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Professors create bar prep modules for national NextGen Exam

Two Seattle U Law faculty members have been chosen by AccessLex Institute to write a series of modules based on evidence law to help prepare students across the nation for the NextGen Bar Exam.

December 16, 2024


Jessica Levin and Melissa Lee

Advancing Justice and Equity

The Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice builds on the law school's commitment to social justice.

November 13, 2024


Emma Wright, Judge Tana Lin, Ray Ivey

Peeling Back the Curtain on Clerkships

Entrusted with immense responsibility early in their careers, alumni who served as judicial clerks share the rewards and challenges of these coveted positions.

November 12, 2024


Laith Kewan

2024 Gregoire Fellow brings diversity of experiences to law school

Laith Kewan '27, a first-year Seattle University School of Law student who possesses a variety of interests, life experiences, and future goals in the legal profession, has been named a 2024 Gregoire Fellow.

November 6, 2024 | Announcements


Sullivan Hall at dusk, Seattle University School of Law (2012)

Seattle U Law earns A+ in racial justice, places 4th nationally

The latest issue of preLaw Magazine gives Seattle University School of Law an A+ for racial justice education, ranking the law school fourth in the nation in this area of study.

October 23, 2024


Gaia Bernstein speaks at TILE Alumni Celebration

TILE event speaker warns of youth social media addiction

The Seattle University School of Law Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program’s Annual Celebration of Alumni featured an internationally prominent thought leader, Gaia Bernstein, who spoke about the increasing threat of social media overuse and abuse to youth in the modern era.

October 2, 2024 | Events


Sullivan Hall, Seattle University School of Law (2018)

Seattle U Law lauded as “Employment Leader” by national publication

Seattle University School of Law has been named a national “Employment Leader” by the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine, a result of its successful efforts to improve the percentage of recent graduates who are employed in the months after they complete law school.

September 30, 2024


Bree Black Horse, Andrew Sund, Anthony Varona

Alumna named inaugural director of Central Washington Hybrid Hub

Bree Black Horse ’13, an assistant U.S. attorney based in Yakima, has been named the inaugural director of Seattle University School of Law’s new Central Washington Hybrid Hub.

September 30, 2024 | Announcements


Nazune Menka

Nazune Menka announced as 2024-2025 Obama Foundation Leader

Nazune Menka, an assistant professor of law at Seattle University School of Law, announced that she is among 205 leaders selected to join the Obama Foundation Leaders program.

September 26, 2024 | Announcements


Dean Anthony Varona, Professor Thomas Antkowiak, Luminaries guest Margarette May Macaulay

International human rights crusader headlines Luminaries event

Seattle University School of Law kicked off the 2024-25 Dean’s Luminaries in Law Lecture and Conversation Series with international human rights activist Margarette May Macaulay, a world-renowned advocate and jurist.

September 26, 2024 | Events


Sullivan Hall at Seattle University, home of Seattle U Law

Law school partners with federal patent office to launch pro bono hub

Seattle University School of Law, through its Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program, is partnering with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to offer a new program to offer free legal assistance to inventors.

September 13, 2024 | Announcements


A laptop

New certificate to help prepare law students for tech law practice

Seattle University School of Law’s Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program has developed a new TILE Certificate program to equip the next generation of legal professionals with the skills needed to lead in rapidly evolving legal practices rooted in technology and innovation.

September 13, 2024 | Announcements


Heritage University

Seattle U Law 'Hybrid Hub' to expand Central WA legal education access

Aspiring lawyers in central Washington will have a new way to earn a law degree while remaining in their communities thanks to a partnership between Seattle University School of Law and Heritage University to establish a “Hybrid Hub.”

September 6, 2024 | Announcements


Abril Aznar and Tomo Duke

2024 Scholars for Justice advocate for immigrants

This year’s Scholars for Justice are using their own backgrounds as immigrants as inspiration to help future newcomers gain legal residency, economic stability, and a permanent new home.

