New academy trains legal engineering leaders
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Attorneys and executives will train at Stanford on AI strategy, workflow redesign, and governance, combining legal expertise with an engineering mindset.
South African clean air activist wins Bright Award
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Promise Mabilo has received Stanford’s highest environmental prize for fighting fossil fuel pollution and advancing landmark litigation in South Africa.
Understanding the case against Meta
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Nora Freeman Engstrom explains why states targeted the social media giant and how the outcome could reshape tech regulation.
AI tools aim to help tenants in eviction court
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A Stanford team is testing AI-assisted approaches with the Los Angeles Superior Court to flag errors in eviction cases and connect unrepresented tenants with legal help.
How AI is helping states cut through decades of red tape
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Stanford researchers scanned 500 million words of state law to reveal the stunning growth of reporting requirements, and are now giving governments a tool to clean them up.
Professor-student team wins 2026 Civil Justice Scholarship Award
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A team from Stanford Law School’s Rhode Center received the award for a study analyzing California’s STAND Act and its impact on non-disclosure agreements.
Stanford Law grads hear message on finding purpose
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The class of 2026 was sent into a rapidly changing legal profession with a charge: stay grounded in community and values.
Students recognized for promoting civic engagement and dialogue
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Two Stanford students receive the ePluribus Stanford Award for their work advancing civil discourse on campus.
Stanford Law School’s 2026 faculty reading list
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From a Theranos-inspired thriller to Berlin under the Nazis, SLS faculty’s summer reading list has something for everyone.
AI outperforms law professors in blind study
Research
In an analysis led by Stanford Law’s Julian Nyarko, professors preferred AI-generated answers over those produced by their peers 75% of the time.