Law & Policy

News articles classified as Law & Policy

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Filing Fairness Project Toolkit

Stanford Law School’s interactive guide helps state courts increase access to justice by standardizing processes and technology.

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Liquid asset

Fresh water markets under the eye of a public watchdog could ensure the best distribution of a dwindling resource, according to a new book by Buzz Thompson.

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Student report spurs action by the California Parole Board

Stanford Law’s Criminal Justice Center reported on the number of women in prison for homicides linked to intimate partner violence. Their work pushed the wheels of policy change – and fast.

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‘Credential creep’ and the American Dream

The end of race-based affirmative action is an opportunity to think creatively about the role of higher education in our society, says Stanford Law’s Ralph Richard Banks.

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Weighing the case against Google

The biggest antitrust trial of the last quarter century is expected to last well into November. Antitrust scholar and SLS visiting fellow Douglas Melamed explains the issues at stake.

When antitrust regulation can backfire

With the Google antitrust trial well underway, and an Amazon suit soon to follow, Riitta Katila, a professor of management science and engineering, discusses the impacts of anti-competition regulation on innovation.

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Extended labor unrest

Stanford Law’s William Gould weighs in on the United Auto Workers strike: “The parties are far apart. I would expect the strike to build and last weeks, perhaps months.”