2 decades of Stanford's SCOTUS clinic

May It Please the Court, for 20 Years and Counting -- Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Celebrates Two Decades of Advocacy and Landmark Victories at the Nation’s High Court.

• the clinic, the first of its kind in the country, has won landmark rulings in favor of gay rights, criminal defendants, and students with disabilities, among numerous other victories, and it has also been particularly effective at preserving wins in lower courts by keeping cases off the Supreme Court’s docket.
• “Most lawyers go their whole careers without working on a merits case at the U.S. Supreme Court,” she says. “The clinic gets them every term.”

Don’t miss the 2025 Annual Litigation and Appellate Summit on April 24-25 in San Francisco, and the chance for a significant discount with early-bird registration! This year’s in-person Summit offers networking opportunities and the chance to earn 13 MCLE credits – including up to 10 appellate specialization credits and credits for wellness/competence and elimination of bias.  Sessions of particular interest to appellate lawyers include: a keynote address by California Supreme Court Associate Justice Martin Jenkins; our annual Litigation, Appellate and ADR Update with James Wagstaffe and Jordanna Thigpen; a presentation by the Supreme Court and Appellate Court Bias Prevention Committee; an interactive evidence session with Justice Mark B. Simons and Tim Hallahan; a Master Advocates skills panel featuring Appellate Lawyer Hall of Famer Margaret Grignon; our SCOTUS review with Anna-Rose Mathieson and Stanford University Professors Easha Anand and Pamela Karlan; a Judicial Roundtable with jurists including California Court of Appeal Justice Teri Jackson and Ninth Circuit Judge Gabriel Sanchez; our annual reception; and the announcement and celebration of this year’s ALHOF inductee. Other highlights include a keynote by Jack Bair (Chief Legal Officer of the SF Giants!) and sessions on attorney fees, bench trials, wellness and competence, and meaningful pro bono opportunities. For more information and to register, click here: https://calawyers.org/2025-litigation-and-appellate-summit/

The February 2025 issue of Litigation Update is now online, keeping you up to date on current case law.