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The Senate’s new bipartisan infrastructure permitting reform bill gets some important things right, according to Professor David J. Hayes, a former White House climate policy adviser and Deputy Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Obama and Clinton. But it also misses key Read moreopportunities—and some proposed changes could create more problems than they solve, he says.
In his latest post for Stanford Law’s faculty blog, Legal Aggregate, Hayes takes a close look at the legislation, identifying promising reforms and critical omissions.
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Shortly before a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators released their bipartisan infrastructure permitting reform legislation—the Bipartisan American Af
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Why does the United States rely on ordinary citizens and their lawyers to enforce regulatory law?
TOMORROW, October 15 at 5pm PDT, the Neukom Center and Hoover’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions will host “How Americans Enforce the Law,” celebrating a new book by Neukom Read moreCenter Faculty Director and Professor Diego Zambrano.
The book offers the first comprehensive account of an enforcement system built on more than 10,000 private rights of action embedded in regulatory statutes. Professor Eugene Volokh will serve as discussant.
RSVP: https://brnw.ch/21x6oWl
Stanford Lawyer Magazine Summer/Fall 2026 is here!
Examine the rule of law with the Neukom Center, see how researchers are using AI to identify outdated laws, and more.
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Register for The Future of the Legal and Medical Professions Symposium, Oct. 26
Law and medicine have long been distinct professions, but they are increasingly confronting the same fundamental questions:
⚖️ How will AI change expert work, and how should institutions adapt? Read more
⚕️ How can the professions ensure access to essential services for those who cannot afford them?
💡 How can the professions maintain public trust and confidence?
Stanford Law School and Stanford Medicine are bringing together leaders and thinkers from across both fields for a full-day symposium to examine what the professions can learn from one another as they navigate this period of rapid change.
Learn more and register: https://brnw.ch/21x6lvi