will be served. In a recent article in The Nation, Russ Feingold outlined several potential threats to American democracy. In this talk, Feingold will expand on his article’s thesis, speaking directly about the leadership role of lawyers in the face of these threats. In particular, Feingold will discuss legal profession’s role in […]
3 events,
Thursday classes meet from 1:15-9:45 p.m.
On these days, Friday classes regularly scheduled before 11:00 will meet as usual. Monday-Friday make-up classes will meet as follows: Classes regularly scheduled before 11:00 will meet 1:15-2:45. Classes regularly scheduled for 11:10 will meet 3:15-4:45. Classes regularly scheduled for 2:15 will meet 5:00-6:30. Classes regularly scheduled for 4:15 will meet 6:45-9:45, or at a […]
Breakfast with Richard Hsu, Partner at Shearman & Sterling
Breakfast with Richard Hsu, Partner at Shearman & Sterling
ADSA & ILS would like to cordially invite you to join us for this first event in a series of 3 events providing a unique opportunity for Stanford Law students […]
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Athletes, Sports Law, and Policy: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
The Stanford Law and Policy Review presents our 2016-17 symposium, Athletes, the Law, and Public Policy. The symposium will include speakers, lunch, and an evening reception.
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Sharing, Samples, and Generics: An Antitrust Framework
with Professor Michael Carrier, Rutgers Law School
A Conversation with the Author: “The Unregulated Certification Mark(et)” by Jeanne Fromer
A Conversation with the Author: “The Unregulated Certification Mark(et)” by Jeanne Fromer
In this talk, Jeanne Fromer (NYU) discusses her recent SLR article, The Unregulated Certification Mark(et), 69 Stan. L. Rev. 121 (2017). Whereas trademarks generally denote a product's origin (i.e., who owns the rights […]
Sexual Assault and The Adjudication Process at Stanford
Sexual Assault and The Adjudication Process at Stanford
Professor Pam Karlan, Chair of the Advisory Committee on sexual assault at Stanford; Kathy Glaze, Title IX Coordinator; and Lauren Schoenthaler, Senior Associate Vice Provost will participate in a brown-bag […]
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CIS Lunchtime Career Talks: From Six-Minute Intervals to Being the Startup Client
CIS Lunchtime Career Talks: From Six-Minute Intervals to Being the Startup Client
RSVP is required for this free event. Kathleen Lu is in-house counsel at Mapbox, a mapping platform for developers, where she supports the Mapbox team on IP, open data, and other […]
Susan N. Herman, President of the ACLU
Susan N. Herman, President of the ACLU
Explore Public Interest Room 320-F, Third Floor Brown Bag Lunch Talk RSVP Join us for a lunchtime conversation with Susan N. Herman, President of the ACLU and Professor of Law […]
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Free Speech, Rational Deliberation, and Some Truths About Lies
with Professor Alan Chen, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Munger Panel: Being a Litigator and a Parent
Munger Panel: Being a Litigator and a Parent
Please join WSL, OutLaw, and OWLs for a lunch panel on being a litigator and a parent. Munger attorneys will discuss balancing their legal careers and family lives.
Lunch Talk: Jim Dempsey: Oversight of National Security Surveillance
Lunch Talk: Jim Dempsey: Oversight of National Security Surveillance
The U.S. intelligence agencies are vested with tremendous powers to collect information at home and abroad, on citizens and non-citizens, but subject to extensive oversight by all three branches of government. Does that system of oversight provide appropriate checks and balances? What lessons have been learned in the years since 9/11 and since the Snowden […]
Living History: the Human Cost and Legal Legacy of Japanese Internment
Living History: the Human Cost and Legal Legacy of Japanese Internment
Join APILSA for a conversation on race, civil liberties, and national security as we revisit a darkly relevant chapter in American history: the WWII internment of Japanese Americans. Our speakers: […]
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Project ReMADE: Final Business Plan Presentations and Graduation
Project ReMADE: Final Business Plan Presentations and Graduation
Entrepreneurs who have completed the Project ReMADE curriculum, and have developed a formal business plan, will present their business plan and pitch to a local panel of Bay Area microfinance directors. Following these presentations, entrepreneurs will partake in graduation ceremonies from the ReMADE program, followed by a reception in nearby Neukom Terrace. RSVP here.
