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Professor Elizabeth Ford spoke to KING 5 about a U.S. Senate report that states Amazon's practices lead to warehouse injuries.
Professor John Kirkwood talked to the Washington Post about a judicial ruling against the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.
Professor John Kirkwood told KING 5 the rulings against the Kroger-Albertsons merger would likely help keep grocery prices down.
Professor Sital Kalantry spoke with Politico about conservatives using foreign laws to argue against youth transgender care.
Professor Sital Kalantry, director of the Roundglass India Center, spoke to The Seattle Times about how local Indian Americans have been galvanized during this presidential election cycle to knock on doors, participate in phone banks, and raise funds to support and encourage others to vote for Kamala Harris, the first-ever Indian American vice president.
October 28, 2024 | In the News
Professor Steven Bender spoke to Salon about the news that Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed the legalization of recreational cannabis. The plan is part of an Opportunity Agenda for Black men across America that would improve access to health care, provide loans to Black entrepreneurs, and more.
October 18, 2024 | In the News
In an examination of Attorney General Bob Ferguson's lawsuits against big business, Professor John Kirkwood, a national antitrust expert, spoke to The Seattle Times about Ferguson's attempts to stop the Kroger-Albertsons merger through litigation.
October 13, 2024 | In the News
Professor Margaret Chon discussed with KING 5 News the Washington State Attorney General's Office's lawsuit against TikTok, which alleges that the social media platform is designed in a way to be addictive for kids.
October 8, 2024 | In the News
Professor John Kirkwood, a national expert on antitrust law, spoke to Bloomberg about claims from companies targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the FTC is acting unconstitutionally. The article notes that these claims come as the Supreme Court has curbed the power of regulatory agencies like the FTC.
September 26, 2024 | In the News
As Washington state's lawsuit challenging the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertson’s/Safeway goes to trial, Professor John Kirkwood, a nationally recognized antitrust expert, appeared on KING 5 News to share his insights about the case’s possible outcomes and resulting impacts on grocery shoppers.
September 16, 2024 | In the News
In this op-ed featured in the Detroit Free Press, Professor Erin Carr examines the use of "childless" as a political insult in the upcoming election. In considering the use of birthing status to assess the credentials of candidates for elected office, Carr notes that several of the Founding Fathers were not themselves biological parents and that, historically, being childless was seen by some, including George Washington, as an asset for political leaders.
August 13, 2024 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen, who directs Seattle U Law's Family Law Center, spoke to KSDK News in St. Louis about the city's effort to get stolen guns off the streets, most of which, the story notes, are taken from individual gun owners who are not required to register or report them stolen.
August 5, 2024 | In the News
Seattle U Law Professor Seth Endo spoke to Mother Jones for a deep investigation examining the funding sources of a movement to take down gun control laws.
July 30, 2024 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin, director of Seattle U Law's Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, spoke to KOMO News about California Governor Gavin Newson's executive order to remove homeless encampments.
July 25, 2024 | In the News
With the likely elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris, who has roots in South Asia, to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, Seattle U Law Professor Sital Kalantry, director of Seattle University's RoundGlass India Center, co-wrote an op-ed in The Seattle Times describing the recent success of Indian Americans in attaining elected office.
July 23, 2024 | In the News
Constitutional law expert and Seattle U Law Professor Andrew Siegel spoke with KING 5 about a recent survey in which more than three-quarters of people polled said they believe that democracy is at stake in the November election.
July 19, 2024 | In the News
The six conservatives Justices ruled that cities can fine and arrest homeless people for sleeping in public spaces, even if they have no other place to go. The ruling says criminalizing camping in public does not amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
July 11, 2024 | In the News
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that local governments can punish people for sleeping in public spaces, we have a deeper look at what could happen next in the Pacific Northwest.
July 2, 2024 | In the News
Sara Rankin, Seattle University Law professor, on the Gee Scott & Ursula Reutin Show
July 2, 2024 | In the News
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to give cities broader latitude to punish people for sleeping in public when they have no other options will likely result in municipalities taking more aggressive action to remove encampments, including throwing away more of homeless people’s property, advocates and legal experts said.
June 29, 2024 | In the News
The court ruled that it is not cruel or unusual punishment to fine or jail homeless people for sleeping outside in public places. The ruling, while in theory only applying to cities under the 9th Circuit Court’s purview, sends a message across the country that elected officials have significant leeway in determining how and when to clear people living in public places, regardless of whether there is enough affordable housing or available shelter.
