In a new book, Robert MacCoun presents the “inquisitorial approach of science” as one of our most powerful tools for making informed decisions in an increasingly complex world.
Stanford has stringent review processes for the use of AI in patient care, Michelle Mello told the U.S. Senate last week, and federal standards are needed to ensure such vetting becomes widespread.
The judicial branches in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia are taking innovative actions to check leaders with authoritarian tendencies, according to a new paper by Diego Zambrano.
The law “has long favored coming up with an idea over doing the work to implement that idea in practice.” Stanford Law’s Lisa Ouellette explains the innovator-inventor gap.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
The Stanford Law School dean was appointed to the American Bar Association’s task force for American democracy, created to educate citizens and improve voter confidence.
A report from Stanford Law School Policy Lab and Bezos Earth Fund recommends climate-smart forestry practices as well as better data collection to quantify and incentivize forest carbon removals.
