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When government lawyers face political pressure, where is the line—and what does it cost to hold it?
In a Stanford Legal panel moderated by Stanford Law Professor Pam Karlan, former Justice Department officials Liz Oyer, Greg Rosen, and Stacey Young offered a candid look at duty, ...integrity, and public service inside an institution they say is at a crossroads. Oyer, a former DOJ pardon attorney, described being told to pack her belongings and escorted out by security after refusing to recommend restoring gun rights to a politically connected celebrity without the information she believed was necessary to make that decision responsibly.
Presented by Stanford Law School’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession and the Neukom Center for the Rule of Law, the conversation examines prosecutorial independence, clemency, civil rights enforcement, and the professional ethics of government lawyers—especially the hard questions of when to stay, when to leave, and when to speak out.
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Stanford Law School professor David A. Sklansky has been awarded the 2026 Roy C. Palmer Prize on Democracy, Civil Liberties, and the Rule of Law for his book "Criminal Justice in a Divided America: Police, Punishment, and the Future of Our Democracy" (Harvard University Press 2025).
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How are new federal funding conditions affecting academic freedom and research? Stanford Law School recently brought together scholars and policy experts to address this pressing question. The panel examined the Trump Administration's use of federal funding requirements and other tools that ...may constrain academic inquiry.
The discussion, co-sponsored by the Stanford Law School Law & Policy Lab, Heterodox Academy and the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, featured Paul Brest as moderator and panelists Bernadette Meyler, Mark Lemley, Evelyn Douek, Veena Dubal and Yvonne Maldonado.
Duncan Hosie, a fellow at Stanford Law School, examines in The Atlantic how the Callais v. Louisiana decision creates far-reaching implications beyond its immediate impact on voting rights litigation. The ruling's requirement that vote-dilution claims demonstrate intentional discrimination ...effectively overturns decades of congressional precedent.
Hosie notes the decision creates a self-reinforcing dynamic: by eliminating majority-minority districts, it weakens the congressional coalition most likely to advocate for voting rights restoration.
Last week’s Supreme Court decision didn’t just undermine the Voting Rights Act. It foreclosed the possibility of any new Voting Rights Act in the...
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