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Stanford Law School marked May 4 with a law-meets-lightsabers panel that could only happen when brilliant legal minds also happen to be major Star Wars nerds.
During “The Law of Star Wars,” Professors Mark Lemley and Liz Hidalgo Reese, along with ...Nari Ely, JD ’16, senior counsel at Epic Games, took a room full of students through a mini master class on the legal questions at play in a galaxy far, far away.
Lemley promised the presentation would cover “pretty much all of the first-year curriculum,” and the panel delivered, taking on the thorny question of who owns R2-D2 and C-3PO, Han Solo’s self-defense claim, Death Star liability, and other matters of urgent galactic importance.
Reese, who teaches federal Indian law, added another layer, explaining that Native communities’ appreciation for Star Wars is very much “a thing.” Its themes of empire, resistance, oppression, and interconnected spiritual life have made the films especially resonant in Indian Country, she said, even inspiring a Navajo-language version of “Episode IV — A New Hope.”
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How should universities approach their mission to discover and amplify truth? A recent panel discussion, Academic Freedom's Rationales and Limits, tackled this complex question through a historical lens, examining three key moments from the 20th century starting in 1915.
The ...discussion, sponsored by the Stanford Law and Policy Lab, with Professors Paul Brest, Bernadette Meyler, Emily Levine, and Eugene Volokh, offered attendees a deeper understanding of the tensions and responsibilities that have shaped academic institutions' relationship with truth over the past century.
Stanford Law Professor Emeritus William Gould IV, a prominent employment law expert and former chair of the National Labor Relations Board, warns that the nation remains unprepared for artificial intelligence's impact on the workforce.
Gould emphasized that AI's breadth and ...depth distinguish this technological shift from previous industrial revolutions. The focus should shift from analyzing which jobs will be affected to preparing adequate safety nets for displaced workers, he said.
Read his full Q&A with The Mercury News:
Without planning and a safety net, division and possibly violence are in America’s future as AI progresses, professor believes.
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How do restrictions on voting access affect eligible voters? Stanford Legal examines this question with Sophia Lin Lakin, JD '11 (MS '04, BA '02), director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, in an episode that examines the legal battles over proof-of-citizenship requirements, ...mail ballots, voter roll purges, and redistricting — all of which determine who can vote and whose ballots count.
Listen to the episode: https://brnw.ch/21x26PN