Professor Emerita Lorraine Bannai was featured on Rachel Maddow's new six-episode podcast, "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order," which examines the U.S. government's decision to incarcerate Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II.

Professor Erin Carr spoke to Cascadia Daily News about the proliferation in recent years of nonconsensual sexual images and videos created by AI.

In a front-page investigation into the conditions of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, The Seattle Times highlighted the work of Global Rights Advocacy, the Seattle U Law International Human Rights Clinic (under the direction of Professor Thomas Antkowiak), and the immigration advocacy of Larkin VanDerhoef '13.

Professor Elizabeth Ford, director of the Workers' Rights Clinic, was a guest on Power at Work's "Power Half-Hour," a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with guests who discuss the biggest news in labor law.

Professor and antitrust expert John Kirkwood spoke to KOMO News about a judge's recent ruling that Google must share data with its rivals to encourage competition.

Professor Erin Carr discusses the implications of ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and what it means for First Amendment protections.

Distinguished Professor of Law Kellye Testy, executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), co-wrote an op-ed for The Hill with AALS President Austen Parrish about the increase in threats against federal judges in recent months.

Professor Zaida Rivera, director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic, joined FOX 13 Seattle's "Good Day Seattle" to discuss the current state of immigration in the U.S.

Professor Sital Kalantry, founding director of the Roundglass India Center, co-wrote an op-ed for The Seattle Times about the negative impact that the president's 50% tariff on goods from India is likely to have on Washington businesses.

On Professor Erin Carr's latest regular live segment on KING 5, she and anchor Joyce Taylor discussed the president's efforts to remove many of the directors of federal agencies.

Professor Erin Carr appeared live on KING 5 with Joyce Taylor to analyze the latest issues out of Washington, D.C., including the president's statements that he would like to send the National Guard to other cities.

Professor from Practice Robert Boruchowitz, director of the Defender Initiative, wrote a column for The Seattle Times about the Washington Supreme Court's recent order that courts around the state lower caseloads for public defenders over the next decade.

Professor Andrew Siegel joined FOX 13's Good Day Seattle to discuss the president taking control of the Washington, D.C. Police Department and deploying the National Guard in D.C.

Professor Deirdre Bowen went on FOX 13 to discuss the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court may revisit same-sex marriage through a case brought by a former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

Professor Deborah Ahrens lent her criminal law expertise to KIRO 7 News for a live analysis before and after the sentencing of Bryan Kohberger in Idaho. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022, though he avoided the death penalty as a result of a plea deal.

Professor Robert Boruchowitz, who directs Seattle U Law's Defender Initiative, spoke to the Idaho Statesman about the role of a public defender in the case of someone who could face capital punishment.

As news broke that Bryan Kohberger was set to plead guilty to the murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022 as part of a plea deal, Professor Deborah Ahrens appeared on KIRO 7 News for a live extended analysis before the court hearing.

Professor Deirdre Bowen appeared on KING 5, explaining that the elimination of the possibility of appeals is a major reason why a prosecutor may offer an otherwise-rare plea deal in a case like this.

Brooke Pinkham, director of the Northwest Center for Indigenous Law, spoke to KUOW Public Radio about the disproportionality of Native American children being placed in foster care in comparison with children of other races.

Professor Erin Carr appeared on FOX 13 Seattle discussing the recent Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Professor Andrew Siegel shared his constitutional law expertise with KOMO in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in litigation challenging President Trump’s attempts to limit birthright citizenship by executive order.

The Washington Supreme Court has ordered courts to lower caseloads for public defenders over the next decade in order to prevent exhaustion and burnout so that public defenders don't leave the profession and create further shortages, as well as to attract new people to public defender offices. Professor Bob Boruchowitz spoke to KUOW Public Radio's Soundside about his thoughts on the move.

Professor Sara Rankin, who directs the Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, spoke to OPB one year after the Supreme Court's Grants Pass ruling, which upheld a ban on unhoused people camping in public. Rankin said that enforcement of this type of ban is happening not just in Oregon, but across the country.

Cascade PBS took a look at the Judicial Institute, a training program for local middle school and high school history and civics teachers in the workings of the judicial system, organized by Seattle U Law and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Distinguished Practitioner in Residence Margaret Fisher, who conducts the program, said it is generating more and more interest, receiving 50% more applications than usual this year.

Professor Pilar Margarita Hernández Escontrías was a guest on KUOW's Soundside after she worked with community members who responded to an automated message sent Friday from ICE directing hundreds of people with pending immigration cases to check in at a field office.

Professor Deirdre Bowen, director of the Seattle U Law Family Law Center, has lent her expertise to TV, radio, and digital/print news outlets in the wake of the tragic murder of three Wenatchee sisters, allegedly by their father. Bowen, who has studied the case files relating to the custody plan of the girls' parents, told KING 5 that there are larger institutional issues surrounding the family court system and judicial education that need to be changed to prevent future crimes like this.

