- No events scheduled for February 2, 2014.
Coffee with Roma Rights Activist Magda Matache
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordFederal Brief-Writing workshop with Jocelyn Larkin of Impact Fund
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordSIPA and Latham & Watkins: IP Litigation Presentation
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordThe Civilian Surge and Statebuilding in Afghanistan
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordTake Care: When Can the President Refuse to Enforce the Law?
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordABA Panel: Advertising, Consumer Protection & Privacy Law
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordPolicy Writing Workshop for Public Interest & Public Service Lawyers
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordToward Integrating Computational Models and Legal Texts
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordLaw and Economics Seminar: Jennifer Arlen (New York University Law School)
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordDisability Legal Studies: Critical & Practical Perspectives
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordA Conversation with the Kirkwood Moot Court Finals Judges
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordKirkwood Moot Court Competition – Finals Rounds
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford- No events scheduled for February 8, 2014.
Week of Events
JD-LLM Buddy Potluck
Roma Rights: A Discussion with Magda Matache
Roma Rights: A Discussion with Magda Matache
Please join SIHRLA for a lunchtime discussion with Madga Matache, a Roma Rights activist. For over a decade, Magda has been a powerful voice of the Roma in various grassroots national and international contexts. Her views on the Roma plight have been captured and conveyed throughout the world by outlets such as The Time, Financial […]
Perspectives from the classroom
Perspectives from the classroom
Please join ACS and Youth and Education Advocates at Stanford as we listen to five of your classmates -- Ashley, Sabrina, Pilar, James, and Peyton-- share their stories as teachers in various environments. Join the conversation as we consider our own experiences in light of the ongoing debates on education reform . Monday February 3 […]
Coffee with Roma Rights Activist Magda Matache
Coffee with Roma Rights Activist Magda Matache
A small coffee chat with Roma rights activist Magda Matache, discussing on what its like as a PI activist working on controversial issues (i.e. where her safety is often jeopardized), running that type of NGO, and being a part of the community you represent via your NGO. Related Media
ACS Fireside Chat with Diane Chin
ACS Fireside Chat with Diane Chin
Small group discussion of progressive advocacy, public interest law and civil rights with Associate Dean for Public Service and Public Interest Law and Lecturer in Law Diane Chin. Related Media
Federal Brief-Writing workshop with Jocelyn Larkin of Impact Fund
Federal Brief-Writing workshop with Jocelyn Larkin of Impact Fund
For PI Fellows only This is a special skills-oriented workshop limited to our PI Fellows that Jocelyn Larkin, Executive Director of the Impact Fund, holds each year. It's interactive and is focused on brief-writing. Related Media Please RSVP
SIPA and Latham & Watkins: IP Litigation Presentation
SIPA and Latham & Watkins: IP Litigation Presentation
Please join SIPA in welcoming Latham & Watkins for a lunch presentation. Latham & Watkins is a full service international law firm handling complex business transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters. Two partners from their IP group will be presenting on IP litigation cases and case strategy. Lunch will be provided. Related Media
The Civilian Surge and Statebuilding in Afghanistan
The Civilian Surge and Statebuilding in Afghanistan
An SLS Insider's Account Dr. Kaush Arha (SLS '05) served as the Senior Advisor Transition and Senior Coordinator Agriculture at US Embassy Kabul Afghanistan. He advised Embassy leadership on the transition to Afghan leadership, U.S. strategy for economic development assistance to Afghanistan, and anti-corruption and governance efforts in Afghan institutions. He directed U.S. agricultural assistance […]
Take Care: When Can the President Refuse to Enforce the Law?
Take Care: When Can the President Refuse to Enforce the Law?