June 29, 2024 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin gave an extensive interview to the UK-based Guardian following the Supreme Court's homelessness decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson.
June 29, 2024 | In the News
The Seattle Times took a deep dive into a new report, co-published by Seattle U Law's Civil Rights Clinic and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, that concludes that Washington's Three Strikes Law disproportionately affects communities of color.
June 29, 2024 | In the News
In April, U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments in one of the most widely watched cases out of Oregon in recent memory. The question at the heart of Grants Pass v. Johnson was whether cities can regulate where and when people can sleep outside, especially if there isn’t shelter space available.
June 28, 2024 | In the News
“When you fine and ticket people, when you jail them for being homeless, not only do encampments appear again quite quickly, you compound the problems for people experiencing homelessness,” says Shaun Donovan
June 28, 2024 | In the News
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Grants Pass, Oregon’s criminalization of sleeping in public, a decision that’s sure to have ripple effects in Washington state.
June 28, 2024 | In the News
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities and municipalities can punish people for sleeping outside, even when they have nowhere else to go. In the case of The City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the conservative majority sided in a 6-3 decision with Grants Pass, a small city in southern Oregon, finding that its broad public camping ban did not amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
June 28, 2024 | In the News
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
Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision in monumental homelessness case Grants Pass v. Johnson, Professor Sara Rankin, director of the Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, spoke to KING 5 about the case, which decided whether cities without enough shelter beds for everyone in need can criminalize homelessness.
June 26, 2024 | In the News
The decision, a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, allows municipalities to enforce anti-camping ordinances, a move hailed by some local leaders but criticized by homelessness advocates.
June 24, 2024 | In the News
In its first major abortion-related case since overturning Roe v. Wade two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled to preserve access to mifepristone, a drug used in the majority of abortions in America. Professor Deirdre Bowen, a reproductive rights expert who directs Seattle U Law's Family Law Center, discussed with The Spokesman-Review how the decision will impact Washington residents and analyzed the justices’ reasoning.
June 13, 2024 | In the News
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reversed lower court rulings, finding that public camping restrictions issued by southern Oregon’s Grants Pass do not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.”
June 6, 2024 | In the News
South Sound Business profiled the new South Sound Hybrid Hub, created by Seattle U Law, and quoted Seattle U Law Dean Anthony Varona.
June 5, 2024 | In the News
KING 5 News takes a look at the story of Jason Puracal, a Tacoma resident who spent nearly two years in a Nicaraguan prison for crimes he did not commit, and the more than decade-long quest of law students and faculty in Seattle U Law's International Human Rights Clinic. They helped to obtain a decision from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, announced this past winter, affirming that Jason’s rights had been violated.
June 4, 2024 | In the News
Professor Deborah Ahrens, a criminal law expert, broke down the verdict in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial on FOX 13's Good Day Seattle.
May 31, 2024 | In the News
Professor Andrew Siegel, a constitutional law expert, appeared on FOX 13's Good Day Seattle the day after the Trump verdict to answer questions such as whether Trump is likely to go to prison and how this could affect his chances of becoming president.
May 31, 2024 | In the News
Just hours after the verdict was announced, Professor Deborah Ahrens talked to KING 5 about what may come next for former President Donald Trump now that he has been found guilty of all 34 counts in his hush money trial.
May 30, 2024 | In the News
U.S. News and World Report highlighted Seattle U Law as a law school with a special emphasis on civil rights law and spoke to Matt Etter '12, assistant dean for the Center for Professional Development, about how to choose a civil rights-centered law school.
May 22, 2024 | In the News
In an essay published by Competition Policy International, noted antitrust expert Professor John Kirkwood examines common ownership, where investors own shares in two or more competitors, and explains that this practice may cause these competitors to raise prices or compete less aggressively, raising antitrust concerns.
May 21, 2024 | In the News
Professor Andrew Siegel was quoted by Law360 in an article examining a difference of opinion between U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Siegel analyzed the two justices' different ideologies over the way that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded.
May 16, 2024 | In the News
Professor Danieli Evans, who specializes in constitutional law, discussed with KING 5 the First Amendment rights of protesters facing criminal charges for blocking the road leading to Sea-Tac Airport in April.
May 15, 2024 | In the News
Professor Deborah Ahrens, a criminal law expert who studies drug decriminalization, spoke to KUOW Public Radio's Soundside about the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's move to reclassify cannabis as a less serious drug. She observed that this may signal to federal judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement that cannabis should not be treated in the same way as more serious drugs.
