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SLS Dean Appointed Stanford Provost

An experienced academic leader and prominent legal scholar, SLS Dean Jenny Martinez has been appointed Stanford University’s chief academic officer and chief budgetary officer. She takes up the provost position on October 1.

Establishment Clause

Professor Michael W. McConnell discusses his new book, Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience, on National Review’s The Bookmonger podcast with host John J. Miller.

RICO Act Explained

Professor David Sklansky discusses the indictment brought by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, which charges them with racketeering in an effort to overturn the former president’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

Afghanistan, Two Years On

SLS visiting fellow and AUAF law professor reflects on Afghanistan two years after the Taliban takeover.

My Dinner with Jacques

LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, JD '74, 
discusses her dinner with French philosopher Jacques Derrida in this Stanford Magazine essay.

Inflation Reduction Act Deep Dive: Direct Pay for Tribes
Stanford’s Lawyers for Sustainable Economy Initiative is hosting a webinar series on the Inflation Reduction Act for Tribal Nations. Come join tax and tribal law experts from Holland & Knight on August 28 as they take a deep dive into how Tribal entities can benefit from the Direct Pay provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
 
The webinar will include:
  • A detailed overview of the Direct Pay provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act
  • The mechanics of Direct Pay, including how to register and how to layer different incentives
  • A discussion of the draft Direct Pay proposed regulations
  • A detailed Q&A

August 28
12:00 - 1:30 pm PDT 
Online
Register Now

Upcoming Events

August 28: Stanford Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy Initiative – Inflation Reduction Act Webinar Series, Part II
September 12: George Washington’s Jewish Letters and the Creation of a Constitutional Republic
September 25: Stanford Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy Initiative – Inflation Reduction Act Webinar Series, Part III
October 2: 2023 Stanford Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability
October 4: Supreme Court Roundup and Preview
October 9: Who am I to Judge? Judicial Craft versus Constitutional Theory 
October 24: Natural Rights at the Founding: A Constitutional Conversation with Jud Campbell
November 8: The Second Founding: Reconstruction and America’s First Struggle for Racial Equality
November 13: Stanford AI Symposium

Access full event calendar here.

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