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"As for it being all 34 counts, they were just 34 acts of doing pretty much the same thing in 34 different financial entries, so maybe 'all or none' is not a surprise," said Robert Weisberg, the Edwin E. Huddleson Jr. Professor of Law, in a Legal Aggregate Q&A titled, ..."Stanford’s Robert Weisberg on the Trump Conviction in Hush-Money Case." Read more at the link below.
https://stanford.io/457OybC
"Nope. The Constitution says you have to be 35, and a native-born citizen, and that’s it. He may not be able to vote, if the conviction is not reversed on appeal by November, but he can run, and serve," said SLS's Robert Gordon in response to the question of whether a federal ...conviction will prevent Trump from holding public office.
Robert Gordon, Professor of Law, Emeritus, sat down yesterday for a Legal Aggregate Q&A about previous presidential crimes and the significance of former President Trump's conviction. Read more at the link below.
https://stanford.io/4e0VJqi
“Carrying out a passion for service can only be accomplished with institutional commitment and within an institutional culture,” SLS's interim Dean Paul Brest said during the Spring Community Leadership and Public Interest Awards Reception on May 20. At the reception, eight students were ...recognized with awards for their public interest and pro bono work, along with their school leadership.
115 members of SLS's class of 2024 will graduate with pro bono distinction, which means they completed 50 hours or more of pro bono work during their time at Stanford Law School. The class of 2024 completed over 16,000 hours of pro bono work in all. Congratulations to the soon to be graduates!
https://stanford.io/456tFOe
Lawsuits challenging public health measures can significantly impact officials’ ability to respond to emergencies, according to a new study, "Judicial Decisions Constraining Public Health Powers During COVID-19: Implications For Public Health Policy Making," from SLS Professor Michelle ...Mello and J.D. student David Jiang.
“Although plaintiff victories were relatively unusual during the pandemic, those decisions could have important effects on officials’ ability to respond to emergencies—as well as on the everyday work of public health," said Professor Mello. Learn more about the study at the link below.
https://stanford.io/4e31WSO