Stanford Patent Litigation Symposium
Stanford Patent Litigation Symposium
Register Now (Invitation Only) Leading experts from the public sector, private practice, and academia will gather at Stanford on May 10th and 11th, 2017, to address the phenomenon of the […]
China Guiding Cases Project Writing Contest Info Session
China Guiding Cases Project Writing Contest Info Session
The China Guiding Cases Project ("CGCP") is excited to announce the China Cases InsightsTM Writing Contest. At this info session, CGCP Founder & Director Dr. Mei Gechlik, together with Jennifer […]
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Friday classes meet from 1:15-9:45 p.m.
On these days, Friday classes regularly scheduled before 11:00 will meet as usual. Monday-Friday make-up classes will meet as follows: Classes regularly scheduled before 11:00 will meet 1:15-2:45. Classes regularly scheduled for 11:10 will meet 3:15-4:45. Classes regularly scheduled for 2:15 will meet 5:00-6:30. Classes regularly scheduled for 4:15 will meet 6:45-9:45, or at a […]
Stanford Program in Law and Society Fourth Conference for Junior Researchers
Introduction The Stanford Program in Law and Society (SPLS) at Stanford Law School is pleased to announce its Fourth Conference for Junior Researchers. This two-day conference seeks to provide a stimulating platform where junior researchers from around the world can present their current research projects on law and society and receive input from faculty and […]
A Big Fix: Should We Amend Our Constitution?
To view agenda and participant list, click here. To view the proposed amendments, click here. Thomas Jefferson famously remarked that the Constitution should be amended frequently, since "the imperfections of a written Constitution will become apparent" in new circumstance and social conditions. Is our current moment one in which Jefferson’s prediction has come to fruition? […]
Reconciliation and Resistance: Literatures and Cultures of Human Rights
Reconciliation and Resistance: Literatures and Cultures of Human Rights
This symposium explores the aftermath of human rights violations in culture, as well as the effects of cultural production on law and policy. With a non-exclusive emphasis on Latin America and an interdisciplinary law & literature focus, the symposium brings together a cutting-edge group of scholars. Some of the questions to address include: how does literary […]
Lunch with Erik Puknys, Partner at Finnegan
Lunch with Erik Puknys, Partner at Finnegan
ADSA & ILS would like to cordially invite you to join us for this third event in a series of 3 events providing a unique opportunity for Stanford Law students to learn from the personal experience of successful lawyers about topics such as: a) how to make the right career choices in law, b) how […]
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Federalist Society: Executive Power Panel with Sai Prakash
Federalist Society: Executive Power Panel with Sai Prakash
Please join the Federalist Society for a panel discussion on executive power. Details will be forthcoming.
Trying Patent Cases To Juries
Trying Patent Cases To Juries
John M. Desmarais, of Desmarais LLP, will present on what it's like to try a patent case all the way to a jury. John Desmarais is the founding partner of Desmarais LLP, a top-ranked IP litigation boutique located in New York City that specializes in jury trials and alternative fee structures. Prior to founding Desmarais, […]
Careers in Academia–Diversity
Careers in Academia–Diversity
Professors affiliated with the affinity groups will talk about how they became professors. Professor Ouellette will moderate. Panelists include Proffesors Belt, Ho, and Martinez. Hosted by APILSA, BLSA, NALSA, Outlaw, and SLLSA.
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Class of 2017 Group Photo
Class of 2017 Group Photo
All students in the SLS Class of 2017 are invited to join the Class Photo in the Cooley Courtyard. Please arrive promptly at 12:45 pm.
