A U.S. District Court judge for Northern Indiana ruled on Monday, July 19, that Indiana University could require that its students be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus before coming to campus. Stanford health law experts Michelle Mello and David Studdert discuss the decision and how the law is developing.
On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the NCAA cannot bar relatively modest payments for expenses to student-athletes. Stanford law Professor William Gould IV discusses the significance of this decision.
In a Q&A, health law experts David Studdert and Michelle Mello discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling, the role of the Affordable Care Act during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the ACA might be strengthened during the Biden administration.
As Juneteenth approaches, Stanford law Professor William Gould IV shares how the journals of his great-grandfather, who escaped slavery and fought against the Confederacy in the American Civil War, inspired him throughout his career and personal life.
A new book by Stanford Law School legal historian Gregory Ablavsky shows how imposing federal jurisdiction on a contested continent to create the United States was riven by contradictions that have plagued us since.
Late in 2020, Epic Games sued Apple in federal court, charging that Apple is using the power of its App Store to stifle competition. After months of buildup in the media, the trial began last week. Stanford Law Professor Mark Lemley, a technology law expert, discusses the case and its wider implications.
The U.S. government is facing pressure to support a proposal before the World Trade Organization (WTO) to suspend patents related to COVID-19 vaccines. Stanford Law Professor Lisa Larrimore Ouellette explains this patent waiver proposal and how it relates to efforts to expand global vaccination.
Stanford law Professor Hank Greely explains the science behind gene editing while telling the story of Chinese scientist He Jiankui’s experiment, and considers the future of human germline genome editing.
