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Announcing Professional Mediation Skills Training 2026
Professional Mediation Skills Training Program

Announcing Professional Mediation Skills Training 2026

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Mark your calendars: Oct. 2–4, & 10–11. This basic professional mediation skills training course will focus on collaborative, facilitative, interest-based mediation.

“Neither Sword Nor Purse”
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“Neither Sword Nor Purse”

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Retired federal judges, legal leaders, scholars and journalists convene April 17–18, 2026, to examine the rule of law, the foundations of judicial independence and current attacks on courts.

Announcing the Inaugural Taricani Lecture
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Announcing the Inaugural Taricani Lecture

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This new lecture series on music and the law honors the late UW music professor JoAnn Taricani and her enduring impact.

Inaugural Taricani Lecture: All Shook Up

Inaugural Taricani Lecture: All Shook Up

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Join us on Monday, Feb. 23, as musicologist Judith Finell discusses the challenges posed to the intellectual property rights of composers and performers in light of today’s transformative technology.

State Courts in our Democracy: Preserving the Rule of Law

State Courts in our Democracy: Preserving the Rule of Law

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Join us for a timely conversation and insights as leading jurists, scholars and advocates examine the evolving role of state courts and the future of the rule of law in America.