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Movie Screening and Director Q+A of Sansón and Me: April 1
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFormer court interpreter turned film director, Rodrigo Reyes is inspired to make a documentary about Sansón, an immigrant serving life for first-degree murder, but authorities won’t allow the incarcerated young man to be filmed. In light of this, Sansón's story is shared through dramatic reenactments of his letters, using members of his own family as actors. […]
Preparing for the Bar Exam (Mandatory 3L and AD Meeting): April 8
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Director of Academic Success, Sarah Brim, as she discusses Bar Prep, dispels myths about the Bar, and helps to provide a path forward through spring and summer Bar prep, to Bar passage, and moving into practice. This event is mandatory for JD and AD students. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Monday April […]
Is Administrative Law Just a Species of Constitutional Law?: April 10
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe field of administrative law focuses first and foremost on normatively freighted, politically salient issues of constitutional law. Its overriding concern is how power should be allocated among the highest-level institutions in the federal government: the Supreme Court, the President, and Congress. Although this makes administrative law important and exciting, it obscures the on-the-ground realities […]
#SaveBrendaAndrew Campaign: April 14
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBrenda Andrew was condemned to die in Oklahoma County, OK after a 2004 trial in which prosecutors referred to her as a “slut puppy,” paraded her underwear before the jury, and berated her for her mothering skills. These unconstitutional tactics bore no relation to the crime Brenda had been accused of committing—the murder of her husband, Robert Andrew. So why did […]
Orwell’s Last Fortress of Freedom: Human Brain in the Age of Neurotechnology: April 22
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEarlier this year, the Constitutional Law Center hosted NYU’s Barry Friedman who discussed how government authorities are using artificial intelligence to make sense of the vast amount of data collected on all of us, presenting intimate pictures of our lives. Professor Friedman credited George Orwell with foreseeing this in his dystopian novel, 1984. But Orwell […]
International Human Rights Law, Social Media, & Content Moderation: May 6
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesConstitutional Conversation with Professor Evelyn Mary Aswad. What does international human rights law (IHRL) have to do with U.S. social media companies? How can it help social media platforms resist governmental pressure to censor speech as well as provide a principled lens for assessing a platform’s own content rules? What are IHRL’s limitations in this […]
Stanford Blockchain Governance Summit 2025: May 9
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesTBD
“The Sun Does Shine” — A Lunchtime Talk with Anthony Ray Hinton: May 13
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAnthony Ray Hinton spent nearly 30 years on Alabama's Death Row for a crime that he did not commit. Following his exoneration, Mr. Hinton has become a powerful advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. During this talk, Mr. Hinton will share his experiences from his time on death row and his wisdom, followed […]
Genealogy in Constitutional Law: May 13
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesConstitutional Conversation with Charles Tyler. Genealogies are arguments that seek to discredit social phenomena by exposing their pernicious ancestry. While these arguments are often associated with critical theory, the Supreme Court has recently used genealogy to undermine key provisions of written law, doctrinal rules, longstanding practices, and private conduct in cases involving a wide range […]
Understanding U.S. Intellectual Property Law: August 18
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Law School, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, is a nationally and internationally leading law school. Its Program in Law, Science & Technology (LST) has been ranked regularly among the top three intellectual property law programs by U.S. News & World Report in the previous years. The Law, Science & Technology Program […]
SLS Orientation 2025: August 25
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOrientation for incoming law students