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Can ICE Agents be Prosecuted?

Professor Robert Weisberg examines the legal questions raised by recent fatal shootings involving federal agents in Minneapolis.

Monitoring Police Use of Force

In a USA Today op-ed, Professor Rick Banks and Dan Sutton highlight the Racial Justice Center’s new database comparing police use-of-force policies across major U.S. cities. 

Porn and AI

In this New York Times essay, Riana Pfefferkorn, a fellow at the Center for Internet and Society and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, argues “there is one easy solution to the AI porn problem.”

Documenting Supreme Court Win

Three Stanford Law alums teamed up on a winning Supreme Court case—with a Bloomberg Law documentary crew in tow.

Cultivating Legal Scholars

Meet the latest cohort of Sallyanne Payton Fellows, supported by a fellowship honoring Sallyanne Payton, LLB ’68 (BA ’64), Stanford Law School’s first African American graduate.
New Stanford Legal Podcast: Visiting Professor Kim Scheppele
Join the Constitutional Law Center for a conversation with Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein about his new book On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom. Stanford University professors Josh Ober and Russell Berman will offer commentary, with Stanford Law Professor Michael McConnell moderating.

February 19, 2026
Stanford: Paul Brest Hall
5:00 pm – Lecture
6:30 pm – Reception
 
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Upcoming Events

January 29: Lord Jonathan Sumption on Democracy and the Rule of Law: The View from Europe
February 2: Crime, Punishment, & Immigration
February 9: Rule of Law Speaker Series: San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on Federalism and the Rule of Law
February 12: Is History Precedent?
February 23: Book Event: "The Price of Mercy"

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