In the special 8 episode series, The Declaration at 250, Michael McConnell introduces former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and historian David Kennedy to ask a deceptively simple question: what does it actually take for democracy to work? Tune in:

AI is reshaping lawyering, not just tools, but core responsibilities. In Episode 1 of AI Sidebar, Irene Liu interviews SLS Dean George Triantis on how law schools should respond, with ethics, trust and “human in the loop” front and center. 🎧Tune in: ai-sidebar.simplecast.com/episodes/law...

“We propose that state supreme courts amend their rules of professional conduct to impose a uniform ‘hold open’ date for offers until Oct. 1 of students’ 2L year for 2L summer positions.” @marklemley.bsky.social & I have an op-ed in Bloomberg on early recruiting news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Looking for a good book or two to dig into during the summer? The Stanford Law School Faculty Summer Reading List offers up some of our professors’ favorite reads.

What new can be said about the Declaration of Independence today? Introducing The Declaration at 250—8 episodes exploring America's founding document with prominent scholars from across the ideological spectrum. Episode 1 out tomorrow on Stanford Legal: stanfordlegal.simplecast.com/episodes/dec...

As the Class of 2026 gathered on June 13 speakers looked ahead to the graduates’ next chapters while returning often to family, friendship, gratitude, professional responsibility, and the enduring importance of community.

In 1895, Wong Kim Ark was denied entry to the country where he was born. The landmark case that followed shaped U.S. birthright citizenship law. Stanford Center for Racial Justice students recently brought Wong’s story to life. Read more:

On Monday, June 22: The first episode of AI Sidebar with Irene Liu drops—featuring Stanford Law Dean George Triantis. A timely conversation on how AI is changing law, business, and society, and what lawyers need to be ready for next. Listen and subscribe:

Are personal injury lawyers frauds and scammers? SLS's Nora Freeman Engstrom, Co-Director of the @stanfordclp.bsky.social, was a guest on the No Such Thing podcast to discuss personal injury law firms. Listen here: law.stanford.edu/stanford-law...

For nearly 50 years, Prof. Mark Kelman has helped shape the intellectual life of Stanford Law School. Colleagues, family, and fans recently gathered for a day-long festschrift honoring his extraordinary career and influence. Read more in #StanfordLawMag: law.stanford.edu/stanford-law...

Many of the Trump administration’s most consequential immigration changes aren’t headline-grabbers. Lucas Guttentag explains how hundreds of directives and memos are quietly reshaping the system on the latest episode of Stanford Legal. Listen here:

Stanford Law Review Vol. 78, Issue 6: Assistant Professor of Law Matthew Sanders examines the administrative remand rule’s origins and modern applications — and calls for modest adjustments to improve consistency across circuits.

"Congress could also reimpose caps on payments from the Judgment Fund or restrict the ability to distribute money through the separate commission that is being created to oversee the fund," said Duncan Hosie, an academic fellow at SLS's ConLaw Center.

“How could the delegates achieve the independence, vigor, secrecy and dispatch necessary for an effective executive without rendering him an elected monarch?” [email protected] via Michael McConnell's book “The President Who Would Not Be King.”

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Faculty Affiliate @persily.bsky.social joined the Stanford Legal podcast to discuss the decision and its implications for racial representation, partisan gerrymandering, and anti-discrimination law. Listen via @law.stanford.edu ⤵️

The FTCA is a powerful but underused tool for compensating victims of federal misconduct. A new 75-page field guide by Prof. Nora Freeman Engstrom and Malka Herman (@stanfordclp.bsky.social) tackles the statute’s complexities to help lawyers deploy it effectively.

A new #StanfordLawMag story looks at how four Stanford Law classmates from the Class of 2007 reunited at Reach University to help working adults turn their jobs into degrees — and rethink what college can be.

The technology is evolving faster than the case law. Stanford Law School's Digital Economy Best Practices 2026 Conference addresses agentic AI governance challenges on June 8, bringing together technologists, general counsel and policymakers. Register: conferences.law.stanford.edu/bestpractice...

Students enrolled in the Spring '26 SLS policy lab on developing a framework for the fair compensation of prisoner labor had the opportunity to present their quarter's work with their counterparts at the University of Gottingen in Germany who are grappling with the same topic.

Tariffs, export controls, chip sales to China & managing a global workforce — Stanford's DEBP conference tackles U.S.–global tensions head-on. Join us June 8 @law.stanford.edu conferences.law.stanford.edu/bestpractices/

Stanford Law School launched the Private Capital Initiative at the Rock Center for Corporate Governance. Robert Bartlett will lead as faculty director, with Scott James as founding executive director. law.stanford.edu/press/stanfo...

Can nonlawyers offer high-quality legal services? @stanfordclp.bsky.social's Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom and Natalie Knowlton compiled nearly a century of research from multiple jurisdictions and methodologies to answer this enduring question with fresh insight.

We have an exciting new partnership with Stanford Law School! King’s LLB students will have the opportunity to study at @law.stanford.edu through the Law with a Year Abroad programme, offering then valuable international experience and a comparative perspective on legal education.

Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars! The 87 students (18 law students) in the newest cohort have citizenship in 31 countries and will pursue degrees in 45 graduate programs across all seven of Stanford’s graduate schools.