The Obama Administration’s preferred tool for domestic policy is the “prosecutorial discretion” not to enforce statutes with which the President disagrees. In the past five years, the Adminstration has refused to enforce federal drug laws, immigration laws, and even the President's signature legislation: the Affordable Care Act. In light of the President's constitutional duty "‘to […]
After Hours Mixed Greens
After Hours Mixed Greens
Join us for informal discussions on environmental news and issues. This month we'll also be talking about the submission process for student scholarship to the Environmental Law Journal. Related Media
Jessup Moot Court Practice
Farm Bill 101
Farm Bill 101
Demystifying and Debunking Myths of U.S. Farm Policy The Food Law and Policy Society and Stanford Latino Law Students Association is hosting a panel to explain and debunk the myths surrounding U.S. farm policy and the Farm Bill. The panelists will debate the impacts of the Farm Bill on health, the environment, low-income communities, and […]
The Future of the Human Rights Profession
The Future of the Human Rights Profession
Professor Manfred Nowak is currently a visiting professor teaching international human rights law at SLS. He has a long and distinguished career including as the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (2004-2010), a judge at the Human Rights Chamber in Bosnia (1996-2003) and an UN expert on missing persons […]
ABA Panel: Advertising, Consumer Protection & Privacy Law
ABA Panel: Advertising, Consumer Protection & Privacy Law
Moderator: Rachel Rubin, Oracle America, Inc. Panelists: Tali L. Alban, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Stu Eaton, Electronic Arts Lin Chan, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Rashi Mittel, PayPal, Inc. Michael Elisofon, California Attorney General's Office, Consumer Law Section Join young attorneys from the ABA Antitrust Section for a discussion about exciting new career opportunities in […]
Policy Lab Feedback Session
Policy Lab Feedback Session
A chance to get feedback from students who took a policy lab course last year. Related Media
ACS Reading Group
ACS Reading Group
Reading group for ACS members on progessive constitutional interpretation. Related Media
Policy Writing Workshop for Public Interest & Public Service Lawyers
Policy Writing Workshop for Public Interest & Public Service Lawyers
Regardless of the field, policy writing can be an integral aspect of public interest and public service work. Come participate in a workshop led by Dr. Luciana Herman designed to teach you the basics of policy writing through examples and group discussion. All SLS students are welcome. This workshop is not open to the general […]
CLB Journal Club Lunch
CLB Journal Club Lunch
Erin Bernstein, Deputy City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, Executive Director of the Affirmative Litigation Task Force Center for Law and the Biosciences Journal Club! Come hear Erin Bernstein, Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco and Executive Director of its Affirmative Litigation Task Force discuss her recent paper, Health Privacy in […]
Toward Integrating Computational Models and Legal Texts
Toward Integrating Computational Models and Legal Texts
CodeX Speaker Series with Kevin D. Ashley, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Learning Research and Development Center, and Intelligent Systems Program This talk will survey some techniques and prospects for enabling computational models of legal reasoning to work directly and automatically with legal texts to perform legal problem-solving tasks. For example, users of commercial […]
“The face of the enemy: Gender, threat, dehumanization and support for peace in the Israeli Palestinian conflict – experimental and polling data”
“The face of the enemy: Gender, threat, dehumanization and support for peace in the Israeli Palestinian conflict – experimental and polling data”
Speaker: Ifat Ma'oz, Professor of Communication and Head of the Swiss Center for Conflict Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Discussant: Lee Ross, Professor of Psychology, Stanford ABSTRACT: In the past few decades, planned contact interventions between groups in conflict play an important role in attempts at improving intergroup relations and achieving peace and reconciliation. This […]
Law and Economics Seminar: Jennifer Arlen (New York University Law School)
Law and Economics Seminar: Jennifer Arlen (New York University Law School)
Jennifer Arlen (New York University Law School) will present “Corporate Governance Regulation through Nonprosecution” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Winter 2014. Related Media
Disability Legal Studies: Critical & Practical Perspectives
Disability Legal Studies: Critical & Practical Perspectives
Brought to you by the Stanford Program in Law and Society Co-sponsored by John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law & Stanford Critical Law Society In recent decades, people with disabilities and their allies around the world have started to challenge conventions about the phenomenon of disability. A corner stone […]
Jessup Moot Court Practice
NALSA Conference: Crash Course on Indian Law
NALSA Conference: Crash Course on Indian Law
Join the Stanford Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) for a daylong conference looking at contemporary issues in Indian law. We will look more in depth at the current status of Indian law, and explore the ongoing challenges and innovations taking place within the legal landscape of Native communities. The conference will include discussions on: […]
NALSA Conference
NALSA Conference
Join the Stanford Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) for a daylong conference looking at contemporary issues in Indian law. We will look more in depth at the current status of Indian law, and explore the ongoing challenges and innovations taking place within the legal landscape of Native communities. The conference will include discussions on: […]
A Conversation with the Kirkwood Moot Court Finals Judges
A Conversation with the Kirkwood Moot Court Finals Judges
Please join StanfordACS and the Federalist Society for a conversation with Judge Raymond Fisher (9th Cir.), Judge Brett Kavanaugh (D.C. Cir.), and Judge Beverly Martin (11th Cir.), this year's judges for the final round of the Kirkwood Moot Court Competition. The judges will discuss their paths to the bench, the judicial nomination and appointments process, […]
Kirkwood Moot Court Competition – Finals Rounds
Kirkwood Moot Court Competition – Finals Rounds
The two finalist teams of the 2013-2014 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition will argue before a distinguished panel of judges, with Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C, Circuit, presiding. Related Media
NALSA Conference Reception
NALSA Conference Reception
Please join us for the close of the Conference, a reception to mingle, network and debrief. Related Media