May 6, 2024 | In the News
Professor Erin Carr, a reproductive rights expert, spoke to Seattle's Morning News on KIRO Radio about the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging Idaho's abortion ban on the basis that it violates federal emergency care law.
May 2, 2024 | In the News
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence and tech law expert Steve Tapia, who teaches courses that are part of the new Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics Program, spoke to KOMO News about a fatal car accident involving a Tesla driver who claimed to be using the autopilot feature. Tapia said the revolutionary car company should rethink how it markets the technology, as people using autopilot may be led to believe they themselves don't need to pay attention to driving.
April 25, 2024 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen, director of the Seattle U Law Family Law Center and an expert in reproductive rights, spoke to The Spokesman-Review about the case before #SCOTUS challenging Idaho's abortion ban.
April 24, 2024 | In the News
The National Jurist recognized Seattle U Law in a piece highlighting leading law schools for intellectual property law. The article notes that Seattle U Law's Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic is starting a Digital Lawyering Clinic to help victims of cybercrime, and the law library is launching a series of workshops on GenAI. Intellectual property is a core part of Seattle U Law's new Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program.
April 23, 2024 | In the News
KOMO 4 spoke with Professor Sara Rankin about Grants Pass v. Johnson, a Supreme Court case centered on cities' power to issue civil penalties for sleeping outside.
April 22, 2024 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin talked to KING 5 about oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, a #SCOTUS case centered on cities' power to issue civil penalties for sleeping outside.
April 22, 2024 | In the News
An op-ed for The Seattle Times quoted Professor Andrew Siegel, a constitutional law expert, in a discussion of the Code of Conduct released by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
April 12, 2024 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford spoke to the Peninsula Daily News about the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association's strike after a Clallam County judge granted an injunction filed by the Port Angeles School District to force the educators back to work. Ford says injunctions are increasingly becoming a common tactic on the part of school districts during strikes.
April 11, 2024 | In the News
In an investigation into wage theft in Washington, The Seattle Times quoted Professor and Workers' Rights Clinic Director Elizabeth Ford. She and her students worked with legislators on the newly-passed House Bill 2097, which creates a work group to help victims of wage theft recover money owed to them.
April 7, 2024 | In the News
She shared a seven-bedroom home with her husband's family, but when he died three years ago, she was told to leave, Gutowski told USA TODAY. Gutowski, now 55, was left with only $120. First, she lived in her Chevrolet Cavalier, then briefly at a shelter that shuttered 16 months after launching.
April 4, 2024 | In the News
In an editorial, the The Seattle Times praises reforms to the bar licensure process for new attorneys recently ordered by the Washington Supreme Court. Dean Anthony Varona, who served as co-chair of the Washington State Bar Licensure Task Force that recommended reforms, such as creating alternative pathways to obtaining a law license, was quoted in the editorial.
April 1, 2024 | In the News
In this op-ed for the Los Angeles Daily News, Professor Erin Carr notes that by ignoring the will of the majority, courts are narrowing the definition of 'the people' while expanding the definition of 'a person' to include non-viable fetuses.
March 27, 2024 | In the News
Dr. Deirdre Bowen spoke to KING 5 about the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
March 26, 2024 | In the News
KING 5 featured 3L Schuyler Peters' project with Seattle Children's Hospital to donate 1,000 free bike helmets to kids at her childhood alma mater, Ridgecrest Elementary School, as well as Meridian Park Elementary, both in Shoreline.
March 25, 2024 | In the News
Seattle U Law Professor Erin Carr spoke to FOX 13 Seattle about the City of Everett's decision to charge people to attend the mayor's State of the City address in-person. While online streaming was free, Carr said that the cost to attend in-person would be prohibitive for many Everett residents.
March 21, 2024 | In the News
Professor and antitrust expert John Kirkwood spoke to The Seattle Times about the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block the Kroger and Albertsons merger. If the merger moves forward and becomes final before the case is decided, Kirkwood said retroactively undoing it would be challenging.
February 26, 2024 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen, director of the Family Law Center, spoke to The Oregonian about a case involving an Oregon woman who killed her stepfather, who had sexually abused her and her sister for years. Bowen says these cases should be considered differently than other homicides.
February 23, 2024 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford, who leads Seattle U Law’s Workers' Rights Clinic, spoke to KING 5 about two bills in the WA State Legislature that would provide unemployment benefits and other support to striking workers.
February 20, 2024 | In the News
50 years after the Boldt Decision, FOX 13 interviewed Brooke Pinkham, director of the Center for Indian Law & Policy, about the monumental ruling that upheld and cemented historic treaty and tribal fishing rights.
