School of Law in the News

April 2009

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.

April 30

Investigate the origins and use of torture

Seattle Times
Professor John Strait is quoted in a column calling for an investigation into the use of torture by the United States.

April 28

Seattle University professor's report calls misdemeanor courts 'alarming'

Seattle Times and multiple outlets
A new report completed by Professor Bob Boruchowitz, director of the law school's Defender Initiative, says misdemeanor courts nationwide need an overhaul.

The report received widespread media coverage, including the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the National Law Journal and numerous other print and broadcast outlets.

April 28

Study: Drug, driving charges sap nation's courts

Seattle PI.com

April 28

Misdemeanor courts fail to provide adequate defense, study says

KUOW

April 28

Costs and misdemeanors

KPLU

April 24

Banks 'too big to fail' should be broken up

Seattle Times
Professor Jack Kirkwood provides perspective on antitrust issues related to major banks.

April 23

Here it is: The 2009 U.S. News Law School ranking

Wall Street Journal blogs
In the first-ever rankings of part-time programs by U.S. News & World Report, Seattle University School of Law's program ranked 12th.

April 22

Three lawyers face scrutiny for torture advice

Washington Post (and multiple outlets)
Professor John Strait says there are a "slew of potential charges" against Bush Administration Justice Department officials who advised on torture policies. This article appeared in hundreds of news outlets.

April 17

Seattle University law center to carry former WWII internee's name

Seattle Times
The School of Law officially launched the Fred T. Korematsu Center on Law and Equality to combat discrimination of all kinds through research, advocacy and education.

This article appeared in numerous outlets, including The News Tribune, the Tri-City Herald, The Olympian, the Columbian and the Bellingham Herald.

April 16

Expanding the Conversation

Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Professors Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic comment on how Hispanic law reviews provide an outlet to address Latino issues overlooked by other law reviews.

April 15

Seattle University honors opposer of WWII Japanese internment

International Examiner
The law school named its new center on law and equality for Fred Korematsu.

April 9

Ensure access to justice for Washington residents

Seattle Times
Professor from Practice John McKay lobbies for legal aid funding in this guest editorial.

April 3

Signs at Kitsap anti-abortion protests offend some passers-by

Kitsap Sun
Professor David Skover explains how courts have upheld the First Amendment rights of protesters to display graphic images.

April 2

SU law center named for civil rights leader

Northwest Asian Weekly
The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality ready for its formal launch.

April

Sometimes I feel like a fatherless child

King County Bar Bulletin
Professor Julie Shapiro writes that "our national obsession with fatherlessness and with finding a father for every child is misguided."