ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ News: 2020

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Race and Justice Clinic fights for systemic bail reform amid COVID-19

Race and Justice Clinic fights for systemic bail reform amid COVID-19

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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.

ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ remembers alumnus Justice Joseph Jerome Farris
Joseph Jerome Farris

ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ remembers alumnus Justice Joseph Jerome Farris

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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.

Unchained: Asylum cases underscore importance of pro bono work

Unchained: Asylum cases underscore importance of pro bono work

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ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ 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
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Trainings, consults available for entrepreneurs and BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and women business, nonprofit owners

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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

Alumnus delivers for front-line workers in fight against COVID-19

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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.

33rd Annual Indian Law Symposium starts fall 2020

33rd Annual Indian Law Symposium starts fall 2020

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The symposium will be held as a monthly webinar series, bringing together the region's foremost experts to discuss important issues facing Tribal communities today.