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Join Stanford Law School on April 21st 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.
Register for the event: https://brnw.ch/21x1rZr
Stanford Law faculty are again backing the law firms targeted by President Trump’s executive orders.
In the latest effort, Professors Phillip Malone and Mark Lemley represented a group of 595 law professors from across the country who signed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit opposing ...the orders. Read more: https://brnw.ch/21x1pZe
The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stanford Law, and https://brnw.ch/21x1nSO announced a joint effort to design and implement a comprehensive online case resolution system, prioritizing the development of people-centered digital services.
“A year of rigorous empirical analysis and... stakeholder engagement helped us to identify underlying mechanisms, change levers, and opportunities to design, implement, and test innovations that increase access to the Court and improve court operations,” says Rhode Center Co-Director and Stanford Law Professor David Freeman Engstrom.
Read about how the next steps in the groundbreaking partnership seek to unlock the potential of online dispute resolution (ODR): https://brnw.ch/21x1nSN
Join us tomorrow at the Irvine Barclay Theatre beginning at 5:00pm for an engaging exploration of justice at the 2026 Shakespeare Trial. Featuring renowned legal minds Stanford Law's very own Bernadette Meyler and Erwin Chemerinsky from @[urn:li:organization:15100253:University of California, ...Berkeley - School of Law] this interactive theater event will examine the actions of the Merry Wives of Windsor and explore complex themes of justice and morality. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the jury!
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The Merry Wives of Windsor have put John Falstaff in some compromising and even dangerous situations in response to his exploitative advances. Are...
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