September 4, 2024


The 2024 JD students

New JD class embarks on transformative journey

A new class of 211 JD students entered Seattle University School of Law this week to begin a challenging yet rewarding journey to become lawyers.

August 30, 2024


Professor John Kirkwood

Professor John Kirkwood recognized for teaching excellence

In recognition of his distinguished career as a dedicated and exemplary educator, Professor John Kirkwood has been named the 2024-2026 William C. Oltman Professor of Teaching Excellence at Seattle University School of Law.

August 29, 2024 | Announcements


Sullivan Hall building exterior

Grads shine brightly on WA Super Lawyers, Rising Stars lists

Seattle University School of Law graduates are well-represented on recently-published lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Washington state, as 671 total alumni made the cut. With 1,067 alumni included in these lists over the years, Seattle U Law has the most alumni, coming in ahead of the next best law school by more than 200 lawyers.

August 28, 2024 | Announcements


Exterior of the Sullivan Hall building on the Seattle University campus with American flag on a flagpole blowing in the wind

Seattle U Law ranks among top law schools for scholarly impact

A recently published academic paper has named Seattle University School of Law as the top-ranked Pacific Northwest law school for faculty impact, and places it in the top third of all law schools nationally.

August 27, 2024 | Announcements


Students on the steps of Sullivan Hall

Conference introduces high school students to law school, legal careers

More than 60 high school students from underserved backgrounds around Western Washington experienced life as Seattle University School of Law students for a day as part of the 2024 ilead Law and Leadership Conference.

August 13, 2024 | Events


Professors from the Legal Writing Program

Legal Writing faculty impress at national conference

Faculty from Seattle University School of Law’s top-ranked Legal Writing Program attended the 2024 Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute (LWI), held in July at Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

August 13, 2024


Brooke Coleman standing outside near greenery

Professor elected to prestigious American Law Institute

Brooke Coleman, vice dean for Academic Affairs and the Fredric C. Tausend Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, has been elected to the prestigious American Law Institute.

July 30, 2024 | Announcements


Sullivan Hall entrance, Seattle University

Seattle U Law's civil rights center to expand justice

Seattle University School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice will expand the school’s commitment to empowering faculty and students to deploy critical research, education, and advocacy to reveal and remove systems of racism, oppression, and exclusion within the law.

July 18, 2024


A group of students in the pipeline program

Pipeline program brings prospective Central WA law students to campus

A group of prospective law students from the Central Washington region had the opportunity to envision themselves attending Seattle University School of Law during a campus visit as part of an innovative pipeline program.

July 11, 2024


U.S. Supreme Court building

Seattle U Law convenes webinar with experts on presidential immunity

Just 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court released its monumental decision on presidential immunity in Trump v. United States, Seattle University School of Law hosted its Second Annual Supreme Court Rapid Response Webinar with nationally-renowned experts in constitutional, criminal, and election law.

July 8, 2024 | Events


Sara Rankin

SCOTUS features professor’s scholarship in homeless rights case

Seattle University School of Law Professor Sara Rankin has attained the rare honor of having her scholarship quoted by a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justice in a dissenting opinion of a recently decided landmark case on homelessness.

July 8, 2024


Kent Anderson and Nikolis Moffett

Two students named Justice John Paul Stevens Fellows

Two Seattle University School of Law students have been awarded 2024 Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowships for demonstrating strong interest in public interest law and social justice, as well as high academic achievement.

June 26, 2024


Lily Kahng, Gregory Silverman, Robert Chang

Celebrating retiring and departing faculty members

Three faculty members who have collectively spent decades at Seattle University School of Law have stepped down at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

June 20, 2024


Vonda Sargent

The Good Fight

With courage and determination, attorney Vonda M. Sargent ’94 has become one of the state’s foremost civil rights litigators by taking tough cases that expose racism in the judicial system. 

June 5, 2024


Panelists at the SITIE Conference

Seattle U Law conference examines legal and policy issues around AI

Seattle University School of Law hosted some of the nation’s top technology law experts during its Seventh Annual Innovation and Technology Law Conference on the theme of “Generative AI: Infringement or Innovation?” as part of the Summer Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (SITIE).