In the wake of a violent clash between an evangelical group holding an anti-LGBTQ+ rally and counter-protesters in Cal Anderson Park last month, which resulted in multiple arrests, Professor Erin Carr spoke with Cascade PBS about the City of Seattle’s options to prevent similar episodes in the future.

Professor Russell Powell spoke with KUOW Public Radio's Libby Denkmann and Shane Mehling about a new Washington state law that mandates clergy report child abuse if they learn of it through the sacrament of Confession, which had been exempt from reporting requirements.

Professor Erin Carr wrote an op-ed for the South Florida Sun Sentinel on the president's rampant use of extortion to accomplish his goals. In the piece, Carr said that the president has a "general disregard for the rule of law" that has left America's "legal, political, social and economic landscape unrecognizable."

Professor Erin Carr spoke live on KING 5 about the Trump administration's unexpected reversal in the case of more than 1,500 international students whose visas had been terminated, including some students studying here in Seattle. While the students' visas have now been restored, Carr warned that this move "may not offer permanent relief."

Professor Sara Rankin, director of the Homeless Rights Advocacy Project at Seattle U Law, spoke to The Seattle Times after the Washington Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ballot initiative in Spokane that banned camping within 1,000 feet of schools, daycares, and parks. Rankin said that similar initiatives elsewhere are likely to be challenged in court.

Professor Erin Carr went live on KING 5 with Joyce Taylor to discuss the government's mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador and President Trump's refusal to bring him back, even after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the government must facilitate his return.

KING 5's Bridget Chavez spoke with Seattle U Law Adjunct Professor Jay Gairson, who is representing students whose visas were revoked by the Trump administration.

Professor Andrew Siegel, a constitutional law expert, spoke with Joyce Taylor on KING 5 about the possibility of President Trump seeking a third term. While the president has suggested he may run again, Siegel said such an action would blatantly violate the U.S. Constitution, which sets a two-term limit.

Professor Sara Rankin, who directs the Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, spoke to The Guardian about the homelessness crisis in Seattle. The newspaper notes that out of American cities, Seattle has the fourth-largest population of people who are homeless, after New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

Professor Zaida Rivera, director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic, appeared live on KING 5 to discuss the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose green card has been revoked by the federal government.

Professor Andrew Siegel used his constitutional law and historical expertise to help FOX 13 Seattle's "Good Day Seattle" viewers better understand President Trump's address to Congress. Siegel discussed presidential powers in relation to the birthright citizenship executive order, the mass layoffs of federal employees, and the president's threats to remove judges who oppose him.

Senate Bill 5104, which students in the Workers' Rights Clinic, under the leadership of Professor Elizabeth Ford, helped draft, has passed the Washington State Senate! If it is ultimately signed into law, the bill will prohibit coercion of workers by employers to accept unlawful treatment based on the workers' immigration status. The Washington State Standard wrote an in-depth profile of the bill, highlighting the students' large role in the process.

Kelli Rodriguez, director of the Sports Law Program, spoke with the Washington State Standard to help the public understand possible impacts of the Trump administration's executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in women's sports.

Professor Andrew Siegel shared his constitutional law expertise with KING 5's audience to explain what is likely to happen after a federal judge in Seattle granted an injunction against President Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship.

Professor Andrew Siegel told The Seattle Times that President Trump's birthright citizenship order, which is being challenged in court by Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, likely violates the 14th Amendment.

Constitutional law expert Professor Andrew Siegel appeared on KING 5 News talking about President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

Professor Elizabeth Ford, who directs the Workers' Rights Clinic, spoke to Public News Service about a new report from the Economic Policy Institute finding that Washington ranks ninth in the nation for wage theft, which is when employers withhold wages owed to employees.

Professor Sara Rankin, director of the Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, spoke to the Washington Post about a new report from the federal government showing that homelessness has increased 18% in the past year nationally, impacting 23 out of every 10,000 Americans.

Professor Elizabeth Ford, who directs the Workers' Rights Clinic, spoke to KING 5 about a new U.S. Senate report that states Amazon's profit-driven practices lead to injuries for warehouse workers. The report says that Amazon knew from its own internal study about the link between productivity and workplace injuries, but chose to ignore the data.

As judges in Washington and Oregon both ruled against the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, Professor John Kirkwood told the Washington Post that the federal judge's ruling in Oregon, which was announced before the Washington ruling, was likely to strengthen the lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of Washington and Colorado.

As Washington and Oregon judges both ruled against the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, Professor John Kirkwood appeared on KING 5 News, noting that these decisions would likely help keep food prices down.

As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a monumental transgender health care case, Professor Sital Kalantry spoke with Politico about conservatives’ opposition to transgender care for youth by pointing to European countries that have adopted certain limits to youth gender-affirming care, which represents a substantial shift from their previous views of foreign laws and policies.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

“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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

South Sound Business profiled the new South Sound Hybrid Hub, created by Seattle U Law, and quoted Seattle U Law Dean Anthony Varona.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.