Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab

Our Executive Director, Stanford Law Professor Amrit S., spoke with The Guardian's Ed Pilkington about increasing autocratization and the threat to judicial independence in the US viewed in comparative perspective. ??? Read the story: https://lnkd.in/dKXxqnub

Join Adriana García García, LLM, JSD, Foreign Legal Consultant from the Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School in this webinar on intermediary liability and freedom of expression in Latin America hosted by the Wilson Center | Mexico Institute. Watch the full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/dy7veiWk Our Lab has contributed to this debate. Last year, we filed an amicus brief before the Mexican Supreme Court advocating for a legal framework that protects freedom of expression while ensuring balanced regulation of digital platforms. Learn more about the Lab's work here: https://lnkd.in/eABUg2kW

únete a Adriana García García, LLM, JSD, Foreign Legal Consultant del Rule of Law Impact Lab de Stanford Law School en este webinar sobre responsabilidad de intermediarios y libertad de expresión en América Latina del Wilson Center | Mexico Institute Mira la discusión completa aquí: https://lnkd.in/dy7veiWk El Lab ha participado en este debate. El a?o pasado, presentamos un amicus ante la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, abogando por un marco legal que proteja la libertad de expresión y garantice una regulación equilibrada. Conoce más sobre el trabajo del Lab aquí: https://lnkd.in/eABUg2kW

?? What is an #intermediary in digital #regulation? Adriana García García, LLM, JSD, Foreign Legal Consultant from Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab explains: ??? What qualifies as an intermediary online???? Why limiting their #liability matters for #freespeech? ?? Watch the full webinar now! https://lnkd.in/dy7veiWk

If the Trump administration were to defy the courts, they would be crossing perhaps the most fundamental line demarcating constitutional democracy from autocracy. ??? The Lab’s?Amrit Singh?co-authored an opinion article in The Guardian this weekend with Professor David Cole of Georgetown University Law Center, drawing examples from similar autocratic playbooks in Venezuela, Hungary, Turkey, and El Salvador. https://lnkd.in/etdG9fKu

As Stanford Law School's Rule of Law Impact Lab explained in its report last year, Mexico's September 2024 judicial overhaul--which seeks to replace nearly 7000 sitting judges with those elected by popular vote--is a blow to judicial independence and the rule of law in the country. The deeply flawed implementation of that deeply flawed overhaul is now on stark display as Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal violates a Supreme Court injunction in pushing forward judicial nominations, effectively giving the political branches exclusive control over those nominations: https://lnkd.in/e_H2Bkcq

El Rule of Law Impact Lab de Stanford Law School expresa su profunda preocupación por las recientes acciones del Tribunal Electoral en México, que violaron una suspensión de la Suprema Corte y transfirieron el control de las nominaciones judiciales a los poderes políticos: https://lnkd.in/eTUy6Aaw Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab

Democracy starts in the classroom. Laws that restrict classroom instruction about topics like race and gender, and ban books, create a culture of fear and promote discrimination. Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order that would effectively censor teachers in classrooms nationwide, modeled after several states already implementing these laws.?Last year, the Rule of Law Impact Lab worked with Human Rights Watch and Florida Rising to study the impacts of Florida’s education laws and policies, court and administrative records, and media accounts. ?? Read the report: https://lnkd.in/dZ_7dm8G

The Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School expresses deep concern over the recent actions of Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal, which violated a Supreme Court injunction and effectively transferred judicial nominations to political powers. This confirms that the implementation of Mexico’s judicial reform is deeply flawed, further eroding judicial independence and undermining the rule of law. In our May 2024 report, we warned that this reform—replacing nearly 7,000 sitting judges with elected ones—violates international judicial independence standards. These latest developments only reinforce these concerns. ?? Explore our report: https://lnkd.in/d672RfQa

El Rule of Law Impact Lab de Stanford Law School expresa su profunda preocupación por las recientes acciones del Tribunal Electoral en México, que violaron una suspensión de la Suprema Corte y transfirieron el control de las nominaciones judiciales a los poderes políticos. Esto confirma que la implementación de la reforma judicial en México es profundamente defectuosa, debilitando aún más la independencia judicial y socavando el estado de derecho. En nuestro informe de mayo de 2024, advertimos que esta reforma—que reemplaza a casi 7,000 jueces en funciones con jueces electos—viola los estándares internacionales de independencia judicial. Los últimos acontecimientos solo refuerzan estas preocupaciones. ?? Explora nuestro informe: https://lnkd.in/evNyYWAh