Transitioning from the Private Sector to Public Interest & Government
Transitioning from the Private Sector to Public Interest & Government
Room 320-F, Third Floor RSVP This intimate workshop will support and empower students who might consider transitioning from the private sector to the public interest and/or service sectors later in […]
Asian Box Fueled Discussion on Impacting Gender Equality, LGBTQ Rights, and Workers Rights
Asian Box Fueled Discussion on Impacting Gender Equality, LGBTQ Rights, and Workers Rights
Please join OUTLaw and Feminist Students of Stanford Law for an informal discussion with Elizabeth Kristen, head of the Gender Equity & LGBT Rights Program at Legal Aid at Work. This is a great event for those interested in gender discrimination, Title IX, LGBTQ Rights, and to learn more about summer and externship opportunities to work […]
7 events,
Bringing Wall Street Wrongdoers to Justice: Lunch with Judge Jed Rakoff
Bringing Wall Street Wrongdoers to Justice: Lunch with Judge Jed Rakoff
Please join the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance in welcoming Judge Jed Rakoff, United States District Judge on senior status for the Southern District of New York, in this lunchtime discussion on his numerous leading cases involving the financial crisis, Bernie Madoff scandal, insider trading, and key criminal justice issues. RSVP Judge Rakoff has been […]
BLSA: OCI-Public Interest Clerkship Panel
BLSA: OCI-Public Interest Clerkship Panel
BLSA 1Ls will have the opportunity to ask questions of 2Ls and 3Ls who have gone through the 2L summer job search process.
What Is Implicit Bias and How Can It Impact My Legal Career?
What Is Implicit Bias and How Can It Impact My Legal Career?
Register Now Navigating a successful legal career is challenging for many reasons. For many of us, those challenges may be enhanced because of the implicit biases of those around us, including our own. In this talk, SLS alum and Cooley attorney Michelle Galloway will help you understand what implicit bias is, how it can play […]
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Summer Do’s and Don’ts
Summer Do’s and Don’ts
Unsure on how to navigate life at a law firm over the summer? Want to learn information you never thought you needed to learn? Want delicious food? If you answered […]
AMIR: Andrew Dawson, JD ’08, USAO NDCA
AMIR: Andrew Dawson, JD ’08, USAO NDCA
Room 320-F, Third Floor Lunch will be provided. RSVP Explore Public Interest
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Law and Pop Culture: Better Call Saul
Law and Pop Culture: Better Call Saul
Register Now 1 Hour CLE Ethics Credit Agenda: 9AM-10AM SCREENING OF BETTER CALL SAUL 10AM-11AM DISCUSSION WITH PETER GOULD AND RHEA SEEHORN, MODERATED BY PROFESSOR DAVID GINSBURG 11:15AM-12:30PM LEGAL ETHICS […]
Spring Retreat for Public Interest Fellows and Mentors
Spring Retreat for Public Interest Fellows and Mentors
Strengthen Community This day-long retreat is for incoming 2L public interest mentors and 3L public interest fellows. We’ll end the retreat with a reception in the lounge area outside 320D […]
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Student Panel on OCI
Student Panel on OCI
Women of Stanford Law (WSL) is hosting OCI Advice panel on May 15 at 12:45. All members (men and women) of the Class of 2019 are invited to attend. The panel will be student-only, so come […]
Impeaching the President: Reflections on South Korea and Comparative Constitutional Law
Impeaching the President: Reflections on South Korea and Comparative Constitutional Law
Register Now 6:00PM - 7:00PM | Discussion Dinner will be served at 5:45PM On March 10 of this year, the Korean Constitutional Court issued the historic decision that dismissed South […]
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Transitioning from the Private Sector to Public Interest & Government
Transitioning from the Private Sector to Public Interest & Government
Room 320-F, Third Floor RSVP This intimate workshop will support and empower students who might consider transitioning from the private sector to the public interest and/or service sectors later in […]
Lunch Talk with Herman Phleger Visiting Professors
Lunch Talk with Herman Phleger Visiting Professors
The Herman Phleger Visiting Professorship in Law is awarded annually to individuals of great distinction in the field of law and public, domestic or foreign affairs. Professor Curtis Milhaupt will discuss his work on national security and legal implications of Chinese investment in the United States, and Professor David Grewal will talk about his current […]
