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Join Stanford Law School tomorrow at 12pm, for a dynamic panel titled "Academic Freedom’s Rationales and Limits." This discussion will address the nuances of academic freedom, particularly how it impacts classroom dynamics and differs from free speech protections. In a panel moderated ...by Paul Brest, hear from experts Emily Levine, Eugene Volokh, and Bernadette Meyler.
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A major honor for Stanford Law Professor and Stanford Reglab Director Daniel E. Ho: He has received the 2026 CodeX Prize.
The award, presented at Codex's annual FutureLaw conference, honors Ho’s contributions to legal informatics and his influential scholarship on AI, government, ...and legal institutions. In particular, the prize recognized several of Ho’s foundational papers, including "Algorithmic Accountability in the Administrative State" and "Government by Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence in Federal Administrative Agencies." Congratulations to Professor Ho, who has helped shape contemporary thinking about AI, law, and policy.
Emily Galvin Almanza, JD ’10, Stanford Law School lecturer, former public defender, and co-founder of Partners for Justice, has a new book out: The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in America.
Drawing on her years in public ...defense, Almanza examines how the criminal legal system falls short for the people it is meant to serve and argues for reforms that focus on better outcomes, greater transparency, and stronger community support.
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