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How does a $500M AI bet change how lawyers work, learn, and bill? Tune into the latest episode of #AISidebar with Irene Liu and Kirkland & Ellis's Erica Berthou to find out. 👇 🎧 law.stanford.edu/podcast/buil...

Stanford RegLab has been selected for the Public Benefit Innovation Fund’s second round. RegLab will develop and test an AI tool that helps surface missing or unclear information at the time of application, in partnership with Maryland and Colorado. www.centerforcivicfutures.org/resources/ce...

As lawsuits force big changes to Big Tech’s business practices, Prof. Nora Freeman Engstrom (@nora-engstrom.bsky.social), co-director for @stanfordclp.bsky.social, tells @nytimes.com: “We’re witnessing an inflection point in the regulation of social media.” Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/t...

Save the date: The Future of the Legal and Medical Professions is a full-day symposium from Stanford Law and @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social on technology, trust, and transformation across the sister professions. Oct. 26. Register: web.cvent.com/event/765587...

In his Lillick Chair Lecture, @orinkerr.bsky.social explored how Flock cameras are testing Fourth Amendment law and why finding a middle ground between police powers and privacy rights is difficult. Courts may end up “running towards the extremes,” he warned. law.stanford.edu/press/in-lil...

Oct. 15, 5-6 p.m. PDT: The Neukom Center and Hoover’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions will celebrate Professor Diego Zambrano’s new book, “How Americans Enforce the Law.” Professor Eugene Volokh will serve as discussant. RSVP: law.stanford.edu/event/how-am...

How will AI change expert work? Can the professions keep public trust—and widen access? Stanford Law and @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social take on the shared challenges between the sister professions. The Future of the Legal and Medical Professions, Oct. 26. Register: web.cvent.com/event/765587...

Featured on @60minutes.bsky.social, Vorys Law Firm highlighted its work with SLS's liftlab to build internal AI personas trained on the insights of senior lawyers. The goal: help attorneys prepare more effectively, not replace their judgment. #LegalAI #AI www.cbsnews.com/news/artific...

California’s Prop 45 promises faster approvals for “essential projects.” But SLS Prof. Deborah Sivas, JD ’87, writes that it could also limit tribal consultation, public comment and judicial review under CEQA. Read the essay: law.stanford.edu/2026/10/04/p...

Law & medicine are facing the same disruptions: AI, shifting markets, and a changing policy landscape. Join Stanford Law and @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social for a full-day symposium on the future of both professions. Oct. 26, Paul Brest Hall. Register: web.cvent.com/event/765587...

SLS Prof. Julian Nyarko’s analysis found AI signals more often in law review main text and abstracts than in footnotes. The research cannot determine whether AI was used for editing, polishing or drafting. That distinction matters. Read more: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Prof. Jack Balkin didn't come to SLS w/ an uplifting Constitution Day message. In a wide-ranging lecture, he argued that new tech is reshaping constitutional power, weakening democratic institutions, & accelerating what he calls “constitutional rot.” law.stanford.edu/press/techno...

When can states redraw congressional districts? Can the White House change mail voting rules through the Postal Service? Prof. Nate Persily talks to Stanford Legal discussing the legal battles over 2026 election rules—& what's at stake for democracy. law.stanford.edu/stanford-leg...

On Sept. 28, SLS Professor Rabia Belt will explore how communities shaped mental competence and voting rights in 19th-century America at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social. Hosted by Berkeley Law Center for the Study of Law & Society | 12:15-2 p.m. RSVP: www.law.berkeley.edu/event/csls-s...

"Stanford RegLab is proud to partner with the state to pioneer a framework to rigorously learn, evaluate, & improve such a system through rapid technological change," says Prof. Dan Ho, Director of Stanford RegLab. Take a look at the new AI-powered tool: www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/09/g...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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:

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:

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:

"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.

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:

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.

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.

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:

"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.

“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.

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.

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.

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: