Santa Clara County voters recall Judge Aaron Persky Courtney Douglas and Julia Ingram June 6, 2018 21 Comments Santa Clara County voters have recalled Judge Aaron Persky ’84 M.A. ’85, who raised national controversy after sentencing former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexual... Read More »
Op-ed: Prepare us for the Bar, Stanford Op Ed May 24, 2018 2 Comments Graduation. The excitement on campus – or dread, as it may be – is palpable. Parents are securing accommodations for the big day, students are busy polishing off their final papers (and their... Read More »
Breaking silence, Persky says recall will compromise judicial independence, prove dangerous Courtney Douglas May 9, 2018 5 Comments Two years after handing down a controversial ruling in a sexual assault case that drew international scrutiny, Judge Aaron Persky ’84 M.A. ’85 broke his silence on Tuesday morning to denounce the... Read More »
Op-ed: Ethics and partisanship Op Ed May 8, 2018 1 Comment The Center on the Legal Profession has publicized the panel discussion "Ethical Lawyering in the Age of Trump" in a manner that strikes me as both deceptive and partisan. Read More »
Stanford: support social justice advocacy Op Ed May 7, 2018 1 Comment In a few weeks, I will graduate. As I get closer to the end, and as I’m forced to think about my future plans, it feels a bit like resurfacing: we frequently joke about “the Stanford bubble,”... Read More »
CA State Senator Kevin de León talks diversity and immigration, climate change Gabriela Romero May 1, 2018 2 Comments De León, a Democrat, represents California’s 24th district and is the first Latino to serve as Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus in over a century. He is currently challenging Senator Dianne... Read More »
On this day in Stanford history: April 26 Felicia Hou April 26, 2018 0 Comments The feature “On this day in Stanford history” details events that occurred on the same date in past years at Stanford. According to The Stanford Daily’s archives, on April 26 in… Read More »
Regulating tech giants poses major international and local challenges, say Persily and Cihak Anat Peled April 25, 2018 0 Comments On Tuesday, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) and the Stanford Cyber Initiative hosted a discussion on the governmental consequences of technological developments with... Read More »
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