The Legal Aggregate
How We Define Violent Crime in America Shapes Who Gets Punished for It—And Who Doesn’t
(This op-ed was first published in TIME on April 7, 2021.) The recent, horrific mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder came in the wake of nationwide spikes in the rates of homicides and domestic assaults, trends that had already prompted calls in many states for renewed law enforcement efforts on “violent crime.” Maryland…
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Stanford’s John Donohue on One Tragic Week, Two Mass Shootings, and the Uniquely American Gun Problem
California Water on the Market: Q&A with Barton “Buzz” Thompson
Stanford’s Shirin Sinnar on Fear in the Asian Community, the Rise of Hate Crimes, and the Georgia Killings
Choices in a Crisis — Individual Preferences Among SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines
Stanford’s Bill Gould on Amazon Workers’ Vote to Unionize and Biden's Support of Unions
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Selective De-Policing: Stanford Law Team Proposes New Routes to Public Safety in Racially Diverse Communities
The death of George Floyd on May 25 sparked protests in cities across the United States, often including calls to…
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Remembering Deborah L. Rhode: Legal Ethics Pioneer, Stanford Scholar, Mentor to Many
In her 2015 book, The Trouble with Lawyers, Deborah Rhode recalled how, as a law student at Yale in the…
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Public Health Innovation Through a County-Stanford Partnership
As the United States continues its fight against a surging COVID-19 pandemic, the population weary of mitigation measures meant to…
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