June 4, 2024 | Events


Mary Bent and Katy Daley

Two Seattle U Law grads earn Equal Justice Works Fellowships

Two Seattle University School of Law graduates, Mary Bent ’23 and Katherine (Katy) Daley ’24, have earned prestigious Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowships to pursue a social justice-oriented project of their choosing over the course of the next two years.

June 3, 2024 | Announcements


Jason Puracal in his prison cell

12 Years in Pursuit of Vindication

The International Human Rights Clinic scored a victory for a Tacoma man who was wrongfully imprisoned abroad.

May 30, 2024


A group of Flex JD students in front of Sullivan Hall

First-ever graduates of innovative Flex JD program honored

Among the more than 200 graduates recognized at Seattle University School of Law’s Spring Commencement Ceremony include the first-ever cohort of students to earn their law degree through the law school’s innovative hybrid-online Flex JD program.

May 20, 2024


Seattle University School of Law and Alaska Pacific University leadership

Seattle U Law, Alaska Pacific University launch JD/MBA program

A new dual degree program, offered in partnership between Seattle University School of Law and Alaska Pacific University (APU) in Anchorage, makes it possible for Alaskan students to remain in their home state, the only state without a law school, while earning law and business degrees.

May 9, 2024


Student volunteers with the Youth Education and Advocacy Project

A Day in the Life of Youth Education & Advocacy Project Volunteers

Zulen Pantoja-Ortega ’24 and Tiana Pereira ’24 regularly help out at the King County Juvenile Detention Center as part of the Youth Education & Advocacy Project (YEAP). Here, Pantoja-Ortega and Pereira share their experience working with incarcerated youth.

April 15, 2024


Woman of the Year Bree Black Horse

Bree Black Horse ’13 named 2024 Woman of the Year

Bree Black Horse '13, the first Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, was named Seattle U Law's 2024 Woman of the Year.

March 22, 2024 | Events


Sullivan Hall brick wall exterior with 'Seattle University School of Law' lettering.

Nationally-renowned UCLA professor headlines inaugural Delgado/Stefancic

Seattle University School of Law has announced that Devon Carbado, the Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, will deliver the inaugural Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic Distinguished Lecture on April 12, 2024, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Sullivan Hall.

March 21, 2024 | Events


Students studying

Seattle U Law leaders helped spark bar exam reform

Seattle University School of Law leaders and alumni played key roles in developing and advocating for reforms to the state’s licensure process for new attorneys that culminated in sweeping changes ordered by the Washington Supreme Court

March 15, 2024


Sullivan Hall, spring evening, Seattle University School of Law (2015)

Berle Symposium brings leading corporate law experts to Seattle U Law

Internationally renowned academics, scholars, legal practitioners, and other distinguished experts will convene at Seattle University School of Law this Friday and Saturday to attend the 16th Berle Symposium.

March 6, 2024 | Events


Sullivan Hall behind spring cherry blossom tree

American Bar Association president to address Seattle U Law Commencement

American Bar Association President Mary Smith, a pathbreaking national leader in law and in STEM education and accessibility, will deliver the keynote address at Seattle University School of Law’s Spring Commencement on May 18.

February 29, 2024 | Announcements


Robert Chang Award Reception 2024

Professor named 'Mentor of the Year' by Korean bar association

Seattle University School of Law Professor Robert Chang was presented with the Mentor of the Year Award by the Korean American Bar Association (KABA) of Washington during its 33rd Annual Banquet at Benaroya Hall this month.

February 29, 2024


Nazune Menka

Seattle U Law hires first Alaska Native professor

Seattle University School of Law has selected Professor Nazune Menka to become the next faculty director of the Center for Indian Law & Policy. Menka, who will also serve as a tenure-track assistant professor of law, is Seattle U Law’s first Alaska Native faculty member.