February 14, 2024 | In the News
Professor John Kirkwood spoke to OSV News about two Supreme Court cases that could undo the "Chevron deference," which gives more powers in certain circumstances to federal agencies, rather than the courts, to interpret the law.
January 24, 2024 | In the News
Professor and nationally-renowned antitrust expert John Kirkwood spoke to The Seattle Times about Washington State Attorney General's suit over the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, and why AG Bob Ferguson may have chosen to take action before the Federal Trade Commission decides whether or not to file a suit.
January 18, 2024 | In the News
Seattle U Law Professor Deborah Ahrens, a former public defender and criminal law expert, spoke to KOMO News just before news broke that the three police officers acquitted in Manuel Ellis' death resigned from the Tacoma Police Department.
January 15, 2024 | In the News
In this op-ed for Just Security, Professor Thomas Antkowiak, director of Seattle U Law's International Human Rights Clinic, sheds light on the important and often dangerous work that human rights defenders are performing on the ground in Latin America, and illustrates what allies in the U.S. can do to help.
January 12, 2024 | In the News
In this The Seattle Times op-ed, Professor Sital Kalantry, director of Seattle University's RoundGlass India Center, writes that the country's green card system, which allocates permanent residency through a quota system rather than on a first-come, first-served basis, disproportionately hurts immigrants from India who come to the U.S. for work.
December 22, 2023 | In the News
In this The Seattle Times op-ed, Professor Sital Kalantry, director of Seattle University's RoundGlass India Center, writes that the country's green card system, which allocates permanent residency through a quota system rather than on a first-come, first-served basis, disproportionately hurts immigrants from India who come to the U.S. for work.
December 22, 2023 | In the News
In a KING 5 interview, Seattle U Law Professor Deirdre Bowen, director of the school's Family Law Center, explained what it means that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Washington state's ban on conversion therapy, thereby allowing the ban to stand, for now.
December 12, 2023 | In the News
Professor and antitrust expert John Kirkwood spoke to New York Magazine about Lina Khan's first two years leading the FTC, reasons that certain antitrust cases brought by the FTC failed, and what could lie ahead for the agency in the new year.
December 12, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deborah Ahrens joined a KING 5 panel to discuss week eight of the Manuel Ellis trial. Ahrens, a former public defender, discussed delays in the trial of three police officers charged with killing Ellis in 2020, the impact of jurors' life experiences, and ways the defense may prepare the officers for their upcoming testimony.
December 1, 2023 | In the News
In a video by the Associated Press, Seattle U Law Professor Sara Rankin, an expert in issues relating to homelessness, talks about the increase in encampments, sweeps, and laws criminalizing camping on the street in cities across the U.S.
November 28, 2023 | In the News
In this blog post for The Sling, noted antitrust expert Professor John Kirkwood examines common ownership, where investors own shares in two or more competitors. He explains that this practice may cause these competitors to raise prices or compete less aggressively, raising antitrust concerns.
November 22, 2023 | In the News
Professor John Kirkwood, a nationally-renowned antitrust expert, recently spoke to The Capitol Forum about a proposed fix in the Kroger/Albertsons merger - and the questions the FTC may have about it.
November 13, 2023 | In the News
In an op-ed for In These Times, Professor Dean Spade writes that irreversible effects of climate change are already happening - and the policies being implemented by governments around the world are too little, too late.
November 1, 2023 | In the News
A driver who prosecutors allege caused a deadly crash in Bellevue recently fled to her home country of China, which does not have an extradition treaty with the U.S. Seattle U Law Professor Ron Slye, an international law expert, spoke to KING 5 about the likelihood that she is extradited to face vehicular homicide charges.
November 1, 2023 | In the News
Tech law expert and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence Steve Tapia, who teaches courses that are part of the new TILE Program that launched this semester, appeared on KOMO News speaking about the lawsuit filed against Meta by more than 40 state attorneys general, alleging its products are addictive and harmful to children. The story was shared by many of KOMO's sister stations across the country.
October 24, 2023 | In the News
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence and tech law expert Steve Tapia, who teaches courses that are part of the new TILE Program that launched this semester, talks to FOX 13 Seattle reporter Lauren Donovan about space junk in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration's report concerning satellite fragments such as those from SpaceX - and explains who could be held liable if a piece of satellite debris were to ever fall onto someone on Earth.
