Stanford Constitutional Law Center
Stanford Constitutional Law Center
The Secret Effort to Prevent the American Revolution: A New Historical Discovery: October 13
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessor Jonathan Gienapp will discuss never-before-known-about documents, written by John Dickinson in 1775, that reveal his secret and previously unknown attempt to avert the American Revolution. This discovery was recently featured in the New York Times.
American Caesarism: Confronting an Executive Unbound: October 20
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAmerican Caesarism examines whether the United States faces risks similar to those that transformed the Roman Republic into an autocracy under Julius Caesar—namely, the concentration of power in a single charismatic leader who claims to embody the popular will while circumventing traditional institutional constraints. During Donald Trump's presidency, scholars and commentators invoked this framework to […]
Interstate Intolerance: November 18
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a constitutional conversation between Katherine Mims Crocker and Chas Tyler.
Screening and Discussion of Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely: January 19, 2027
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Constitutional Law Center will be hosting a screening of the film Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely, which traces our country’s recent history with the First Amendment through the life and work of attorney Floyd Abrams, a legal trailblazer who helped transform the First Amendment from a largely overlooked ideal into a cornerstone of journalistic […]
Stanford Constitutional Law Center Spring Conference: The New Federalism: May 21, 2027
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Constitutional Law Center Spring Conference is an annual event held at Paul Brest Hall at Stanford University. It gathers prominent scholars, historians, and jurists from across the ideological spectrum to debate foundational and modern issues regarding American constitutional law and interpretation. This year's conference will focus on new issues in federalism.