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Inaugural Event Honors Stanford Law ‘Firsts’
Night of Firsts celebrates first-generation and low-income SLS students with a keynote address from SLS alumnus and pioneering public servant Xavier Becerra. First Generation and Low-Income Professionals (FLI), one of Stanford Law School’s (SLS) newest student affinity groups, held its first-ever signature event, Night of Firsts, on February 24 at…
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Jeff Hancock Named Co-Director of the Cyber Policy Center and FSI Senior Fellow
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SLS’s Hank Greely Discusses In Vitro Fertilization post-Dobbs
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which ended the federal constitutional right to abortion, opens…
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A Netflix Drama Shines a Light on the Contradictions of ‘Juvenile Justice’
(Originally published by The Washington Post on February 16, 2023) The system has long been charged with rehabilitating youth offenders…
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Q&A: Senior Fellows John F. Cogan And Michael McConnell On Their New Amicus Brief Opposing The Student Loan Forgiveness Program
(Originally published by the Hoover Institution on February 21, 2023) In this Q&A, senior fellows John F. Cogan and Michael McConnell discuss the US…
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Can a famous brand use trademark lawsuits to chill lawful speech protected by the First Amendment?
Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic students Victoria Fang, JD ’24, and Julia Laurence, JD ’24, recently filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to answer ...“no” to that question and protect free expression.
https://stanford.io/3Ldvb9a
In a new blog post for the Mills Legal Clinic, the Environmental Law Clinic weighs in on EPA’s effort to reduce light-duty vehicle emission.
Read the post: https://stanford.io/3YCHr6g
"The pandemic shined a harsh light on what was already a growing recognition that American courts, particularly state ones, are in the throes of an access-to-justice crisis."
@DavidEngstrom5 in a new Q&A for @StanfordLawMag's Legal Aggregate. https://stanford.io/3mGt8jX
SLS Professor William Gould was a guest on @KQED's morning report on how the "New Deadline For California Taxpayers Provides Challenges For Budget Writers."
https://stanford.io/3L8nMYL
SLS Professor Curtis Milhaupt was mentioned in a recent @Bloomberg article on how "China Puts Elites on Notice as Critical Party Congress Begins."
https://stanford.io/3Jrscst
SLS Professor Norm Spaulding, JD ’97, collaborated with Stanford’s Crown Law Library reference librarians and Stanford Law students to create the Clearinghouse on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Research. Read about it in the Stanford Lawyer Magazine.
https://stanford.io/3T5cLcJ
“Lots of people have been proposing ideas and pursuing reforms. But I couldn’t find a broad, research-based platform on DEI topics and best practices,” said SLS Professor Norm Spaulding, JD ’97. Spaulding collaborated with Stanford’s Crown Law Library reference librarians and Stanford Law... students to create the Clearinghouse on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Research.
The website “provides a single site for any university administrator, faculty, instructor, staff, and student interested in learning about DEI in the context of teaching and learning.”
Read about it in the Stanford Lawyer Magazine.
https://stanford.io/3J7dEwX
At the Feb. 27 Night of Firsts gala put on by SLS’s First Generation and Low-Income student affinity group, Dean Jenny Martinez advised attendees to “view all your ‘firsts’ as a badge of distinction.” HHS @SecBecerra , JD ’84, provided the keynote. https://stanford.io/3kXQdOs
On April 30th at 1:00 pm, SLS Professor @MeylerBernie is participating in "Shakespeare's Trial 2023: A Witches' Brew," an interactive trial based on Shakespeare's classic tragedy, "Macbeth." Find tickets at the link below.
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SLS Professor John Donohue's study titled "The swerve to ‘guns everywhere’: A legal & empirical evaluation" was mentioned in a recent @TB_Times column piece about Florida lawmakers and permitless gun carry.
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SLS Assistant Professor @evelyndouek is the host of "Views on First," a podcast on social media and the First Amendment, which recently completed a season. Listen to the five episodes at the link below.
https://stanford.io/3JpF8iz