Join us on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5pm for our annual Constitution Day Lecture with Yale Law Professor Jack M. Balkin discussing "Technology and Constitutional Rot" and how the Algorithmic Society threatens democratic governance. RSVP: law.stanford.edu/event/consti...

Constitution Day Lecture: Technology and Constitutional Rot | Stanford Law School

Technological change affects the Constitution not only by creating new problems of constitutional interpretation, but also by changing the distributio

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SLS’s Executive Education program is launching the Legal Engineering Academy, a first-of-its-kind, two-week residential program for attorneys, executives, and other leaders who want to move beyond talking about AI and start building with it. law.stanford.edu/press/the-ri...

The Rise of Legal Engineering | Stanford Law School

A new kind of leader is emerging across the legal sector. These professionals combine legal expertise with an engineering mindset, helping shape how l

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Who runs a federal agency when the top position is vacant? Stanford Law's Anne Joseph O'Connell discusses the legal rules governing temporary officials and recent court decisions on the latest episode of Stanford Legal. 🎧Tune in: law.stanford.edu/stanford-leg...

Hoang Pham, Hannah Cha, and Rashon Poole argue that contemporary disputes over "AI bias" are best understood as normative disagreements about representation—whether AI systems should mirror the world or be designed to promote a more inclusive future. www.stanfordlawreview.org/online/unpac...

Unpacking AI Bias and the Antidiscrimination Law Dilemma | Stanford Law Review

In their Essay, Hoang Pham, Hannah Cha, and Rashon Poole argue that contemporary disputes over "AI bias" are best understood as normative di

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Congratulations to Promise Mabilo, winner of Stanford’s #2026BrightAward for Environmental Sustainability. A community organizer in Emalahleni, South Africa fighting fossil fuel pollution—learn more and register for her panel and reception: law.stanford.edu/press/promis...

Promise Mabilo, South African Clean Air Activist, Wins Stanford Bright Award | Stanford Law School

Promise Mabilo does not need an air-quality monitor to know when the pollution in Emalahleni is especially bad. In the coal country of South Africa’

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The Supreme Court is disregarding factual evidence established by lower courts, raising concerns about judicial integrity. SLS's Duncan Hosie writes in @theatlantic.com about the Roberts Court's troubling departure from the "clear-error deference" standard. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Supreme Court Isn’t Interested in Facts

In decision after decision, the conservative justices are ignoring the evidentiary record that lower courts have worked hard to establish.

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Should courts use AI? SLS's Daniel E. Ho and Olivia Martin say the answer isn't banning—it's creating secure environments where judges can test models before deployment. Without this, courts risk falling behind litigants already using these tools. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/an-a...

An AI Playground for the Courts

Judges face an unsatisfactory menu of AI options. A secure, judiciary-controlled sandbox for testing frontier models is the better path.

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Looking for a good book or two to start before the end of summer? It's not too late! Take a look at the Stanford Law School Faculty Summer Reading List which offers up some of our professors’ favorite reads. law.stanford.edu/stanford-law...

Stanford Law School’s 2026 Summer Faculty Reading List | Stanford Law School

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

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“The more daylight there is, the more trouble for Meta.” SLS's Nora Freeman Engstrom explains what’s at stake in the federal trial brought by state AGs over alleged harms to young users—and why its outcome could shape thousands of related cases. Read more: law.stanford.edu/2026/08/25/w...

What’s at Stake in the Meta Trial | Stanford Law School

(Originally published by Stanford Report on August 25, 2026.) Four states kicked off a closely-watched trial against Meta last week, alleging that the

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500+ democracy scholars are urging Congress to adopt proportional representation to combat gerrymandering. SLS's Pam Karlan tells PBS: "Instead of voters being able to elect the candidates of their choice politicians are picking the voters of their choice." law.stanford.edu/stanford-law...

Push for Voting Reform with Pam Karlan | Stanford Law School

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During the 2025-26 academic year, SLS faculty and academic staff garnered an array of awards. Similarly, numerous SLS students were the recipients of awards and fellowships. See the full list: law.stanford.edu/press/sls-st...

SLS Students and Faculty Honored with Awards, Fellowships | Stanford Law School

During the 2025-26 academic year, Stanford Law School faculty members and academic staff garnered an array of awards for their books, articles, teachi

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Stanford Law Professor Easha Anand elected to the American Law Institute, joining 27 other current or emeriti Stanford Law faculty in advancing ALI's mission to clarify, modernize, and improve American law. Read more:

Stanford Law School Professor Easha Anand Elected to the American Law Institute | Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School Professor Easha Anand, co-director of the law school’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, has been elected to the American Law Ins

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Who's responsible when medical AI fails? Stanford Law's Michelle Mello, co-leader of the Healthcare Ethical Assessment Lab for AI, examines the urgent need for guardrails in healthcare technology. Listen to the @kff.org episode:

Guardrails for AI in Health Care — How High? | KFF

AI is racing into everyday medicine. The rules of the road are still being written. Dr. Michelle Mello of Stanford, professor at both the Law School and the School of Medicine, and co-leader of its…

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Uber's new terms require users who sue the company to disclose litigation funding agreements and waive attorney-client privilege—but the requirements are "dubious at best," writes Rhode Center fellow Brianne Holland-Stergar. Read the full opinion:

Uber’s New Litigation Funding Terms Would Hinder Accountability

Opinion: Uber’s revised terms requiring access to documents exchanged with third-party litigation funders are likely unlawful but could effectively discourage lawsuits.

