Terry Nagel

Stanford Law School database provides insight on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

“Foreign corruption is a pervasive and growing problem,” says JOSEPH A. GRUNDFEST, a professor of law and business at Stanford Law School. Grundfest led a team that recently launched a free public database that fosters awareness of the fight against global corruption. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Clearinghouse allows users to search and sort data… Read more Stanford Law School database provides insight on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

U.S. attorney general honors Pamela Karlan

U.S. Attorney General LORETTA LYNCH recently recognized Law School Professor PAMELA KARLAN with the John Marshall Award at the 63rd annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. John Marshall Awards are the highest awards offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to attorneys for contributions and excellence in specialized areas of legal performance.… Read more U.S. attorney general honors Pamela Karlan

Stanford Law School report looks at diversity among California's prosecutors

The last time 70 percent of Californians were white was four decades ago. Yet whites, who make up slightly more than 38 percent of the state’s population, hold nearly 70 percent of prosecutors’ jobs. Thus, a report recently released by Stanford Law School suggests that California prosecutors are “Stuck in the ’70s.” While detailed information… Read more Stanford Law School report looks at diversity among California's prosecutors

Stanford legal scholars weigh in on Supreme Court's end-of-term decisions

In recent weeks, as the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a flurry of decisions, many of them game-changing, Stanford law professors have weighed in. The recent flood of decisions by the court provided long-awaited insights on where the court is leaning – and also raised significant questions. With rulings on key issues including lethal injections… Read more Stanford legal scholars weigh in on Supreme Court's end-of-term decisions

Stanford law professor inducted into the IP Hall of Fame

Stanford Law Professor PAUL GOLDSTEIN, a globally recognized expert on intellectual property (IP) law, has been inducted into the 2015 IP Hall of Fame. He joins Stanford Law Professor MARK LEMLEY and 66 other individuals chosen since 2006 from nominations made by members of the IP community around the world. Goldstein, the Stella W. and… Read more Stanford law professor inducted into the IP Hall of Fame

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan presides over Stanford Law School’s Moot Court final arguments

  A sterling reputation is the key driver of success for lawyers, agreed U.S. Supreme Court Justice ELENA KAGAN and U.S. Circuit Judges SRI SRINIVASAN and RAYMOND KETHLEDGE during a recent conversation at Stanford Law School. The event, presented by the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society, was held prior to this year’s Moot… Read more Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan presides over Stanford Law School’s Moot Court final arguments

Stanford Law School students to hear case before U.S. Supreme Court today

Students from Stanford Law School’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic are in Washington, D.C., with Professor and Clinic Co-Director JEFFREY FISHER, who will argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court today, Jan. 12. The students spent the fall quarter assisting Fisher with background research and drafting the respondents’ merits brief for ONEOK, Inc. v. Learjet,… Read more Stanford Law School students to hear case before U.S. Supreme Court today

Stanford Law School to host series on race, policing and the criminal justice system

  Stanford Law School is organizing a series of events and educational programming focused on race, policing and the criminal justice system.  The first forum is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 6,  and events are planned through winter and spring quarters. The forums are free and open to the public. “For many in the Stanford community,… Read more Stanford Law School to host series on race, policing and the criminal justice system

Law School's Michele Dauber recognized for first book

The American Society for Legal History is among the many organizations recognizing MICHELE LANDIS DAUBER for her first book, The Sympathetic State: Disaster Relief and the Origins of the American Welfare State. The society recently announced that it had awarded its 2014 John Philip Reid Award to Dauber, professor of law and Bernard D. Bergreen… Read more Law School's Michele Dauber recognized for first book

Thiel says Stanford is where 'my whole life began'

If he had it to do over again, PETER THIEL said, “I’d still go to Stanford, I’d probably go to law school.” But, he told a packed audience at Stanford on Monday night, when he was young he was probably too driven by the need for prestige. Now he believes, “There is no wisdom in… Read more Thiel says Stanford is where 'my whole life began'