School of Law in the News

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Report: Ex-U.S. Attorney John McKay likely fired because he angered his boss

Seattle Times
Professor from Practice and former U.S. Attorney John McKay discusses a Justice Department report investigating the firing of McKay and eight other U.S. Attorneys.

September 29, 2008

Feds say Washington immigration guards weren't checked out

Seattle Times
There are more problems at the Northwest Detention Center, focus of the Voices from Detention report by the law school's International Human Rights Clinic.
(This Associated Press story appeared in multiple publications.)

September 28, 2008

Law professors put printed textbooks on trial

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Law professors from around the country gathered at the law school for a conference on the future of the casebook.

September 27, 2008

Law school profs ponder printed books

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andrea James blogs about the Future of the Law School Course Book workshop at the law school.

September 25, 2008

Legal Scholars Question Sweeping Bailout Powers

Law360.com
Professor David Skover is one of several scholars quoted in this article about the constitutionality of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's proposed financial bailout plan. (Registration required)

September 25, 2008

Using favorable tax treatment to blunt nation's mortgage crisis

Seattle Times
Professor Sheldon Frankel offers a suggestion for improving mortgage liquidity in response to the growing financial crisis.

September 22, 2008

Eyeing 'e-books' for future law students

National Law Journal
"The Future of the Law School Course Book" workshop examined electronic alternatives to traditional texts.

September 16, 2008

Attorney who won landmark Guantanamo case to work here

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Former Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift '94, who as a Navy lawyer defended Salim Hamdan in a pivotal case about detainee tribunals at Guantanamo, plans to open a criminal defense practice in Seattle.

September 10, 2008

Books a weighty issue for law schools

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The P-I looks ahead to the workshop on the future of legal casebooks.

September 9, 2008

Access To Knowledge conference begins addressing new challenges with new ideas

Intellectual Property Watch
Professor Margaret Chon presented at the Access to Knowledge Conference in Geneva.

September 5, 2008

Law schools that made the most lateral hires with tenure

Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
Seattle University School of Law is among the few named that "clearly all had big years, and noticeably strengthened their faculties."

September 1, 2008

The man who gave a big boost to citizen-soldiers

The Seattle Times
A profile on longtime Adjunct Professor Timothy Lowenberg, head of the Washington State Air and Army National Guard.