February 8, 2024 | Announcements


Professor Steven Bender

Professor Honored with SALT 2024 Great Teacher Award

Seattle U Law Professor Steven Bender, an associate dean, is the recipient of the 2024 Society of American Law Teachers’ (SALT) Great Teacher Award for his significant contributions to teaching, legal education, and mentoring.

December 15, 2023


The panelists at the Hate Crimes Overview

Law school event explores hate crime stats, characteristics, reporting

A Sullivan Hall event featuring speakers from the U.S. Department of Justice and the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office provided a deep-dive into hate crimes, including proper identification, most commonly reported types in King County, reasons for underreporting, and much more.

December 4, 2023 | Events


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Senate investigation reveals pattern of injuries at Amazon warehouses

KING 5 News

Professor Elizabeth Ford spoke to KING 5 about a U.S. Senate report that states Amazon's practices lead to warehouse injuries.

December 16, 2024 | In the News


Kroger-Albertsons merger blocked by federal judge

The Washington Post

Professor John Kirkwood talked to the Washington Post about a judicial ruling against the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.

December 11, 2024 | In the News


Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain

KING 5 News

Professor John Kirkwood told KING 5 the rulings against the Kroger-Albertsons merger would likely help keep grocery prices down.

December 11, 2024 | In the News


In SCOTUS battle over transgender rights, conservatives look to Europe

Politico

Professor Sital Kalantry spoke with Politico about conservatives using foreign laws to argue against youth transgender care.

December 3, 2024 | In the News


Can WA Indian Americans help swing the election for Kamala Harris?

The Seattle Times

Professor Sital Kalantry spoke to The Seattle Times about the role of local Indian Americans in the presidential election.

October 28, 2024 | In the News


Harris pledges to federally legalize marijuana

Salon

Professor Steven Bender spoke to Salon about Vice President Kamala Harris endorsing the legalization of recreational cannabis.

October 18, 2024 | In the News


As AG, Ferguson vastly expanded his office to focus on consumer lawsuits

The Seattle Times

Professor John Kirkwood spoke to The Seattle Times about Attorney General Ferguson's suits to stop the Kroger-Albertsons merger.

October 13, 2024 | In the News


Washington and 13 other states sue TikTok over addiction concerns

KING 5 News

Professor Margaret Chon discussed with KING 5 News the Washington State Attorney General's Office's lawsuit against TikTok.

October 8, 2024 | In the News


FTC's Targets Take Cues From High Court in Tests of Agency Power

Bloomberg

Professor John Kirkwood spoke to Bloomberg about certain claims that the Federal Trade Commission is acting unconstitutionally.

September 26, 2024 | In the News


A state's merger experience spurs a fight to stop Albertsons/Kroger deal

KING 5 News

Professor John Kirkwood appeared on KING 5 to share his insights about the possible outcomes of the Kroger/Albertsons trial.

September 16, 2024 | In the News


Beware the enduring wrath of childless cat ladies

The Detroit Free Press

In an op-ed featured in the Detroit Free Press, Professor Erin Carr examines the use of "childless" as a political insult.

August 13, 2024 | In the News


Amid rising gun crimes, ATF agents reveal the challenges they face

KSDK 5 News

Family Law Center Director Deirdre Bowen spoke to St. Louis' KSDK 5 about the city's effort to get stolen guns off the streets.

August 5, 2024 | In the News


The Secret Plan to Strike Down US Gun Laws

Mother Jones

Professor Seth Endo spoke to Mother Jones for an investigation of funding sources of a movement to take down gun control laws.

July 30, 2024 | In the News


California orders statewide encampment sweeps. Will Washington follow?

KOMO 4 News

Professor Sara Rankin spoke to KOMO 4 News about California Governor Gavin Newsom's order to remove homeless encampments.

July 25, 2024 | In the News


Kamala Harris and the future of Indian Americans in politics

The Seattle Times

Professor Sital Kalantry co-wrote an op-ed in The Seattle Times on the success of Indian Americans in attaining elected office.

