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Stanford Law Expands Its Podcast Lineup
"Under Review with Alex Su," a new monthly podcast from the school’s executive education program, provides timely conversations at the intersection of law, business, and academics.
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Managing Multidistrict Litigation: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next
In a recent Q&A for Stanford Law's Legal Aggregate, Stanford Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, Owen Foulkes, JD '26, and former Rhode Center Civil Justice Fellow Brianne Holland-Stergar discuss their published report along with what they learned, what’s at stake, and what comes next.
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The Environmental Law Clinic’s first case representing the Pit River Tribe spanned generations of students, ends with national monument designation for Medicine Lake Highlands.
As labor rights face unprecedented challenges, federal employees are reportedly bracing for a wave of layoffs. Although a federal judge has intervened in San Francisco, the impact of policy changes remains significant.
Join the discussion on Monday, October 20, at 10 AM PST with Stanford ...Law Professor William Gould IV, former National Labor Relations Board Chairman and author of "Those Who Travail and Are Heavy Laden," as he examines the future of organized labor and the rights of workers in his upcoming appearance on KQED. https://brnw.ch/21wWM4w
On the latest episode of Stanford Legal, host Pamela S. Karlan interviews her Stanford Law colleague Robert Weisberg, a criminal justice expert, about federal indictments: how they typically work and why the current cases involving James Comey, Letitia James, and John Bolton are so unusual.
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This timely podcast goes behind the scenes to look at the role of grand juries, how the structure and timing of an indictment can shape everything that follows, and what happens when standard practices are tested in high-profile, politically sensitive contexts.
Listen here: https://brnw.ch/21wWGPy
“AI is being adopted at remarkable speed in the health care sector, but our systems for evaluating and regulating it haven’t kept pace,” says Michelle M. Mello, professor of law and health policy at Stanford Law School and Stanford University School of Medicine. Mello recently co-authored a ...JAMA paper that outlines how the healthcare system can responsibly harness AI to improve patient outcomes, not just boost efficiency. Mello and her co-authors call for stronger regulatory oversight by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, better tools to evaluate AI performance in real-world settings, and a stronger national data infrastructure to track both benefits and harms. The goal isn’t to slow innovation, they write, but to make sure its impact is real, measurable, and shared equitably.
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Constitutional law expert and former federal judge, Michael W. McConnell, recently joined Professors Pam Karlan and Diego Zambrano on the Stanford Legal podcast to examine the legal challenge surrounding President Trump’s tariff authority. With the Supreme Court poised to hear Trump v. V.O.S., ...McConnell’s insights highlight the broader implications for executive power and constitutional interpretation. https://brnw.ch/21wWBZr