Former DOJ officials Liz Oyer, Greg Rosen, and Stacey Young discuss duty, independence, and ethics—and the questions government lawyers face: when to stay, when to leave, and when to speak out. Listen to the latest episode of Stanford Legal:

Plaintiffs' lawyers compete fiercely for clients. But do they compete on price? In a new article, @stanfordclp.bsky.social researchers discuss price uniformity and clients struggling to compare lawyers. Their fix: more transparency, not fee caps. Read the Q&A:

AI is moving quickly into politics, government, and democratic life. A new volume, "Artificial Intelligence, Politics, and Political Science," co-edited by Stanford Law Professor Nathaniel Persily, JD ’98, examines what that means for the future.

Through training, testing, and in-house innovation, SLS’s Robert Crown Law Library is helping lead the way on legal AI. The library has built an AI framework for students, faculty, and staff, & recently added two AI-focused librarians.

Former NLRB Chair William Gould IV warns U.S. is unprepared for AI's workforce impact: "It's a locomotive coming down the tracks." The SLS professor emeritus calls for wage insurance and retraining programs similar to those in Scandinavian countries.

The Neukom Center for the Rule of Law will host "The Trump Presidency and the Rule of Law" on May 7, 5-6 p.m. PDT at Stanford Law. Leading scholars will examine executive power, constitutional constraints and accountability challenges. RSVP:

Why do prediction market liquidity providers thrive where insider trading is worst? Stanford's Robert Bartlett & Cornell's Maureen O'Hara find optimistic retail bettors systematically overpay, creating a behavioral surplus that absorbs insider losses. law.stanford.edu/2026/04/21/a...

“This was supposed to be one of Uber’s stronger cases,” said Nora Freeman Engstrom, professor & co-director of @stanfordclp.bsky.social. “If the company could not persuade a jury here, that sends a powerful signal about the risks it faces going forward.” @nytimes.com

At a recent Stanford Law conference marking the Copyright Act's 50th anniversary, Professor Emeritus Paul Goldstein delivered a keynote that addressed, among other topics, what copyright should protect in the age of AI. Read more:

SLS's @stanfordclp.bsky.social & the National Civil Justice Institute will co-host "Secrecy and Transparency in Civil Litigation," examining one of the most pressing challenges facing the modern civil justice system. 📅 Save the date: May 1 & 2 📋 RSVP:

Emily Galvin Almanza (@galvinalmanza.bsky.social), JD ’10, Stanford Law lecturer, former public defender, and co-founder of Partners for Justice (@partnersforjustice.bsky.social), has a new book: "The Price of Mercy." Read more:

@law.stanford.edu student Kaidi (KD) Zhang has a great preview of the Supreme Court’s 4/29 Hikma v. Amarin argument on patent inducement for generic “skinny labels”—including why neither side’s standard solves the underlying innovation policy problem writtendescription.blogspot.com/2026/04/hikm...

Former DOJ lawyers Greg Rosen, Liz Oyer (@lawyeroyer.com), & Stacey Young (@justiceconnection.bsky.social) joined SLS's Pamela Karlan for a candid conversation on duty, integrity, & what’s at stake when DOJ independence starts to erode. (@stanfordclp.bsky.social)

From Policy Lab to proposed federal legislation: Stanford Law students helped shape the bipartisan Foreign Anti-SLAPP Act, aimed at curbing politically motivated lawsuits in U.S. courts.

Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stanford Law School, and ODR.com advance partnership to develop next-generation case resolution system. law.stanford.edu/press/superi...

At a recent Stanford Law convening, experts from law, technology, and civil rights explored how AI is reshaping some of antidiscrimination law’s core questions, from intent to disparate impact. Read more:

A Law and Policy Lab team recently took a deep dive into how the criminal justice system should govern AI. A new essay by one of the policy lab’s instructors looks at the research behind the white paper:

📅 Save the date! @CodeXStanford FutureLaw Week 2026 is happening from April 11-16. Join us to explore the future of legal tech with groundbreaking events. Sign-up today: conferences.law.stanford.edu/futurelaw/

What happens when federal immigration enforcement collides with local realities? Jennifer Chacón shares insights on state pushback and community implications on Stanford Legal.

🎉 Congratulations to SLS's Duncan Hosie, the Yale Law Journal’s Emerging Scholar of the Year! His forthcoming research promises to address vital issues in the intersection of law and politics. Read more: yalelawjournal.org/news/announc...

Utah steps into autonomous AI medicine with a pilot program for prescription renewals. SLS's Michelle Mello highlights the importance of robust oversight amid the promise of improving access to care. Explore her insights for JAMA Health Forum:

Join the Neukom Center on 4/7 as they host Francis Fukuyama and Marc Dunkelman on America's defining puzzle: abundant resources, broken systems. They will explore "Why Nothing Works"--and how we might restore our ability to solve collective problems. RSVP: law.stanford.edu/event/why-no...

This month, Stanford Law Professor Daniel Ho was honored with the Roland Prize which recognizes faculty who integrate scholarship, teaching, and public service in ways that benefit students and communities alike. Read more about the event: news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...

Join us on March 16 for the kickoff of the "Rethinking the Lawyers' Monopoly" webinar series. 🗓️ Register: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 💻 The full webinar series: clp.law.stanford.edu/lawyers-mono... 📘 Free download of the Lawyers' Monopoly book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

Stanford Law School professors Mark Lemley (BA ’88), Mila Sohoni, and Tendayi Achiume were named to an annual list of the “Top 100 Legal Scholars” compiled by George Mason University researchers Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp. Read more:

California relies on self-reported data to monitor pollution risks from large dairies and feedlots. A new Stanford Law School study finds big gaps in that system. Read more: