The 2020 Spring Issue of Stanford Lawyer Magazine Now Online

The spring issue of Stanford Lawyer magazine celebrates two 2020 milestones — the 150th anniversary of the passage of the 15th Amendment and the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The cover story, Voting in America: The Historic Struggle for Democracy for All, looks at the historical and ongoing challenges to the right to vote.

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Voting in America: The Historic Struggle for Democracy for All

This year, 150 years after passage of the 15th Amendment and 100 years since ratification of the 19th Amendment, with COVID-19 a possible threat, Stanford Law faculty explore ongoing and new challenges to the right to vote.
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Legal Matters: Two Historic Faculty Appointments at Stanford Law

Legal Matters: Two Historic Faculty Appointments at Stanford Law

These two faculty members paved the way in 1972 with their faculty appointments, Barbara Babcock, the first woman on faculty, and William B. Gould IV, the first African-American on faculty. In the two interviews, Babcock and Gould recall their careers, the challenges they faced, and their experiences as historic firsts in the legal profession and at Stanford Law.
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Chief Privacy Officers: Navigating Evolving Risks and Concerns

Chief Privacy Officers: Navigating Evolving Privacy Risks and Concerns

Stanford Law alumni serving in the new role of chief privacy officer are at the cutting-edge of technical innovations and quickly developing law, facing the challenges of balancing consumer and company interests as well as laws that vary in states and countries.
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Robert Charrow: Solving Legal Challenges at HHS

Robert Charrow: Solving Legal Challenges at HHS

As the general counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert Charrow, JD ’69, is in the eye of the COVID-19 health crisis. In this article, he discusses his career and the many challenges of his job.
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Hate Crimes: Informing Policy to Deter and Heal

Students in Stanford Law’s policy practicum Assessing Alternative Approaches to Hate Crimes are addressing important questions, such as whether hate crime laws are serving their objectives and what new laws might serve as models.
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Sallyanne Payton: A Groundbreaking Legal Career

Hear from Michigan Law School professor emerita and the first African-American graduate of Stanford Law, Sallyanne Payton, JD ‘68, who after serving in both the Nixon and Clinton administrations, discusses her career in law and government.
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