October 19, 2023 | In the News
Grant County tried to prosecute Joseph Zamora for the second time for assaulting a police officer, even after Zamora had been convicted of the crime once, served time, and then had the conviction overturned by the Washington Supreme Court. Now, a judge has thrown out the new case, ending a legal process that has been going on for nearly seven years. Professor Robert Chang, executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, is one of five attorneys who has been representing Zamora pro bono.
October 18, 2023 | In the News
In this interview with Indian legal news site Bar and Bench, Seattle U Law international LLM student Ashok Kumar recounts his transformative journey, from growing up on a farm in rural India to earning the opportunity to study law in the U.S. through Seattle U Law's Remala Family Scholarship.
October 15, 2023 | In the News
Employment law expert and Professor Elizabeth Ford, who directs Seattle U Law's Workers' Rights Clinic, spoke to King 5 after an NTSB report revealed that the 2022 ferry crash at the Fauntleroy terminal was caused by the captain falling asleep at the helm. Ford says mistakes like this are a big risk when employees are overworked and stretched thin.
October 12, 2023 | In the News
In an interview with Law.com, Dean Tony Varona reaffirmed Seattle U Law's commitment to admitting diverse students in the wake of the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling, while ensuring that the law school’s admission procedures are fully in compliance with the law.
October 10, 2023 | In the News
Professor Pilar Margarita Hernández Escontrías spoke to KNKX Public Radio about the impetus for the Blake decision – the 2021 Washington Supreme Court ruling that overturned the state's felony drug possession law.
October 9, 2023 | In the News
In this article for Madrid-based newspaper El País, Professor Ronald Slye, who directs Seattle U Law's International and Comparative Law Programs, explains the demands made for amnesty from the Spanish government toward those who pushed for the secession of Northeast Spain's Catalonia region six years ago.
October 5, 2023 | In the News
KUOW interviewed Seattle U Law Professor and Homeless Rights Advocacy Project Director Sara Rankin about the request to SCOTUS by Seattle and other Western U.S. cities to overturn two federal court rulings protecting people who sleep on the street.
October 2, 2023 | In the News
Professor John Kirkwood, a nationally renowned antitrust expert, shared his insights on the Amazon suit.
September 26, 2023 | In the News
Grant County is trying to prosecute Joseph Zamora for the second time for assaulting a police officer, even after Zamora had been convicted of the crime once, served time, and then had the conviction overturned by the Washington Supreme Court. Professor Robert Chang, executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, is one of five attorneys who is representing Zamora pro bono.
August 28, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen explains just how lethal the risk is for those who intervene in domestic violence incidents.
August 24, 2023 | In the News
Professor Andrew Siegel says a recent U.S. Supreme Court case could let businesses circumvent anti-discrimination laws.
August 23, 2023 | In the News
Professor John Kirkwood talks about the likelihood of the FTC enforcing a 1930s-era law meant to help small businesses.
August 23, 2023 | In the News
BBC News says Professor Sital Kalantry's new book contains "striking findings" about the Supreme Court of India.
July 31, 2023 | In the News
Proposed budget reductions from Congress could mean staffing cuts for federal public defenders. Seattle U Law Professor Paul Holland described to KING 5 what that could look like for these attorneys and the people who rely on them.
July 28, 2023 | In the News
In a new book she helped write, Seattle University School of Law Professor Sital Kalantry took a look at the diversity of the Supreme Court - the Supreme Court of India, that is. Our professors are active in legal issues across the globe. Kalantry, who is associate dean of Graduate Studies and International Programs, founded Seattle U Law's India Center for Law and Justice, and helps students from around the world connect with the university.
July 26, 2023 | In the News
SCOTUS' decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions will impact more than just higher education, says Seattle University Law Professor Deirdre Bowen. She told the South Seattle Emerald about the effects we are likely to see at all levels of schooling.
July 24, 2023 | In the News
The homelessness crisis is one of Seattle's biggest challenges. Seattle U Law Professor Sara Rankin is a national expert on issues related to people experiencing homelessness - and she explains in this story from The Seattle Times why housing can be a cheaper alternative to jails or hospitals for someone having a severe crisis.
July 21, 2023 | In the News
Companies engaging in rampant logging in Brazil destroyed an Indigenous community's forests. But the Ashaninka people fought back in court - and won millions in reparations. Seattle University Law Professor Thomas Antkowiak spoke to The Christian Science Monitor about other efforts in the Americas to obtain reparations for Indigenous communities.
July 12, 2023 | In the News
In an op-ed, Professor Erin Carr writes that Florida's policies may cost the Sunshine State its best and brightest.
