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Under California law, landlords are under no obligation to accept back-due rent after expiration of a properly served "three-day notice to pay or quit." This very short timeline (known as "the cure period" or "the redemption period") makes it very difficult for tenants to stay in their homes following a financial emergency, fight nonpayment evictions, or access available rental assistance. Public Advocates is considering legislation to address this specific feature of the California eviction statute to (1) require landlords to accept rent arrears and dismiss the eviction court case if the tenant pays the arrears at any time during the eviction court process and (2) lengthen cure/redemption period from three to 14 days. Several other states have laws with features such as these. Public Advocates seeks research, analysis, and policy recommendations comparing California law to that of other states that require landlords to end eviction proceedings once the rent debt is paid (and at what point in the process), identifying whether (and how much, if statutorily limited) tenants are required to pay for the landlord's attorney's fees and costs associated with the eviction case (if they pay the back-due rent after the initiation of legal proceedings), and analyzing how these policy interventions would impact housing insecurity and homelessness in California. Depending on capacity, Public Advocates would also welcome research, analysis, and recommendations on other reforms to the California eviction process, specifically codifying tenants' right to counterclaim in an eviction case for damages based on alleged habitability violations. Public Advocates requests a final report, including, if within the practicum's capacity, proposed draft statutory language. Elements used in grading: Attendance, class performance, class participation, written assignments, paper. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.

Many companies, investors, advocates, researchers, and policymakers are frustrated by the lack of authoritative and accessible information that can confirm greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals. Decisionmakers cannot effectively combat climate change without shared, high-quality information on baseline and changing greenhouse gas conditions where emissions and/or removals are taking place. Authoritative agreements, protocols and standards are needed to address these deficiencies and build an integrated system of "bottom up" and "top down" GHG data for the benefit of all climate data users. Progress on these matters will enable verification of carbon reports and claims -- a critical element for clarifying and improving corporate GHG reporting, establishing high integrity carbon markets, encouraging innovation, increasing competition, and helping investors identify new opportunities. It is a particularly propitious time to take on this work, given the large investments that many companies, non-profits, and governmental entities are making in obtaining new and better data on GHG emission reductions and removals for carbon dioxide removals, methane sources, and other GHG use cases. Students in this policy lab will work with the non-profit Data Foundation to highlight areas encumbered by serious climate data deficiencies and to develop an action plan to address them. By looking across other policy areas in which similar data challenges have arisen, students will explore the frontiers of how key climate mitigation data can be more effectively developed, shared, and analyzed in open source formats while respecting privacy, proprietary, and other data source concerns. Various institutional and governance arrangements also will be explored and evaluated through the course of the policy lab. Student work will contribute to a major conference that the Data Foundation and Stanford are planning to host on this subject next March. Elements used in grading: Grades will be based on students' contributions to the practicum through group discussions, report-outs on individual topics, and written submissions. Written submissions will include short papers prepared during the quarter and contributions to a report that will be submitted to the Data Foundation for publication. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/. This is a Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center for Public Service.

In this class, we will conduct legal research to assist a national nonprofit organization, working with lawyers in that organization to: 1) develop a complete understanding of existing state statutory and constitutional guarantees of access to K-12 education for immigrant residents; 2) design and create a site where this information can be stored, accessed, and revised electronically; and 3) draft model state legislation protective of such educational access. Elements used in grading: Performance, written assignments. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.

Dispute resolution has played a critical role in resolving and managing conflicts in societies throughout the world. As technology and politics further polarize our public and private discourse, dispute resolution is needed even more. There has been a loss of resources and staff at federal and other dispute resolution service providers. Our clients are state attorneys general, other state and local governmental agencies, as well as private and public sector organizations, who are or are considering providing dispute resolution services. Students will assess what services are being offered to and offer models, best practices, and protocols to start up or further develop such services. A regular meeting time will be set according to faculty and student availability. After the term begins, students can transfer from section (01) into section (02), which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Elements used in grading: Attendance, performance, class participation, written assignments, final paper. This is a Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center for Public Service. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.

