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• Endowed Chair Honors Environmental Law Professors
  An anonymous donor bequest to the UW School of Law will establish the Endowed Chair in Honor of Professor William Rodgers and Professor Ralph Johnson. The purpose of the endowment is to pay tribute to Professor Rodgers' and the late Professor Johnson's pioneering work in environmental law. (12/29/2008)
• Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Meets With UW Law Students
  Leading authority on African American history and culture Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will meet with UW School of Law students for an informal Q&A session 3-4 p.m. January 16, 2009 at William H. Gates Hall. (12/27/2008)
• UW Law Professors Join Obama Transition Team
  UW School of Law professors Robert Anderson and Paul Steven Miller will serve on President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. (11/19/2008)
• Alumna Crucial to Iraq Rule of Law Strategy Speaks at UW
  Karen J. Hanrahan, a 2000 graduate of the UW School of Law who was instrumental in designing the U.S. government's rule of law strategy and implementation plan for Iraq, will speak at the law school Monday, November 17 at 4 p.m. in William H. Gates Hall Room 133. (11/10/2008)
• Event to examine judicial selection in Washington state
  The UW School of Law and Judicial Selection Coalition will sponsor a conference examining judicial selection in Washington state Friday, November 21. (10/30/2008)
• UW launches graduate degree in Health Law
  The UW School of Law introduces a new graduate degree program in Health Law. The Health Law LL.M. (a masters of laws degree), which will be offered for the 2009-10 academic year, builds on the strengths of many departments and talent across the UW campus. (10/28/2008)
• Prosecutors Refile Charges Against Ted Bradford, Choosing His Confession Over DNA Evidence That Excludes Him Courts Previously Overturned Conviction
  Prosecutors and defense attorneys today attended a "status conference" in Yakima Superior Court in the case of Ted Louis Bradford, a Yakima man who served a nine year sentence on rape and burglary charges before his conviction was overturned based on DNA evidence. (10/24/2008)
• Witness to journalist's murder in Mexico to speak at UW
  Gustavo Vilchis, a journalist from Mexico who witnessed the murder of U.S. journalist Brad Will in Oaxaca, will speak to students Wednesday, October 29 from 7-9 p.m. in Thompson Hall Room 101 on the UW campus. He will be joined by Melissa Mundt and their lecture is part of a tour for the recently published book Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca and is sponsored by the UW law school Chapter of the UW National Lawyers Guild, the Latino/a Law Student Society, and the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. (10/21/2008)
• 9th Circuit Judge Reflects on a Career in Public Service
  Richard Paez, a federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, will speak at the UW School of Law October 27 at 4 p.m. in William H. Gates Hall Room 133. (10/8/2008)
• Alumni Evening Features King County Prosecutor
  The UW School of Law will hold an alumni evening featuring King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg '85 October 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Seattle law firm McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren. (10/8/2008)
• Law school students, alumni run to raise money
  UW School of Law students and alumni will participate in the third annual Race Judicata 5K October 19, 2008 at Seward Park in Seattle. Proceeds from the race will go to support student work in public interest law and public health issues. (10/6/2008)
• Death row exoneree addresses UW law students
  Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon spent almost 18 years on Florida's death row before being exonerated and released in 2002. He will speak to UW law school students about his experience Thursday, October 2 at 12:30 in Room 133 of William H. Gates Hall. (10/1/2008)
• UW Law Professor Argues before U.S. Supreme Court
  UW School of Law Professor Eric Schnapper will argue for the plaintiff in Crawford v. Metro Nashville on October 8 in a legal case that could have significant impact on U.S. employment law. (9/29/2008)
• Constitutional Rights Attorney to Address Law School
  Vincent Warren, director of Center for Constitutional Rights and former senior American Civil Liberties Union attorney, will speak at the UW School of Law September 29. (9/25/2008)
• UW Law Professor Prevails in US Supreme Court Decision
  UW School of Law Professor Eric Schnapper's plaintiff prevailed in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries when the US Supreme Court, by a vote of 7-2, held that 42 USC section 1981 forbids retaliation against workers who complain about discrimination. (9/24/2008)
• UW School of Law hosts law dean Chemerinsky
  Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean of the UC Irvine School of Law, will be speaking at the UW School of Law Tuesday, September 23 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in William H. Gates Hall Room 138. (9/12/2008)
• Law Professor Paul Miller Inducted into College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
  Law professor Paul Steven Miller was inducted as a fellow into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the premier non-profit professional association of labor and employment lawyers. (9/12/2008)
• Law School Professor Secures Academic Award from Intellectual Property Organization
