Race and Justice Clinic fights for systemic bail reform amid COVID-19
Working with the Northwest Community Bail Fund, clinic students are helping the organization recoup funds to secure pretrial releases for defendants who cannot afford it.
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UW Law remembers alumnus Justice Joseph Jerome Farris
Justice Farris was elected first presiding chief judge of the inaugural Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I, before becoming the first Black justice to serve on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He was 90.
July 2020 Newsletter
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Unchained: Asylum cases underscore importance of pro bono work
UW Law alumnus Matthew Wurdeman’s first pro bono case cemented his resolve to help detained migrants otherwise left to navigate the U.S. immigration system alone.
Trainings, consults available for entrepreneurs and BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and women business, nonprofit owners
The free negotiation trainings and legal consults, which are available to register for now, are designed to help entrepreneurs and owners navigate corporate, employment and IP law issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alumnus delivers for front-line workers in fight against COVID-19
Shortly after moving to Hong Kong, international trade lawyer Ben Kostrzewa ’07 has become instrumental to the export of medical masks and supplies to the United States.