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National Emergency and the Border

Professor Michael McConnell discusses President Trump's declaration of a national emergency to fund the border wall.

Children's Rights and Vaccinations

Professor Michael Wald discusses the legal rights of children to receive vaccinations, with or without parental consent, and how the law varies from state to state.

One Year After Parkland Shooting

Professor John Donohue III discusses gun violence in the U.S. and legislative developments across the country.

Corporate Governance, VCs, and Startups

Professors Joe Grundfest and Mike Callahan challenge a few common misconceptions about corporate governance in startups.

Geoffrey Berman: At the Helm of the U.S. Attorney’s Office

Geoffrey Berman, JD ’84, took over as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in early 2018. Here he discusses his career leading up to this appointment and the many cases and investigations that he now oversees.

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Upcoming Events @ SLS


February 20: Constitutional Government in Venezuela: Is it Possible and What Can It Teach Us?
February 21: Recent Trends in Government Investigations: Is your Compliance Program Ready for Prime Time?
February 21: Intentional Invisibility: Professional Women and the Navigation of Workplace Constraints
February 25: First Annual Stanford Tax Day: Taxes 2.0 in a Corporate World
February 25: Recent Controversies in Canadian Constitutional Law: What Can We Learn?
February 27: Senator Russ Feingold: Presidential Succession and Recent Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—A Comparative Law Perspective
February 28: Federalist Society: Former SLS Dean Larry Kramer on Judicial Supremacy
February 28: Center for Law and Biosciences Lunch Event with Alain Enthoven, Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of Business
February 28: 21st Century Abolition: A World Without Prisons or Police
March 1: Celebrating Women Trailblazers in the Law @ SLS
March 5: Lunch talk with Chris Jochnick, President & CEO of Landesa
March 5: Center for Internet and Society Career Lunch Series: Innovative Product Counseling at Google
March 6: 2008–2018: Decade of Disruption? Tech Transformation and the Legal Industry
March 7: Federalist Society: Why Dissent?
March 7: Center for Law and Biosciences Lunch Event with Noah Rosenberg, Professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University
Apr 4: CodeX FutureLaw 2019

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