July 2, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen, director of Seattle U Law's Family Law Center, talked to InvestigateWest about the challenges for judges when they are facing protection order requests.
June 30, 2023 | In the News
Grant County tried to prosecute Joseph Zamora for the second time for assaulting a police officer, even after Zamora had been convicted of the crime once, served time, and then had the conviction overturned by the Washington Supreme Court. Now, a judge has thrown out the new case, ending a legal process that has been going on for nearly seven years. Professor Robert Chang, executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, is one of five attorneys who has been representing Zamora pro bono.
June 5, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen reflects on the fear and outrage that resulted from misinformation about the bill.
May 1, 2023 | In the News
Dean Anthony Varona and Seattle U President Eduardo Peñalver discuss ways to increase representation in legal academia.
April 28, 2023 | In the News
Professor Danieli Evans says seditious conspiracy is rarely used and can be hard to prove.
April 27, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen explains that parental custody rights remain intact.
April 26, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen explains how protection orders help survivors of domestic violence.
April 20, 2023 | In the News
“It is not remotely what this bill says," according to Professor Deirdre Bowen.
April 20, 2023 | In the News
The bill actually encourages family reunification, says Professor Deirdre Bowen.
April 18, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deidre Bowen predicts "a trend towards destabilization of what the three branches of the government are."
April 13, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen says different legal strategies led to opposite rulings on abortion medication mifepristone.
April 8, 2023 | In the News
Professor Robert Chang signed an amicus brief in support of Zamora, saying the repeated prosecution is not in the interest of justice.
April 2, 2023 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford explains that criminal charges aren't likely when actions are related to workplace negligence.
March 30, 2023 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says the counts miss thousands of people and that point-in-time counts are especially inaccurate.
March 29, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deborah Ahrens comments on the challenges of defending someone charged with killing a police officer.
March 14, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen discusses the limitations of protection orders.
March 10, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen discusses the legal challenges yet to come for out-of-state abortion care.
March 6, 2023 | In the News
Professor Sital Kalantry offers legal analysis and important historical context to the issue of caste discrimination.
February 23, 2023 | In the News
This piece features an extended excerpt from our Profs Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic's Colorado Law Review article responding to Derrick Bell's provocative "Space Traders."
February 17, 2023 | In the News
Professor Robert Boruchowitz says these cases are the first applications of a new deadly force law in WA and it's important to get it right. "The key to all of this is effective and sensitive communication."
February 13, 2023 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford explains new and groundbreaking labor laws in Washington state.
February 9, 2023 | In the News
Professor Robert Chang explains how unfair treatment due to race prevents due process.
February 7, 2023 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen says a pending sexual assault case could have massive implications for universities.
February 3, 2023 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says the most sympathetic homeless population gets more money than the population most in need.
January 24, 2023 | In the News
Professor Robert C. Boruchowitz says lawyers must consult state ethics codes and other attorneys to decide conflicts of interest.
January 23, 2023 | In the News
The only social movements that have won liberation are made up of millions of ordinary people "gumming up the works" and helping each other survive, says Professor Dean Spade.
January 6, 2023 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford comments on a pending U.S. Supreme Court case and says a ruling could shift the cost of striking onto unions.
December 28, 2022 | In the News
Professor Liz Ford explains what happened to the tentative agreement railway workers had reached with the Biden administration and why workers were blocked from striking.
December 1, 2022 | In the News
Hear Prof. Ford discuss Wage Recovery Funds at this podcast produced by the California Law Review.
November 29, 2022 | In the News
"The sad truth is that the U.S. News law school rankings have hurt, and not helped, American law students, the legal profession and, thus, society as a whole," Dean Varona wrote.
November 29, 2022 | In the News
Dean Anthony Varona offers his thoughts on what the LSAT can and can't do in identifying successful law students and great lawyers.
November 21, 2022 | In the News
Professor Steven Bender weighs in on the case of a realty company's 40-year grip on listing rights and whether homeowners were scammed. "If that's not a lien, I don't know what is."
November 17, 2022 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford says she sees a pent-up demand for more voice in the workplace.
September 15, 2022 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford says this is an unusual case because it's a school.
September 13, 2022 | In the News
Emotional abuse has always been part of domestic violence, Prof. Deirdre Bowen says. But now it has a name - coercive control - and victims have legal protection.
September 6, 2022 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford says the negotiations included measures that could become trends in the future.
August 30, 2022 | In the News
Ashley Karlstad '21 of the law school's Homeless Rights Advocacy Project discusses why criminalization is a failed approach at dealing with homelessness.
