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Federal Judge Rules Li Rui's Diaries Stay at Stanford

4/1/2026

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  • A federal judge ruled Li Rui's diaries will remain at Stanford University after a lengthy legal dispute.
  • Li Rui's diaries document events in Chinese history, including the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and were donated to Stanford by his daughter.
  • The court ruled Zhang Yuzhen did not initiate the Beijing case, and Stanford notes Li's documents should be preserved at the Hoover Institution.