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Israeli 'Judicial Overhaul'

Professor Allen Weiner discusses passage by the Israeli Knesset of a portion of the controversial “judicial
overhaul," which could, among other things, serve as a basis for invalidating decisions made by the Israeli cabinet, individual government ministers, and certain other elected officials.

Summer of Labor Unrest

Professor Emeritus William Gould discusses the hot summer of labor unrest in the United States and how successful strikes and negotiations at unionized entities can open the door to potentially huge economic advantage for non-unionized competitors.

Abused Women and Prison

The Stanford Criminal Justice Center released a new report which examines the frequency with which women are incarcerated for killing their abusers and how they fare in the parole process.

Climate Smart Forestry

A new report from SLS's Law and Policy Lab looks at opportunities for the U.S. to expand climate-smart forestry practices and makes recommendations to better track and quantify carbon removal and other benefits.  

New Rock Center Leadership

Professors Robert Bartlett and Colleen Honigsberg have been named faculty co-directors of the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance.
The Role of the Judiciary in Electoral Contexts: A View from Latin America

Please join the Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab and the Inter-American Dialogue in a timely discussion.

Democratic backsliding is presenting enormous challenges for the rule of law in Latin America and the Caribbean. In recent years, several democratically elected leaders, once in power, have turned their back on basic guarantees such as electoral integrity, freedom of expression, and judicial independence. The silver lining of such decline has been the work of independent courts which have acted as a check on the abuse of executive power.

August 1, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm PDT 
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Stanford’s Lawyers for Sustainable Economy Initiative is hosting an upcoming webinar on the Inflation Reduction Act for Tribal Nations. Come join PaaWee Rivera, Senior Advisor and Director of Tribal Affairs, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, on August 3. Mr. Rivera, along with experts from Holland & Knight will talk about the new tax opportunities presented by the Inflation Reduction Act as they relate to Tribal Nations.

August 3, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT
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Upcoming Events

July 31: Race, Religion, and the Corporation: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
August 1: The Role of the Judiciary in Electoral Contexts: A View from Latin America
August 3: Stanford Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy Initiative – Inflation Reduction Act Webinar Series, Part I
August 28: Stanford Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy Initiative – Inflation Reduction Act Webinar Series, Part II
September 12: Constitution Day Lecture with Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
September 25: Stanford Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy Initiative – Inflation Reduction Act Webinar Series, Part III
November 13: Stanford AI Symposium

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