July 23, 2024 | In the News


'People are stressed' | Poll shows voters concerned over democracy

KING 5 News

Professor Andrew Siegel analyzed a survey with KING 5 in which most respondents said democracy is at stake in this election.

July 19, 2024 | In the News


How will cities respond to the Supreme Court's homeless ruling?

KALW Public Media / 91.7 FM Bay Area

Rachel Cohen, Marisa Kendall, and Sara Rankin discussed the Supreme Court's ruling on homelessness on KALW 91.7 FM Bay Area.

July 11, 2024 | In the News


Hour 2: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Sleeping Outside

KIRO Radio 97.3 FM

Sara Rankin, Seattle University Law professor, on the Gee Scott & Ursula Reutin Show

July 2, 2024 | In the News


Court Ruling to Enable More Aggressive Homeless Encampment Removals

ProPublica

Court Ruling Allows Cities to Aggressively Remove Homeless Encampments and Property

June 29, 2024 | In the News


WA leaders praise, fear Supreme Court’s homelessness ruling

The Seattle Times

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison praised the Supreme Court decision reducing protections for homeless people on the West Coast

June 29, 2024 | In the News


‘Terrifying and dystopian’: the dark realities of SCOTUS' decision

The Guardian

Professor Sara Rankin gave an extensive interview to the UK-based Guardian following the Supreme Court's homelessness decision.

June 29, 2024 | In the News


After reforms, racial inequity in WA 3-strikes law remains, report finds

The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times examined a new report, co-published by Seattle U Law's Civil Rights Clinic, on Washington's Three Strikes Law.

June 29, 2024 | In the News


Supreme Court Rules Cities Can Punish People for Sleeping in Public

OPB News

The Supreme Court debated if cities can regulate outdoor sleeping in Grants Pass v. Johnson when no shelter space is available

June 28, 2024 | In the News


What the SCOTUS Camping Decision Means for Local Homelessness Policy

Bloomberg

Supreme Court ruling allows fines and jail for homeless sleeping outside in Grants Pass; advocates say it’s counterproductive

June 28, 2024 | In the News


After SCOTUS decision, WA homeless camping bans may gain traction

Cascade Public Media

Court ruled laws limiting public sleeping aren't cruel, sparking fears of “dystopian” bans regardless of shelter, advocates warn

June 28, 2024 | In the News


Supreme Court gives cities and towns power to criminalize homelessness

High Country News

The Oregon case has been closely watched by Western cities and states

June 28, 2024 | In the News


Hour 2: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Sleeping Outside

KIRO Radio's Gee and Ursula Show

Professor Sara Rankin discussed SCOTUS' homelessness ruling, Grants Pass v. Johnson, on KIRO Radio's Gee and Ursula Show.

June 28, 2024 | In the News


How SCOTUS public homelessness ruling could impact Washington cities

KING 5 News

Ahead of SCOTUS' decision in monumental homelessness case Grants Pass v. Johnson, Professor Sara Rankin spoke to KING 5 News.

June 26, 2024 | In the News


SCOTUS lets cities ban homeless encampments, despite no shelter space

FOX 13 Seattle

In a major ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed cities to ban homeless encampments even if no shelter space is available

June 24, 2024 | In the News


Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill access

The Spokesman-Review

Professor Deirdre Bowen discussed with The Spokesman-Review how SCOTUS' mifepristone decision will impact Washington residents.

June 13, 2024 | In the News


Supreme Court reverses Oregon homelessness case

OregonLive

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reversed lower court rulings

June 6, 2024 | In the News


What to Know About Seattle U Law and UW Tacoma’s South Sound Hybrid Hub

South Sound Business

South Sound Business profiled the new South Sound Hybrid Hub, created by Seattle U Law.

June 5, 2024 | In the News


Detained in a Foreign Country

KING 5 News

KING 5 covered Seattle U Law's Human Rights Clinic's effort to vindicate a man imprisoned abroad for crimes he didn't commit.

