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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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What new insights can be gained from the Declaration of Independence nearly 250 years after its adoption?
Beginning tomorrow, May 15–16, 2026, the Stanford Constitutional Law Center will convene eight prominent scholars, historians, and jurists on to explore what new perspectives can be ...brought to the Declaration of Independence on the eve of its 250th anniversary.
Through a series of lectures and conversations, participants from across the ideological spectrum will examine the document's history, meaning, and continuing significance for American constitutional thought.
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Stanford Lawyer Magazine Winter / Spring ‘26 🗞️ Click the link in our bio to read the digital articles!
This latest edition, “Law Disrupted: How Powerful AI Tools Are Transforming Legal Practice and Education” features:
‘Marshall Goldberg’s (JD ‘71) Unscripted ...Path.’
‘Top of Their Game’ with class of 2015 Krista Whitaker, Kaleisha Stuart, and Mari Guttman.
‘Comparing Criminal Law in Germany and the United States’ from Stanford Law and University of Göttingen student field study participants in September 2025.
Q&A with Michael Strauss, General Counsel of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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