August 22, 2022 | In the News
Professor Elizabeth Ford explains the role of the National Labor Relations Board in union votes.
August 16, 2022 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin discusses the current legal framework for cities addressing homelessness.
August 11, 2022 | In the News
Professor Deborah Ahrens says the hope of a governor's pardon might not be enough to reassure abortion service providers in the face of potential prosecution.
July 14, 2022 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen said Biden’s executive order is more of a policy statement, with the goal of bolstering what the federal government can do with laws already on the books.
July 10, 2022 | In the News
Law schools must figure out how to teach as well as how to help students cope, says Professor Sital Kalantry.
July 5, 2022 | In the News
The state supreme court's ruling in State v. Zamora harmonizes the court's efforts to counteract racial bias, says Professor Robert Chang.
June 30, 2022 | In the News
States will realize quickly they can't regulate travel for abortion care, says Professor Sital Kalantry.
June 29, 2022 | In the News
Activities on an employee's personal time are protected, says Professor Andrew Siegel.
June 27, 2022 | In the News
Professor Sital Kalantry describes the potential fallout on same-sex marriage, privacy, and contraception.
June 24, 2022 | In the News
Professor Paul Holland says efforts to improve children's confidentiality in court are motivated by awareness of lifelong impacts and concerns about disparities.
June 19, 2022 | In the News
The employees have a strong case for retaliation claims, says Professor Charlotte Garden.
June 17, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says one company isn't more pro-union than the other.
June 14, 2022 | In the News
Whether the ruling affects police behavior remains to be seen, says Professor Robert Chang.
June 9, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden's analysis of a workers' rights case at the U.S. Supreme Court.
June 7, 2022 | In the News
Companies often introduce improvements during union-organizing efforts, says Professor Charlotte Garden.
May 25, 2022 | In the News
Professor Emeritus John Strait weighs in on a conflict regarding the consent decree governing Seattle police.
May 25, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says this case does not undo the court's previous pro-arbitration rulings.
May 24, 2022 | In the News
Large congregate shelters are the least effective way to address homelessness, says Professor Sara Rankin.
May 19, 2022 | In the News
There are “no very clear answers” about aiding out-of-state abortions, says Professor Sital Kalantry.
May 16, 2022 | In the News
Professor Brooke Coleman reviews a scholarly critique of how data is gathered and used.
May 13, 2022 | In the News
Professor Andrew Siegel discusses the ramifications of the leaked draft ruling that could overturn abortion rights.
May 9, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden traces the legal rules governing freedom of speech at work.
May 5, 2022 | In the News
"Everything is up for grabs," Professor Sital Kalantry predicts, saying the leaked ruling impacts four decades of constitutional law.
May 5, 2022 | In the News
Professor Sital Kalantry discusses the "new battleground" of interstate jurisdiction if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
May 4, 2022 | In the News
Professor Liz Ford and students describe their advocacy on behalf of low-wage workers.
April 20, 2022 | In the News
Professor Liz Ford says Washington's new law mandating benefits for app-based drivers could face a legal challenge similar to the one brought against California's law.
April 4, 2022 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen says it's important for future lawyers to learn empathy.
April 3, 2022 | In the News
Professor Deirdre Bowen describes the challenges of an asylum application.
April 3, 2022 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says there isn't enough investment in housing, the only real solution to homelessness.
April 2, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden outlines the next steps between Amazon and its new union.
April 1, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden analyzes the high court's oral argument in an employment dispute.
March 30, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden previews an employment dispute that will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 25, 2022 | In the News
The high court seems poised to deter strategic delays, says Professor Charlotte Garden.
March 24, 2022 | In the News
A U.S. Supreme Court case looks at the issue of delayed arbitration and Professor Charlotte Garden offers a preview.
March 18, 2022 | In the News
Professor Mark Chinen discusses Big Tech's involvement in monitoring cyber threats associated with the Ukraine war.
March 10, 2022 | In the News
Professors Natasha Martin and Andrew Siegel react to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 25, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden joins other scholars in analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the recent vaccine-or-test mandate case.
January 26, 2022 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says labor law makes it difficult for worker activism to translate into union membership.
January 20, 2022 | In the News
Professor Sital Kalanty discusses how her bicultural upbringing influences her legal scholarship.
January 20, 2022 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says vehicle residency is a "hidden crisis in plain sight."
January 19, 2022 | In the News
Research by Seattle University law students is cited in this story about barriers to shelter.