June 4, 2024 | In the News


What's next: Donald Trump found guilty in hush money trial

FOX 13's Good Day Seattle

Professor Deborah Ahrens, a criminal law expert, broke down the verdict in Donald Trump's trial on FOX 13's Good Day Seattle.

May 31, 2024 | In the News


What's next: Donald Trump found guilty in hush money trial

FOX 13's Good Day Seattle

Professor Andrew Siegel appeared on FOX 13's Good Day Seattle to answer questions following the verdict in Donald Trump's trial.

May 31, 2024 | In the News


Seattle U criminal law professor talks possible Trump sentencing outcome

KING 5 News

Hours after the verdict in his trial, Professor Deborah Ahrens talked to KING 5 about what may come next for Donald Trump.

May 30, 2024 | In the News


How to Choose a Civil Rights Law School

U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report spoke to Matt Etter '12 about how to choose a civil rights-centered law school.

May 22, 2024 | In the News


Common Ownership in the Merger Guidelines

Competition Policy International

In an essay published by CPI, noted antitrust expert Professor John Kirkwood examines the issues surrounding common ownership.

May 21, 2024 | In the News


Thomas, Alito: Two Originalists, Two Takes On CFPB Case

Law360

Professor Andrew Siegel was quoted by Law360 in an article examining a difference of opinion between Supreme Court justices.

May 16, 2024 | In the News


Dozens arraigned on misdemeanor charges after protest blocked traffic

KING 5

Professor Danieli Evans discussed with KING 5 the rights of protesters facing charges for blocking the road to Sea-Tac Airport.

May 15, 2024 | In the News


What would the reclassification of cannabis mean for Washington state?

Soundside on KUOW

Professor Deborah Ahrens spoke to KUOW's Soundside about the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's move to reclassify cannabis.

May 6, 2024 | In the News


An Attempt to Ban Abortions in Idaho

Seattle's Morning News on KIRO Radio

Professor Erin Carr spoke to Seattle's Morning News on KIRO Radio about the Supreme Court case challenging Idaho's abortion ban.

May 2, 2024 | In the News


Fatal Tesla crash raises questions on driver distraction, autopilot

KOMO 4

Distinguished Practitioner in Residence Steve Tapia spoke to KOMO 4 about a fatal car crash involving Tesla's autopilot feature.

April 25, 2024 | In the News


SCOTUS hears case that pits ID abortion ban against federal protections

The Spokesman-Review

Professor Deirdre Bowen spoke to The Spokesman-Review about the case before the Supreme Court challenging Idaho's abortion ban.

April 24, 2024 | In the News


Law school leaders in intellectual property law

The National Jurist

The National Jurist recognized Seattle U Law in a piece highlighting leading law schools for intellectual property law.

April 23, 2024 | In the News


Supreme Court to hear arguments on Oregon homelessness case

KOMO 4

KOMO spoke to Professor Sara Rankin on a Supreme Court case centered on cities' power to penalize people for sleeping outside.

April 22, 2024 | In the News


With homelessness rising, Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

KING 5

Professor Sara Rankin talked to KING 5 about oral arguments in a Supreme Court case concerning penalties for sleeping outside.

April 22, 2024 | In the News


The U.S. Supreme Court released a code of ethics. Here’s what’s missing

The Seattle Times

A Seattle Times op-ed quoted Professor Andrew Siegel in a discussion of the Code of Conduct released by the Supreme Court.

April 12, 2024 | In the News


Strike enters Day 4: Paraeducators, district continue to bargain

The Peninsula Daily News

Professor Elizabeth Ford spoke to the Peninsula Daily News about the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association's strike.

April 11, 2024 | In the News


Wage theft victims are owed $5.4 million that WA hasn’t collected

The Seattle Times

In an investigation into wage theft, The Seattle Times quoted Professor and Workers' Rights Clinic Director Elizabeth Ford.

