Stanford Law School leaders helped drive discussions on some of AI’s most pressing legal and societal challenges at the recent 2026 Marshall Forum on Artificial Intelligence, held over two days at the law school.

The public gathering brought together leading voices from law, technology, ...Read morebusiness, journalism, and government.

Dean George Triantis and professors Nate Persily and Julian Nyarko joined a panel on AI Research and the Legal Profession, exploring the intersection of emerging technologies, legal scholarship, and practice. Professor David Freeman Engstrom and liftlab Executive Director Megan Ma participated in a panel on AI for Legal Services: New Models of Value and Delivery.

Thank you to the Association of Marshall Scholars, our speakers, and everyone who joined us for these important conversations.

As part of the recent Stanford Law School Alumni Reunions festivities on campus, Paul R. Williams, JD ’90, received Stanford University’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good, while Leslie T. Hatamiya, JD ’97 (BA ’90), Shirin Sinnar, JD ’03, and Sunshine S. Sykes, JD ’01 (BA ...Read more’97), were inducted into the university’s CECL Alumni Hall of Fame.

Congratulations to these four outstanding alumni on their well-deserved recognition! Read more:

During Reunions, Stanford Law Alumni Honored for Service and Impact | Stanford Law School

Stanford University’s recent Reunion Homecoming was a time to celebrate alumni whose contributions are making a difference on campus and around the

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In his recent Lillick Chair Lecture, Professor Orin Kerr explored how emerging surveillance technologies like Flock cameras are testing constitutional doctrine. Finding a middle ground between broad police powers and expansive individual privacy rights is proving difficult, he said.

“You...Read more can craft a rule, but it's just an uncomfortable judicial rule,” Kerr said. He predicted that courts may end up “dividing sharply, running towards the extremes over time.”

Read more about his lecture and the evolving legal debate:

In Lillick Chair Lecture, Orin Kerr Examines the Fourth Amendment Challenges Posed by Flock Cameras | Stanford Law School

Orin Kerr, the Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law, recently marked his appointment to the endowed chair with a lecture at Stanford Law Scho

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The Stanford Law School experience extends long after graduation. Two best friends of 25 years share the value of the Stanford Law School Alumni community and their lasting friendship.