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Mills Legal Clinic Hosts Juan Rivera
Juan Rivera walked out of prison last month after more than 19 years of what the court called his "nightmare of wrongful incarceration." Twelve Stanford Law School students worked on the appeal that proved his innocence and secured his release. Come meet Mr. Rivera on February 13, 2012 at 12:45pm and hear about his experiences and ordeal.
Six Stanford Law School Alumni Clerking At Supreme Court October Term 2012
By Judith Romero
Congratulations to the six Stanford Law School alumni who will be clerking the Supreme Court during the October Term 2012; a record for SLS.
The Privacy Paradox
Privacy and its Conflicting Values
How should the legal system adjust to our evolving and oftentimes conflicting expectations of privacy? The 2012 Stanford Law Review Symposium will bring together some of the nation's foremost practictioners and academics to address the conflict between privacy and our core values.
The China Guiding Cases Project (CGCP)
of Stanford Law School Launches Website
By Judith Romero
The China Guiding Cases Project (CGCP) of Stanford Law School has launched a new website that hosts "guiding cases" released by China's Supreme People's Court. While these "guiding cases" do not formally constitute binding precedents in the Western sense, they may evolve to have a similar effect.
REDRAWING THE MAPS: Redistricting, Race, & Representation in the Next Decade
The Levin Center at Stanford Law School invites you to attend the symposium, "REDRAWING THE MAPS: Redistricting, Race, and Representation in the Next Decade". The event will bring together academics, practitioners, and law students and feature a keynote address by Angelo Ancheta, Commissioner of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission...
Stanford Law Students Work In Reversing Conviction of Illinois Man
By Larry Marshall
Last month, I circulated word about a decision by the Illinois Appellate Court reversing the conviction of Juan Rivera, a client whom a large group of Stanford Law students represented. I am delighted to report that the prosecutor announced yesterday that he would not be appealing that decision.
Jenny Martinez: The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law
Professor Jenny Martinez's new book, "The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law" is now out on bookshelves. In the book, Martinez delves into the history of the transatlantic slave trade and examines the international human rights tribunals that were set up to hear slavery cases, which, she argues, laid the foundation for modern human rights law.
Barbara van Schewick Files Net Neutrality Complaint Against Verizon
By: Judith Romero
Barbara van Schewick, professor of law and faculty director of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, has filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission urging it to investigate Verizon Wireless for blocking Google Wallet on Verizon's new Galaxy Nexus smartphone.
2012 Law Review Symposium
The Privacy Paradox: Privacy and Its Conflicting Values
How should the legal system adjust to our evolving and oftentimes conflicting expectations of privacy? The Feb. 2-3 symposium will bring together some of the nation's foremost practitioners and academics to address the conflict between privacy and our core values. Registration is now open.
Moshi Moshi...
By Faye Deal
It's the most wonderful time of the year–at least for students who are being admitted to Stanford Law School. In her newest blog, SLS Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, Faye Deal, discusses her process for calling students.
Titi Liu Joins Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law
By Judith Romero
Titi Liu will join the Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law as its first Director of International Public Interest Initiatives. Liu will start in January 2012, spearheading new programs at the Law School focused on international public interest and public service practice.
Three SLS Alumni Named 2012 Skadden Fellows
By Judith Romero
Stanford Law alumni Rodkangyil Orion Danjuma ('10), Caroline Jackson ('11) and Jordana Mosten ('10) have been selected as three of the 2012 Skadden Fellows, a group of 28 graduating law students and judicial clerks who are devoting their professional careers to public interest work.
Karlan's Court: The Cost of Death
Professor Pam Karlan discusses the role the Supreme Court has played in capital punishment cases over the past 40 years in her newest Karlan's Court column for the Boston Review.