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Stanford Law School's David Studdert is featured in a recent interview with Taber Cannon, video managing editor for the Stanford Daily, on the NIH indirect funding caps, the Department of Education’s new DEI changes, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya’s nomination to NIH Director by President Trump and ...other changes to Stanford research.
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Taber Cannon, Video Managing Editor for the Stanford Daily, interviews Dean of Research, David Studdert, on the NIH indirect funding caps, the...
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Discover the intersection of law and ethics in warfare as Stanford Law's Allen Weiner, an international legal scholar, and host, Stanford Law Professor Pam Karlan, examine the targeting of military commanders in civilian areas amid the Israel/Gaza conflict. This episode of Stanford Legal ...provides a thorough understanding of crucial legal frameworks, including the ICJ indictments against leaders on both sides.
Listen to the episode here: https://stanford.io/3FuID7W
“It is very unusual for any scholar, much less a junior scholar, to fundamentally change the terms of the debate over the meaning of the Constitution, and Jud’s scholarship has done that.” Professors at Stanford Law and other institutions paid tribute to Stanford Law’s Jud Campbell in a ...recent tribute video from the Federalist Society, which awarded Campbell its 2025 Joseph Story Award on March 8 at the organization's 44th Annual National Student Symposium. The award recognizes a junior academic (10 years or less on the tenure track or 40 and under) who has “demonstrated excellence in legal scholarship, a commitment to teaching, a concern for students, and who has made a significant public impact in a manner that advances the rule of law in a free society.” Congratulations Professor Campbell!
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On Feb. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lackey v. Stinnie that plaintiffs who obtain a preliminary injunction that provides plaintiffs concrete, irreversible relief are not “prevailing parties” under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) and are therefore ineligible for attorney’s fees.
...Stanford Law Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom and Rhode Center Civil Justice Fellow Kelsea Jeon (SLS ‘25) examine the ruling and its implications for plaintiffs’ access to justice in a recent Q&A session.
Read more here: https://stanford.io/3DvUvGc