Antitrust and the Future of Silicon Valley
Antitrust and the Future of Silicon Valley
5:15 - 6:00 pm - Reception 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Discussion Room 290, Stanford Law School Register Now Technology innovation raises a host of complex legal and compliance challenges, […]
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Outcasts from the Vote: Woman Suffrage and Mental Disability in the Long Nineteenth Century United States
with Assistant Professor Rabia Belt
The Next Chapter in Space: Environmental Law, Space Policy, and Human Missions to Mars
The Next Chapter in Space: Environmental Law, Space Policy, and Human Missions to Mars
Join the Environmental Law Society as we meet with Margaret Race, an ecologist concerned with pollution between planets. Her work focuses on the scientific, technical, legal and societal issues of ensuring that Missions to the Red Planet and other solar system bodies do not either inadvertently bring terrestrial microbes along, or return any microbes to […]
Stanford University Long-Range Planning Town Hall
Stanford University Long-Range Planning Town Hall
Come learn about Stanford's Long-Range Planning process and make your ideas for radical change heard! Every ten to fifteen years, Stanford's President and Provost preside over a long-range planning process. The […]
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Center for Law and the Biosciences Lunch Talk Series: Karola Kreitmair and Nicole Martinez
Center for Law and the Biosciences Lunch Talk Series: Karola Kreitmair and Nicole Martinez
Center for Law and the Biosciences lunch talk series with speakers Karola Kreitmair, Clinical Ethics Fellow, and Nicole Martinez, Postdoctoral Fellow, both at Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
Managing the Spread of Fake News and Misinformation: Do Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and Google have a role?
Managing the Spread of Fake News and Misinformation: Do Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and Google have a role?
Do viral fake news stories outperform real news on social media and Google search platforms? This discussion offers answers. A Stanford Law and Policy Lab research team, working closely with the Hewlett Foundation Madison Initiative, explores the roles of social media and search platforms in the spread of fake news and misinformation. The research examines […]
End-of-Classes (Almost) Dinner + Open Mic!
End-of-Classes (Almost) Dinner + Open Mic!
Dinner and an Open Mic for the entire Stanford Law School community to celebrate the end of Spring Quarter.
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Students graduating spring quarter- Last day to submit written work
unless instructor has set an earlier deadline
Post-genocidal Guatemala Between Impunity and Institutional Reconstruction
Post-genocidal Guatemala Between Impunity and Institutional Reconstruction
This conference will examine the achievements and limitations of popular struggles against impunity and corruption in Guatemala, and the opposition of elites and criminal networks to Constitutional reforms necessary for […]
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Trumping Hate on Twitter?: Online Hate Speech and White Nationalist Rhetoric in the 2016 US Election Campaign and its Aftermath
with Josh Tucker, Professor of Politics and Russian & Slavic Studies, New York University
SLA Late-Night Finals Breakfast
SLA Late-Night Finals Breakfast
Finals got you hungry? SLA to the rescue with some late night breakfast food served in the Law Lounge!
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PAWS for Exam Stress Relief with Pet Partners
PAWS for Exam Stress Relief with Pet Partners
Come PAWS from your studying to pet a therapy dog. Sponsored by the Office is Student Affairs
Paris: Where is the Shared Economy Heading? Disrupting Mobility
Paris: Where is the Shared Economy Heading? Disrupting Mobility
A Conversation with Frédéric Mazzella, MS ’02, Founder and Executive Chairman of BlaBlaCar Join fellow Stanford alumni as BlaBlaCar Founder and Executive Chairmain, Frédéric Mazzella, MS ’02, shares his experience as a successful entrepreneur and his vision on several disruptive trends that are transforming mobility. Appetizers and drinks will be served. For questions, please contact Kimiya […]