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"This is a direct example of how AI can benefit millions of people" says Stanford's Dan Ho on new research from @stanfordhai.bsky.social & Stanford RegLab using AI to identify outdated state regulations.

How AI is Helping States Cut Through Decades of Red Tape | Stanford Law School

(Originally published by The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI on July 23, 2026.) Bureaucracy moves slowly, and decades of outdated provisions

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Stanford Legal examines presidential war powers with international law expert Allen Weiner. The episode explores how the Iran war evolved beyond its nuclear proliferation goals—and what that means for U.S. foreign policy. Listen to the episode:

The Iran War and the Limits of Presidential Power | Stanford Law School

Stanford’s Allen Weiner examines how the U.S. war with Iran raises questions about the president’s power to wage war and negotiate peace.

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Rachel George, PhD, a Legal Innovation & Policy Fellow at SLS warns AI-generated fake citations are undermining national security policies. Between May 2025 & April 2026 official documents from Europe, South Africa, & US cited research that didn't exist.

The Next National Security Challenge Is Research Integrity

In the age of AI, research integrity has become critical infrastructure, writes Stanford Law School's Rachel A. George.

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A new Rule of Law Teaching Hub from SLS’s Neukom Center brings together syllabi, readings, country case studies, and practical guidance to help instructors build and strengthen rule of law courses—and connect a dispersed community working in the field.

Stanford Law School’s Neukom Center for the Rule of Law Launches New Teaching Hub | Stanford Law School

As legal and democratic institutions come under renewed strain around the world, interest in the rule of law as a field of study has grown. But profes

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How is the Supreme Court using history and tradition to reshape constitutional interpretation? Prof. Jeff Fisher examines pivotal 2026 rulings on birthright citizenship, voting rights, and agency independence in the latest Stanford Legal episode. Tune in:

Inside the Supreme Court’s Key 2026 Decisions | Stanford Law School

Jeff Fisher discusses a term marked by major rulings across executive power, voting, and civil rights, and what they signal about the Court’s trajectory.

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"If an observer only looked at cases in which the Supreme Court explicitly overturned precedent ... you wouldn't see the degree to which precedent was discarded," said Duncan Hosie, a legal scholar at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center.

'Stealth Overrulings': Did the Supreme Court Overturn More Precedent Than It Claimed? | Law.com

Across several rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority either outright overruled, or else functionally gutted, several precedents this term.

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“The question right now is not whether transgender advocates should fight or not fight — it’s whether going to hostile courts is the most prudent move,” said Duncan Hosie, a fellow at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center via @washingtonpost.com:

As the fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire comes under renewed strain, Stanford Law student and @Knighthennessy scholar Josh Waldman turns his attention to sea mines—an old weapon with enormous consequences for global trade. Read more in Foreign Policy.

What Will Happen to Iran’s Sea Mines?

The overlooked technology wreaked havoc on the Strait of Hormuz—and global trade.

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For Brionna Bolanos & Dayle Chung the Bremond Fellowship was a chance to pursue racial justice work that was intellectually rigorous & connected to why they came to law school. Watch the Stanford Center for Racial Justice’s fellows discuss their research.

Stanford Center for Racial Justice | Bremond Fellows 2025-2026 Cohort

With continued generous support from the Wilson Sonsini Foundation, this prestigious fellowship honoring legendary Bay Area attorney Harry Bremond offers Stanford Law School 2L and 3L students a…

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Much of the debate over AI & jobs focuses on the work the tech could eliminate. In a @washingtonpost op-ed, SLS student Anna Pasnau, JD ’28, turns to a less-discussed challenge: the skilled labor needed to build the infrastructure powering the AI boom.

In a new JOTWELL essay, @stanfordclp.bsky.social researchers Nora Freeman Engstrom and Aviv Caspi examine research on AI and self-represented litigants. Will more filings translate into meaningful access to justice? Read more: legalpro.jotwell.com/opening-the-...

A new idea for taxing AI: require top firms to transfer shares, not just cash — then hold them in a public trust. Stanford Legal explores how it might work, including governance and political insulation. 🎧Tune in:

Congrats to SLS RegLab and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on receiving an inaugural AI in Action Award from the Center for Civic Futures. Their AI tool helps unemployment adjudicators identify gaps and ask the right follow-up questions.

Stanford RegLab and Colorado Labor Department Receive Award for AI Adjudication Tool | Stanford Law School

Resolving an unemployment claim often turns on asking the right questions. Adjudicators must determine which facts matter, identify what is missing or

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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:

<i>The Declaration at 250</i>: The Declaration of Independence and Conditions for Democratic Flourishing | Stanford Law School

What does it actually take for democracy to work?

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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/...

State Supreme Courts Can Resolve Early Legal Recruiting Mess

Opinion: Imposing a uniform "hold open" date for job offers to law students would likely put much-needed brakes on accelerated recruiting.

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