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Stanford Law’s Rhode Center Launches Multidistrict Litigation Toolkit
March 18, 2025 -- The Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession is pleased to announce the launch of its groundbreaking MDL Toolkit, a comprehensive case management resource designed to assist judges, attorneys, litigants, and the public navigate the complex world of multidistrict litigation (MDL). MDLs, which encompass more…
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In this Q&A, Rose Carmen Goldberg, associate director of policy and programs at SLS’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession,…
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The Supreme Court’s Decision in Lackey v. Stinnie and What It Means for Plaintiffs’ Access to Courts On Tuesday, February…
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![Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese, Stanford Law Assistant Professor, recently spoke at Harvard's Indian Law Symposium about the challenges of federal Indian law, calling it “the law of conquest.” This truth can evoke despair, but Reese emphasizes the power of education and representation in reshaping the narrative.
“One of the ways to think about it is that federal Indian law is basically, by and large, the law of conquest,” Reese said. “This is all of the federal law that has been made to justify conquest and to set the rules of the road for what this conquest is going to look like, what powers these conquered domestic dependent nations are going to have, what they are not, what responsibilities and powers states versus the federal government will have with those nations, [and] what rights their people will have.”
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Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese, Stanford Law Assistant Professor, recently spoke at Harvard's Indian Law Symposium about the challenges of federal Indian law, calling it “the law of conquest.” This truth can evoke despair, but Reese emphasizes the power of education and representation in ...reshaping the narrative.
“One of the ways to think about it is that federal Indian law is basically, by and large, the law of conquest,” Reese said. “This is all of the federal law that has been made to justify conquest and to set the rules of the road for what this conquest is going to look like, what powers these conquered domestic dependent nations are going to have, what they are not, what responsibilities and powers states versus the federal government will have with those nations, [and] what rights their people will have.”
Read more here: https://stanford.io/41Q72fT
In the latest episode of Stanford Legal, former Inspector General Glenn Fine joined Pam Karlan to shed light on the crucial function of Inspectors General (IG) in maintaining integrity within federal agencies. With the ability to detect and deter waste, fraud, and abuse, IGs serve as key watchdogs ...for taxpayer dollars.
Tune in as Glenn shares insights from his extensive experience at the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense. Discover how understanding agency culture can lead to effective oversight and accountability.
🎧 Listen to the full episode now! https://stanford.io/41EVmMN
On March 13, Stanford Law held a conference on Increasing Accessibility to Trusted Climate Data.
This conference was part of the work product for a Fall 2024 Policy Lab practicum taught by David Hayes, Professor of Practice, Doerr School of Sustainability, on "Bridging the Climate Data and... Decisionmaking Divide." The conference provided additional details that will be represented in a forthcoming policy report for the project.
Because the climate crisis requires urgent action, companies, investors, and policymakers need reliable, accessible, and discoverable climate performance information so they can prioritize investments in those mitigation activities that will produce the most effective results.
The future of federal governance is under scrutiny as Elon Musk leads the charge in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). While some laud the department for exposing inefficiencies, others worry it’s overriding legislative oversight and undermining accountability. With Musk’s ...companies competing for government contracts, the stakes are high. Is DOGE truly enforcing efficiency, or is it dodging accountability?
Listen in as Stanford Law School's Michael McConnell is featured in a recent episode of the Open To Debate podcast, "Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?". https://stanford.io/3DUy0e9