The William H. Neukom Building Dedication at Stanford Law School
The Stanford Law School Community is invited to the William H. Neukom Building Dedication at Stanford Law School on May 20. More »
Clean Energy: DC 2 VC – White House Policy Meets Silicon Valley Technology and Investment
On March 25, 2011, the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, a joint initiative of Stanford Law School and the Graduate School of Business, hosted a public discussion called “Clean Energy: DC 2 VC” with senior U.S. government energy and technology officials to inform entrepreneurs, investors and researchers about the Obama administration’s policies, programs and initiatives to support clean energy innovation and entrepreneurship.
Click here to watch a video from the event and to learn more about the center »
The Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Initiative
On April 5, 2011, Stanford Law School and Georgetown University Law Center co-led an academic conference at Georgetown to spur the creation of a legislative law clerk program in Congress. More »
Center for Internet and Society Welcomes Andrew McLaughlin
Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society welcomes Andrew McLaughlin as its non-residential fellow. McLaughlin will be teaching Freedom of Speech in a Digitally Interconnected World in the fall.
McLaughlin brings a wealth of expertise to the position—most recently as deputy chief technology officer of the United States in the Obama White House. He was also director of global public policy at Google, vice president and chief policy officer at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), senior fellow at the Berkman Center, and a member of the litigation team that successfully challenged the Communications Decency Act before the Supreme Court in 1997.
In February, McLaughlin took part in the CIS speaker series “How to Get a Job in Tech Policy.” View the full video on SLSConnect »
Read more about McLaughlin's fellowship »
The 8th Annual Stanford E-Commerce Best Practices Conference
The 8th Annual Stanford E-Commerce Best Practices Conference will take place on June 24, 2011, at Stanford Law School. This year’s program will cover a wide array of current issues facing the e-commerce industry and will feature a roundtable of general counsels from leading e-commerce companies. Register now »
Faculty in the News
Hensler on the Controversy of Using Litigation to Effect Policy Change
McConnell on Supreme Court Arizona Tax-Credit Ruling
Srikantiah on How Appellate Opinion May Shorten Detentions
Calo on How Do-Not-Track Bill Could Help Consumers
Weisberg on Prisoner Relocation Legislation’s Influence on Federal Judicial Order
Gould on Challenges Facing Judge in NFL Lockout Hearings
Romano on Three-Strikes Offenders with Lesser Non-Violent Crimes
Lemley on the Message Apple is Sending in Samsung Lawsuit
Kramer on What Makes Fenwick & West Successful
Grundfest on How the Government is Fighting Insider Trading
Faculty on the Record
Kessler: “How Health Reform Punishes Work”
Babcock: “A Pioneering Woman Lawyer”
Goldstein: “Bring U.S. Closer to a Real Democracy”
Greely: “Time to Raise Some Hell”
Mark Your Calendar!
The Inaugural China Law and Policy Conference
Law and the Chinese Transformation co-sponsored by the Stanford China Law and Policy Association and the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance
May 6-7, 2011.
Channeling Justice: Television and the Legal Profession
Sponsored by the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession May 6, 2011.
When States Go Broke: Origins, Context, and Solutions for the American States in Fiscal Crisis
Sponsored by the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance and the Stanford Constitutional Law Center
May 13, 2011.
Events Group
Longing for a quick list of daily events to go with you your morning cup of joe? Now you can have it! Subscribe to the “Events” group and every morning you'll receive an email with times and locations for SLS events of the day. Even better than your usual donut.
The Robert Crown Law Library Group
The Robert Crown Law Library (RCLL) is now on SLSConnect! Learn about current projects the RCLL is undertaking, new developments in the realm of legal research, upcoming events sponsored by RCLL, and best of all, Erika Wayne's been known to post legal links you don't want to miss.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Event Photos
On April 25 CIS hosted a discussion: Copyright, Remix and the Art of Collaborative Media: A Conversation with Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Falzone. Gordon-Levitt talked about his professional open production company hitRECord.org that develops art and media collaboratively. View photos of the discussion in the “CIS” group.
Video
Robots, Inventors Take Center Stage at Stanford Event
Academics, commercial robot manufacturers and hobbyists showed off their skills and creations at Stanford’s second-annual Robot Block Party.
Mashups, parodies and lip dubs: The experts at the Fair Use Project answer
Got questions about Fair Use? Anthony Falzone and Julie Ahrens, executive director and associate director of Stanford's CIS Fair Use Project, took questions on fair use via YouTube and now post their answers.
“Boomers on the Verge” Keynote at Fiduciary College 2011
Stanford Law’s Rock Center Fiduciary College, held in March, focused on “The Future of Retirement” with keynote addresses by noted futurist Paul Saffo, consulting associate professor at Stanford’s School of Engineering and managing director of foresight, Discern Analytics and Diane Oakley, executive director, National Institute on Retirement Security.
Events at Stanford Law School
- The William H. Neukom Building Dedication at Stanford Law School—May 20, 2011
- Black Alumni Association 3L Dinner—May 25, 2011
Please go to the SLS website to see all upcoming SLS events.
Regional Alumni Events
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Other Regional Alumni Events
- Legal Matters Lunch—May 7, 2011, Portland
- Stanford Alumni Day of Service—May 14, 2011