The Environmental Law Clinic hit the ground running this quarter with advanced student Peter Broderick ‘13 arguing before the California Court of Appeals during the second week of class, in the majestic California Supreme Court courtroom in San Francisco. The case involves efforts by our client, Salmon Protection and [...]
The Health Care Challenge Threatens All Regulation
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—which critics sometimes label Obamacare, as if the issue were the president, rather than providing adequate and affordable medical care—is under sharp legal attack, condemned as unconstitutional by conservative federal judges in Virginia and Florida.
Yet the grounds for the constitutional assault, ironically, stem [...]
We Aim to Teach Our Students Not Just to Spot Problems, But to Solve Them
The following is an excerpt from the March 29th ABA Journal Op Ed
While failings of legal education have been much in the news these past few years, the need to change long predated the economic downturn—which mainly accelerated trends that have been unfolding for years. Stanford began revamping its curriculum [...]
Juan Rivera is Free
Last month, I circulated word about a decision by the Illinois Appellate Court reversing the conviction of Juan Rivera, a client whom a large group of Stanford Law students represented. I am delighted to report that the prosecutor announced yesterday that he would not be appealing that decision. Late [...]
Stanford Law School’s Fair Use Project Represents The Andy Warhol Foundation in Amicus Brief Urging Federal Appeals Court to Provide Broader Protection for Appropriation Art
“The fair use doctrine is the most important tool courts have to ensure that copyright does not choke the creativity it is supposed to foster,” said Anthony T. Falzone, executive director of the Fair Use Project and counsel for the foundation. “Artists should not have to hire a lawyer to make art, and we’re suggesting an approach that provides [...]
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Sometimes an Amendment Is Just an Amendment
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE SEPT/OCT ISSUE OF BOSTON REVIEW: The Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection and due process clauses are never far from the news. The ongoing federal marriage-equality litigation lies at their intersection. Many transformational events of post-Reconstruction America, from the dismantling of Jim Crow and the [...]
Public Interest Requires Public Input: Verizon/Android Tethering
Assistant Professor of Law and Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society leader, Professor Barbara van Schewick, sent a letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski which raises important issues regarding openness in mobile networks and addresses the restricted proceeding under which the public will not be invited to comment [...]
Me, Inc.
In her latest column for Boston Review, Professor Karlan explores the Supreme Court’s decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and the idea of corporations as people. Here is an excerpt:
When the Supreme Court heard Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co. in 1886, few would have pegged the case as a turning [...]
Dan Reicher Testified Before House Natural Resources Committee on “American Energy Initiative”
Professor Dan Reicher, executive director of Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on identifying roadblocks to renewable energy development on U.S. public lands and waters [...]
The Essence of Democracy
William B. Gould IV, Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus, and former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board weighs in on labor disputes in Wisconsin and the state of labor relations in the U.S. in this New York Times “Room for Debate” opinion piece:
“As the United States has [...]