This policy lab will develop and analyze a framework for governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the federal criminal justice system. The lab's client will be the Council on Criminal Justice's Task Force on Artificial Intelligence ("CCJ Task Force"), a nonpartisan, non-governmental initiative created to develop standards and evidence-based recommendations to guide the safe, ethical, and effective use of AI in the criminal justice system. The goals of the CCJ Task Force are (1) to develop governing principles for AI use in various areas of criminal justice, (2) to create product and procurement standards, and (3) to develop example case studies. The lab, in turn, will analyze various structures and mechanisms by which Congress and the Executive Branch can take the CCJ Task Force's work product and use it to develop and implement specific, granular, and actionable policies for use by federal criminal justice agencies in the procurement and deployment of AI systems, and then to review those policies as the technology and applications continue to evolve. Students will work in small teams to research and evaluate different frameworks that have been used in the past to assist Congress and the Executive Branch in novel, complex, or rapidly changing policy areas. These teams may, for example, study the work of the National Forensic Science Commission, the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (the "Simpson-Bowles Commission"), the U.S. Sentencing Commission, or the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Student teams will research the structure of each, how members and staff were chosen, their internal dynamics, the effectiveness of policies that came out of these entities, and more. The lab will meet remotely with members and staff of the CCJ Task Force during the term and will develop a White Paper memorializing the research completed and recommendations, and the research teams will present findings and recommendations to CCJ Task Force members and staff. After the term begins, students can transfer from section (01) into section (02), which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Elements used in grading: Attendance, performance, class participation, written assignments. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.

The Quapaw Nation (OK) has approached Stanford Law's American Indian and Indigenous Law Program for assistance with drafting the Nation's first Constitution. The Tribe's current governing document is a Governing Resolution adopted in 1956, but several years ago the Tribe embarked on a process of drafting and adopting a Constitution. Students enrolled in this policy practicum will work with Professor Reese to review the Tribe's work thus far on developing a Constitution, distill the Tribe's governance priorities and preferences, troubleshoot potential challenges, and ultimately draft a workable Constitution that meets the Tribe's needs and fits the unique governance culture and priorities of the Quapaw Nation. This is envisioned to be an iterative process with frequent feedback from the Quapaw's elected government as well as the Tribe's General Council--which is composed of all eligible voter in the Tribe. Students will also be responsible for creating documents and/or presentations that communicate the purpose of different portions of the Constitution to the Tribe's elected government as well as to the rest of the Tribe's members. These documents and/or presentations could take a variety of forms but must explain certain structural or drafting choices clearly and effectively. The ultimate result of this work will be a Constitution that is--hopefully--adopted by the Tribe to govern itself for generations to come. Enrollment with consent of instructor. If interested, email resumes and transcripts to ereese@ law.stanford.edu. Preference will be given to students who have taken Federal Indian Law or Tribal Law--though neither is a strict prerequisite--and have coursework or demonstrated professional interest in government or Constitutional Law. Attendance, performance, class participation, written assignments, presentations. Students admitted to the Policy Lab are eligible to enroll for 2 units. A limited 4-unit option may be available to admitted students by special arrangement with the instructor. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/ by SEPTEMBER 12, 2025.

Global climate change is significantly reducing biodiversity. Some biologists estimate that 35% of animals and plants could become extinct in the wild by 2050 due to global climate change. Climate change is having a profound effect on ecosystem and species distribution and sustainability up and down the west coast. The effects are not uniform, nor are they completely projectable. But, they are expected to be long-lasting, and in many instances functionally irreversible. Federal and state governments are not well prepared for these challenges and may lack the policy and legal tools needed to coordinate efforts for effective interventions. Agencies may lack data necessary to identify and evaluate policy needs and goals for managing the impacts of climate change. Their ability to consider and address these impacts has been limited by both a lack of information and the dispersal of relevant programs across agencies at the federal and state levels. In many instances, statutory and regulatory frameworks are not well designed to address dynamic climate change challenges. This course will focus on analyzing these challenges and potential future policies and actions. The course will principally address possible actions in the western states and British Columbia, particularly in relation to terrestrial species. Students will learn about the structure and programs of federal and state authorities that have the capacity to address ecosystem and species impacts of climate change. Research teams will evaluate possible innovations in law and regulations, organizations and institutions, and technology and information systems. The goal of the project is to help build a coordinated public policy system that will support and enhance long-term species and ecosystem sustainability. This project is open to law students and to graduate students in the fields of environmental science and sustainability, public policy, and biology. Special Instructions: With instructor consent, a limited number of students may transfer from Section 01 (2 units) to Section 02 (3 units) after the term begins to meet the R requirement. Elements used in grading: Attendance, performance, class participation, written assignments, final paper. To apply, please complete a Consent Application Form via the SLS Registrar, https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/. Cross-listed with Environmental Behavioral Science ( EBS 248).