  UW School of Law Associate Professor of Law Sean O'Connor won the $10,000 International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Academic Award. (8/22/2008)
• Panel Tackles the Affect of Climate Change on Regional Parks
  The Washington Parks and Forests Coalition presents "The Way In: The Future of Access to Northwest National Parks" Wednesday, September 3, 2008 6-9 p.m. in Room 110 of Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus. (8/22/2008)
• UW Conference Looks at Legal Education
  The UW School of Law will host a working conference, Legal Education at the Crossroads — Ideas to Accomplishments: Sharing New Ideas for an Integrated Curriculum, September 5-7, 2008. (8/14/2008)
• UW Conference Looks at Legal Education
  The UW School of Law will host a working conference, Legal Education at the Crossroads — Ideas to Accomplishments: Sharing New Ideas for an Integrated Curriculum, September 5-7, 2008. (8/14/2008)
• UW Law Professor Mastroianni Joins Population Council Board of Trustees
  The Population Council announced that UW law professor Anna Mastroianni, a legal scholar and bioethicist, and Justin Rockefeller, a youth-civic-engagement activist, have joined the organization's board of trustees. (7/31/2008)
• FTC, UW School of Law Host Meeting to Explore Contactless Payment
  College and university students and professors are invited to attend a meeting on July 24, 2008 at the UW School of Law titled "Pay on the Go: Consumers and Contactless Payment," a free event examining emerging uses of contactless payment devices and their implications. (7/21/2008)
• UW Law School Announces 2008 Sampson Fellows
  The UW School of Law proudly announces the 2008 recipients of the William Sampson Fellow in Comparative Public Interest Law: Tobias Damm-Luhr 1L, Stephanie Holmes 1L, Kyle Silk-Eglit 1L, and Sara Campbell 1L. (7/9/2008)
• LRAP Campaign Makes Goal
  With the support of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, the UW School of Law is proud to announce that we have met the challenge by the Washington legislature to raise $250,000 by June 30, 2008 for a loan repayment assistance program (LRAP) endowment fund. (7/1/2008)
• Conference to Address Racial Disproportionality in Child-Welfare Systems
  A conference addressing racial disproportionality in child-welfare systems will be held at the the UW School of Law on June 26, 2008. (6/19/2008)
• Barers pledge $4 million to UW School of Law
  The University of Washington School of Law has received a $4 million pledge from UW Regent Stanley Barer '63 and his wife, Alta, to create the Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services. (6/6/2008)
• UW School of Law hosts conference in honor of Norm Maleng
  The UW School of Law will host a day-long conference on Friday, May 30, 2008 titled "The Prosecutorial Ethic" as a tribute to the late King County Prosecutor and law school alumnus Norm Maleng. (5/22/2008)
• UW School of Law Announces 2008 Gates Scholars
  The UW School of Law is proud to announce the five recipients of the Gates PSL Scholarship for 2008-09: Wyatt Golding, Lillian Hewko, Nicholas Marritz, Miranda Strong, and Rebecca Watson. (5/15/2008)
• UW School of Law to Honor Outstanding Alumni
  The UW School of Law will honor four alumni at the 2008 Alumni Recognition Banquet on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle. (5/14/2008)
• UW School of Law hosts 2nd Annual Climate Change Conference
  The UW School of Law will host the second annual conference on climate change May 2 in Room 138 of William H. Gates Hall. (4/28/2008)
• Dick Thornburgh to address UW disability rights symposium
  Former Pennsylvania Governor, U.S. Attorney General and United Nations Under-Secretary-General Dick Thornburgh will speak at the the UW School of Law on Thursday, April 24, 2008. (4/14/2008)
• UW School of Law Specialty Programs Ranking Rise
  The U.S. News & World Report rankings for the UW School of Law specialty programs have all risen in the magazine's annual look at America's best graduate schools. (3/31/2008)
• UW School of Law Ranked a Top Ten Public Law School
  US News and World Report has ranked the UW School of Law a top 10 public law school in the magazine's annual which looks at America's best graduate schools. (3/28/2008)
• Ninth Circuit to Hold Court at UW School of Law
  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments starting at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2008 at the UW School of Law in Room 133. (3/25/2008)
• Director of New York Governor's Washington office to Speak at Law School
  Derek Douglas, director of the New York Governor's Washington office, will speak at the UW School of Law on Monday, March 31 at 4 p.m. (3/6/2008)
• Law School Students Claim First Runner-Up at Moot Court Competition
  The UW School of Law moot court team comprised of third year law students Nelissa Milfeld and Travis Weaver was first runner-up in the 18th Annual National First Amendment Moot Court Competition. (3/4/2008)
• ABA President Bill Neukom to Speak at Law School
  William H. Neukom, president of the American Bar Association, will speak at the UW law school at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 3 in Room 138 of William H. Gates Hall. Neukom will speak about his ABA presidential initiative, the World Justice Project. (2/27/2008)
• Asia Society Names Ramasastry Asia 21 Fellow
  Asia Society announced Anita Ramasastry, law professor at the University of Washington, as a member of the 2008 Class of Asia 21 Fellows. (2/13/2008)
• Washington Court of Appeals to Hold Court at UW Law School
  (1/16/2008)