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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


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


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


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


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


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


Brooke D. Coleman celebrated as Fredric C. Tausend Professor of Law

Seattle University School of Law celebrated the installation of Brooke D. Coleman as the Fredric C. Tausend Professor of Law. The title, named for a former Seattle U Law dean and professor, honors a Seattle U Law faculty member for their scholarly pursuits, teaching ability, and service work.

November 30, 2023 | Events


Seattle U Law welcomes member of Indian Parliament for Luminaries in Law

Seattle University School of Law, in collaboration with the RoundGlass India Center, welcomed Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, a member of the Parliament of India and India's leading Supreme Court litigator, to give a lecture on the Supreme Court of India.

October 26, 2023 | Events


Nationally renowned author, Dahlia Lithwick visits Seattle U Law

New York Times bestselling author and legal journalist Dahlia Lithwick, whose journalism has appeared in Slate, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, CNN, and other prominent media outlets, kicked off Seattle U Law’s 2023-24 Dean’s Luminaries in Law Lecture & Conversation Series.

October 3, 2023 | Announcements


Law school honors Judge Janet Chung as Woman of the Year

Judge Janet Chung reflected on what she called her “anti-resume” – opportunities missed, choices not made, offers rejected – encouraging the audience to embrace their full stories, not just their successes.

March 31, 2023 | Events


Amazon GC emphasizes need for writing skills and pro bono engagement

Speaking at Seattle University School of Law as part of Dean Anthony E. Varona’s Luminaries in Law Lecture and Conversation Series, David Zapolsky said Amazon is notorious for banning PowerPoint presentations in its meetings.

October 24, 2022 | Events


A student’s favorite tax master

Diane Lourdes Dick receives Oltman award for excellence in teaching.

February 24, 2022 | Announcements