April 7, 2024 | In the News


Supreme Court to hear biggest homeless rights case in decades

USA TODAY

Laura Gutowski says her husband trapped her by preventing her from working for 30 years in Grants Pass, Oregon, where they lived

April 4, 2024 | In the News


New alternatives to WA bar exam level the field for law licensing

The Seattle Times

In an editorial, the The Seattle Times praises Washington's reforms to the bar licensure process and quotes Dean Anthony Varona.

April 1, 2024 | In the News


“The people”/personhood paradox

Los Angeles Daily News

In an op-ed, Professor Erin Carr notes that by ignoring the will of the majority, courts narrow the definition of 'the people.'

March 27, 2024 | In the News


Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to mifepristone

KING 5

Dr. Deirdre Bowen spoke to KING 5 about the Supreme Court case that could restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

March 26, 2024 | In the News


Shoreline children receive 1,000 new helmets for cycling, scooters

KING 5

KING 5 featured 3L Schuyler Peters' project to donate 1,000 free bike helmets to kids at her childhood alma mater in Shoreline.

March 25, 2024 | In the News


City of Everett charges ‘event fee’ for mayor’s annual State of the City

FOX 13

Professor Erin Carr spoke to FOX 13 about Everett's decision to charge people to attend the mayor's State of the City address.

March 21, 2024 | In the News


Seattle shoppers cheer FTC action on Kroger-Albertsons merger

The Seattle Times

Professor John Kirkwood spoke to The Seattle Times about the FTC's attempt to block the Kroger and Albertsons merger.

February 26, 2024 | In the News


Woman killed stepdad after years of sexual abuse

The Oregonian

Professor Deirdre Bowen spoke to The Oregonian about a case involving an Oregon woman who killed her abusive stepfather.

February 23, 2024 | In the News


Washington lawmakers debate new supports for striking workers

KING 5 News

Professor Elizabeth Ford spoke to KING 5 about two bills in the Legislature that would provide support to striking workers.

February 20, 2024 | In the News


From ‘Fish Wars’ to legal triumph: The Boldt Decision, 50 years later

FOX 13 Seattle

50 years after the Boldt Decision, FOX 13 interviewed Brooke Pinkham about the monumental ruling that upheld treaty rights.

February 14, 2024 | In the News


Court Hears Case On Federal Agencies’ Regulatory Power

OSV News

Professor John Kirkwood spoke to OSV News about two Supreme Court cases that could undo the "Chevron deference."

January 24, 2024 | In the News


WA suit to block Kroger-Albertsons merger gets cheers, raised eyebrows

The Seattle Times

Professor John Kirkwood spoke to The Seattle Times about Attorney General Ferguson's suit over the Kroger-Albertsons merger.

January 18, 2024 | In the News


Disciplinary Decision Expected for Acquitted Tacoma Officers

KOMO 4

Professor Deborah Ahrens, a former public defender, spoke to KOMO News about the officers acquitted in Manuel Ellis' Death.

January 15, 2024 | In the News


Can we defend the defenders? On the safety of human rights workers

Just Security

Professor Thomas Antkowiak sheds light on the important and dangerous work of human rights defenders in Latin America.

January 12, 2024 | In the News


Outdated green card laws hurt workers from India

The Seattle Times

Professor Sital Kalantry writes that the country's green card system disproportionately hurts immigrants from India.

December 22, 2023 | In the News


Outdated green card laws hurt workers from India

The Seattle Times

Professor Sital Kalantry writes that the country's green card system disproportionately hurts immigrants from India.

December 22, 2023 | In the News


SCOTUS rejects appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids

KING 5 News

Professor Deirdre Bowen discusses with KING 5 SCOTUS' refusal to hear a challenge to Washington's conversion therapy ban.

December 12, 2023 | In the News


Lina Khan’s Rough Year

New York Magazine

Professor John Kirkwood spoke to New York Magazine about Lina Khan's first two years leading the FTC and what could lie ahead.

December 12, 2023 | In the News


What happened during Week 8 of the trial for the death of Manuel Ellis

KING 5

Professor Deborah Ahrens joined a KING 5 panel to discuss the trial of three police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis.

December 1, 2023 | In the News