January 18, 2022 | In the News
An essay by Prof. John Kirkwood explores effective options for legal challenges to predatory pricing.
January 5, 2022 | In the News
Prof. Andrew Siegel comments on how the burgeoning legal movement to protect students' rights lost steam in recent decades.
December 30, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says companies set a generous baseline for acceptable surveillance practices.
December 13, 2021 | In the News
Professor Sital Kalantry addresses potential changes in states' abortion laws if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
December 2, 2021 | In the News
John Kirkwood said antitrust law doesn't allow for standards based on public interest.
November 24, 2021 | In the News
Brooke Pinkham explains how her family has meaningful conversations about Thanksgiving.
November 23, 2021 | In the News
Professor Steven Bender speculates on foreclosure proceedings for the Kitsap Mall.
November 12, 2021 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says vehicle residents are the fastest growing subpopulation among people experiencing homelessness.
November 11, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden's scholarship on employer surveillance is cited in this article.
November 3, 2021 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says politicians focus on popular, short-term solutions.
November 1, 2021 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says the next mayor of Seattle should work to solve homelessness rather than hide it.
October 28, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden analyzes a potential First Amendment defense for noncompliance with a vaccine mandate.
October 27, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says applying the usual standards for religious belief accommodation is considerably more complicated with a vaccine mandate.
October 16, 2021 | In the News
Professor from Practice Robert C. Boruchowitz received the Innovation in Criminal Justice Education Award for 2021 from the Seattle U Crime and Justice Research Center.
September 25, 2021 | In the News
Professor Dean Spade says smaller studies that look at specific issues are often the most helpful.
September 24, 2021 | In the News
Professor Robert Chang said he expected a more incremental approach to address jury diversity.
September 1, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says arbitration makes it more difficult to resolve unsettled employment law issues.
August 5, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says workers could forfeit unemployment benefits if they're fired for refusing a vaccine.
August 5, 2021 | In the News
Steven Bender's insights on racial disparities in marijuana law enforcement are included in this article.
July 1, 2021 | In the News
Robert Chang is the educator behind this animated video explaining the Chinese Exclusion Act.
July 1, 2021 | In the News
John Kirkwood is quoted in this article about efforts to break up big tech companies.
July 1, 2021 | In the News
Professor John Kirkwood says federal regulators are busy with other big cases.
May 26, 2021 | In the News
A new campaign to address the city’s homelessness crisis says existing funds are all we need. That’s doubtful.
April 29, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says the compromise measure in Connecticut has serious shortcomings.
March 18, 2021 | In the News
Professor Charlotte Garden says the PRO Act wouldn't override other definitions of "employee."
March 18, 2021 | In the News
Professor Dean Spade says mutual aid is the "bread and butter" of all social movements.
March 2, 2021 | In the News
Professor Deborah Ahrens says Washington was the only state with strict liability for drug possession.
February 26, 2021 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin says public health concerns provide a loophole the "size of the grand canyon" for homeless camp sweeps.
February 20, 2021 | In the News
Professor Dean Spade explains the difference between charity and mutual aid.
February 18, 2021 | In the News
Dean Spade joins the podcast to discuss building the movement for single payer.
February 12, 2021 | In the News
Professor Sara Rankin said vehicle residency is one of the fastest growing forms of homelessness.
February 12, 2021 | In the News
Dean Spade joins the podcast to talk about his new book on mutual aid.
February 10, 2021 | In the News
Professor Dean Spade's new book on mutual aid provides a "critical framework" for movements.
February 1, 2021 | In the News
An excerpt of Professor Dean Spade's interview about trans military service is included in this piece.
January 26, 2021 | In the News
Tallies help politicians pay attention to homelessness issues, says Professor Sara Rankin.
January 21, 2021 | In the News
Mutual aid is empowering and participatory, says Professor Dean Spade.
January 20, 2021 | In the News
This opinion piece quotes Professor Dean Spade's warning that activists should avoid being self-congratulatory.
January 19, 2021 | In the News
Professor Andrew Siegel discusses whether the move is more than symbolic.
January 13, 2021 | In the News
Professor Steve Tapia says a negative image creates a barrier for tech companies hosting conservative sites.
January 12, 2021 | In the News
Professor Dean Spade's new book is featured in this article about pooling resources and building a more just society.
January 7, 2021 | In the News
The union can work creatively to put pressure on Google, says Professor Charlotte Garden.
January 6, 2021 | In the News
Professor Robert Chang discusses the educational benefits of diploma privilege.
January 4, 2021 | In the News