As advanced civ pro and global lit students know, in 1997 the US Supreme Court vacated class certification for a proposed asbestos worker class. The broadly written decision was widely interpreted as the death knell for personal injury class actions and thereafter mass personal injury claims shifted onto the multidistrict litigation docket. Yet in years since, at least a handful of federal personal injury class actions have been certified without challenge. In the wake of rising criticism of the MDL process, corporate counsel are wondering whether the class action approach to resolution of these cases was not fairer and less expensive. For this short turn-around project for the RAND Institute for Civil Justice students will review the Amchem decision, and conduct case studies of the subsequently certified PI class actions, using online sources and potentially interviews with plaintiff and defense lawyers, to assess whether the fears that underlay Amchem were or were not manifested in these later cases. Preliminary findings will be presented at a RAND conference on Oct. 23 and the final report will be published by RAND either as a stand alone document or as a section of RAND's conference volume 1. This course is offered during the Autumn and Winter quarters; however, enrollment in the Winter is restricted to continuing students and is graded on a Mandatory P/R/F basis. Winter Quarter (Amchem Revisited): In the context of new interest in considering class certification as a means of resolving mass torts, the practicum students have reviewed and analyzed relevant court decisions since Amchem was handed down. They are writing up their final results this quarter and may also brief the client (RAND). Elements used in grading: Research participation and contributions to the final report. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.

This policy lab is a two-quarter course that examines how law and policy should evolve to govern the rise of autonomous systems in outer space--from AI-assisted satellite operations to self-directed on-orbit servicing and collision-avoidance technologies. The lab's policy client is The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit organization that advises the U.S. government on space enterprise and systems engineering issues. The lab situates the rise of AI-driven autonomy and related technological developments within the emerging "New Space" era. Private companies such as SpaceX, Planet, and Astroscale are transforming the once state-dominated domain of space into a crowded and commercially driven ecosystem. As of 2024, about 10,000 satellites orbit the Earth, a number projected by the European Space Agency to grow nearly tenfold by 2030. Once in orbit, these satellites must navigate a spinning web of over 140 million pieces of space debris, all of which are moving at velocities several times faster than a bullet. This rapid expansion has amplified concerns about the risk of a cascading collision chain--known as the Kessler Syndrome--that could render key orbital regions unusable for generations. In this context, spacecraft are becoming increasingly automated, leveraging AI in navigation, collision avoidance, and mission management. Yet, this also raises urgent questions about how to regulate accountability, transparency, and safety in an increasingly autonomous orbital environment. The lab will run for two quarters. Students will analyze how responsibility is assigned when AI acts autonomously in space, how autonomous systems can be verified as safe and auditable, and how post-incident investigation and enforcement should function. Throughout the lab, students will engage directly with a range of stakeholders, including industry, government, and research institutions, to assess current issues, test ideas, and refine policy analysis. The lab team will synthesize their findings into a comprehensive policy report outlining options and suggestions for governing AI in space. The course will be cross-listed and students selected based on the consent of the instructor. Cross-listed with International Policy and School of Engineering. Elements used in grading: Attendance, performance, class participation, written assignments, final paper. If you are an admitted student wishing to enroll in the AA 262 course, you should forward the permission email you received for LAW 810G directly to Jenny Scholes in the Aeronautics & Astronautics (AA) department. She will then provide you with the necessary permission number to enroll under the AA course number. Only students who participated in the prior quarter's project will qualify to be admitted to the Spring quarter practicum. Cross-listed with Aeronautics & Astronautics ( AA 262). This is a Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center for Public Service. Special Instructions: In the spring term, the course is open only to students who participated in the winter term.