As a career-long public defender/clinic teacher and ex-pat Californian, I found this story resonating at many levels. Thank you for the perceptions, beautifully conveyed. Jennifer Lyman ‘78

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As a career-long public defender/clinic teacher and ex-pat Californian, I found this story resonating at many levels. Thank you for the perceptions, beautifully conveyed. Jennifer Lyman ‘78 |
The title of this post is also the title of an Op Ed in today’s Sacramento Bee, criticizing California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for failing to address the racial dimensions of California’s prison crisis. In this timely Op Ed, Associate Professor at Ohio State University’s Moritz College of the Law and 2005 [...] |
David J. Hayes '78, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, discusses legal issues with Assistant Professor Michael Wara '06.
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The “Three Strikes Project,” under the supervision of Michael Romano ’03 and Galit Lipa, has been successful in its representation of two new clients—both of whom have had their prison sentences significantly reduced from life terms mandated by California’s “three strikes” law. The clinic, which only represents prisoners serving life [...] |
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From the DeanBy Larry Kramer A few weeks ago, I greeted this year’s class of incoming students. They were anxious, as first years always are, but this year’s jitters were about more than the Socratic Method. That morning, The New York Times had published the latest in a stream of articles describing the economic woes of large law firms—and, with them, the supposedly diminishing prospects of graduates from elite law schools. These stories have surprised me because I thought everyone had agreed long before the economy collapsed that the system funneling students to these firms was broken and needed to change. • Of course, “big law” is not about to disappear (though it does seem likely to become a bit less big). And that’s a good thing: The mega-firms do valuable work, and, for the right people, they are wonderful places to make a career. They have great lawyers, and they work with influential clients on interesting and important cases and transactions. For many, they are the right choice. • Just not for everyone. If there has been a problem, it’s that too many of our graduates have gone to these firms for the wrong reasons—with predictable results, including boredom, frustration, and early lateral movement. NewsTuesday, Dec 1 Stanford Law Professor Joan Petersilia was interviewed on KCBS radio about budget cuts to social services and recent tragedies involving police and people with mental health problems MoreTuesday, Dec 1 Professor Jane Schacter talked to Bob Egelko about the latest development in the legal dispute over same-sex marriage. MoreSLSConnect Friday, Jan 8
In the coming three weeks, students from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford will be tackling real-life problems of Internet commerce, governance, security, and information dissemination at Stanford Law School. […] Monday, Dec 14The Environment & Energy Insights Blog Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Clean Air Act – What's Next? Governance of forests in Brazil and Indonesia? Obama's offer at Copenhagen? On the Environment & Energy Insights blog, readers will find. […] Monday, Nov 16 November 16, 2009 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stanford Law School Reception: 5:30pm - 6:00pm, outside Room 280A Lecture: 6:00pm - 7:00pm, Room 280A The Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Gover. […]
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