School of Law in the News, 2009
August
A team from the School of Law's International Human Rights Clinic argues before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the Indian Law Program welcomes expert Eric Eberhard, and Professor Joaquin Avila becomes director of the National Voting Rights Advocacy Initiative, which is housed in the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.
July
Sean Parnell ’87 becomes Alaska’s new governor, and Professor Ron Slye is appointed to the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission. Professors comment on topics including eating and consuming contaminated fish and practicing with an inactive law license.
June
A state board recommends clemency for a client of Professor Paul Holland, and professors comment on legal and environmental topics.
May
After four years as Dean at Seattle University School of Law, Kellye Testy moves to the University of Washington to serve as law school dean, and professors comment on topics including student loan debt and the failure of courts to provide defendants with proper legal advice.
April
A report by Professor Robert Boruchowitz forces courts nationwide to reconsider the way they handle misdemeanors. The School of Law’s part-time program is ranked 12th in the first-ever rankings, and the School of Law launches the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.
March
Professors comment on current topics, ranging from the WaMu collapse to a proposed reconciliation commission to examine acts of torture.
February
The National Jurist highlights a success story, and the Bar Bulletin profiles Robert Chang, director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center on Law and Equality. Professors comment on topics ranging from the three strikes law and same-sex marriage to Southeast Asia.
January
The School of Law collaborates on a project documenting the genocide in Rwanda, and the Law Clinic wins a victory in the Court of Appeals that guarantees juveniles will have attorneys at truancy hearings.
