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Grant Recipients Start Summer Of Public Interest Work, Seattle University School Of Law

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Two Law Students Earn Prestigious Equal Justice Works Fellowships, Seattle University School Of Law

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The Plight And Power Of The Low-Bono Defendant: Solving The Public Defense Funding Crisis By Providing Access To Representation For Low-Bono Defendants, Stephen Anderson

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

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The Lawyer: Spring 2019, Seattle University School Of Law

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A Prescription For Charity Care: How National Medical Debt Ills Can Be Alleviated By Integrating State Financial Assistance Policies Into The Nonprofit Tax Exemption, Margarita Kutsin

Seattle University Law Review

Despite having the most expensive healthcare system in the world, the United States has been consistently ranked as having the worst system in terms of equity, efficiency, and healthcare outcomes among industrialized nations. The effects of these systemic issues are grounded in the patient experience as nearly forty-four percent of individuals have forgone recommended treatments and thirty-two percent have reported that they were unable to afford a prescription due to the high cost, according to a study conducted in 2018. Health is sacred, and financial circumstances should not determine the difference between treatment and illness, or life and death. “Financial …

Berle And Means’S The Modern Corporation And Private Property: The Military Roots Of A Stakeholder Model Of Corporate Governance, Andrew Smith, Kevin D. Tennent, Jason Russell

Seattle University Law Review

The Modern Corporation and Private Property by Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means (1932) remains one of the most cited works in management studies. Our paper shows that Berle and Means espoused a stakeholder theory of corporate governance that challenged the then-hegemonic idea that the sole purpose of a corporation is to create value for the shareholders. We argue that Berle and Means’s support for stakeholder theory can be associated with their earlier service in the U.S. military, an organization which then inculcated an ethos of public service in its members. Our paper, which is based on archival research in the …

Latest Incubator Attorneys Get Ready To Launch, Seattle University School Of Law

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Law By Non-Lawyers: The Limit To Limited License Legal Technicians Increasing Access To Justice, Rebecca M. Donaldson

Seattle University Law Review

For the first time in the American legal profession, non-lawyers can openly, independently, ethically, and legally engage in activities recognized by bar associations as the practice of law. In 2012, the Washington Supreme Court passed Admission and Practice Rule 28 (APR 28), establishing the profession’s first paraprofessional licensing scheme that allows non-lawyers to give legal advice. The process authorizes qualified non-lawyers to provide legal advice without the supervision of a lawyer. Washington’s Supreme Court intends for Limited License Legal Technicians, or “LLLTs” as they are known, to increase access to justice by responding to the unmet civil legal needs of …

The Criminalization Of Vehicle Residency And The Case For Judicial Intervention Via The Washington State Homestead Act, T. Ray Ivey

Seattle University Law Review

In 2014, a nationwide survey by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty found that the number of cities with ordinances that effectively criminalized vehicle habitation increased by 119% between 2011 and 2014. These ordinances take the form of metered street parking zones, permit-only parking zones, time restrictions, restrictions on vehicle operability, restrictions regarding licensing and registration, and even prohibitions directed specifically at vehicle habitation. Violations of these policies typically result in noncriminal citations imposing fees, requiring attendance at hearings, or inflicting other financial burdens, which nevertheless can have devastating impacts on someone with already limited resources. Additionally, the …

Voila! Taking The Judge Out Of Divorce, Margaret Ryznar, Angélique Devaux

Seattle University Law Review

This Article examines the possibility of non-judicial divorce in the United States based on the French model. Part I begins by examining the recognition of divorce by agreement of the parties in France. Part II analyzes the judicial role in American divorces, and whether it bars either domestic non-judicial divorce or recognition of foreign non-judicial divorce. Part III undertakes a comparative analysis, concluding that the United States may be amenable to non-judicial divorces that occur not only abroad but, eventually, within its own borders.

The Lawyer: Fall 2018, Seattle University School Of Law

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•Law School Honors 'Voting Rights Gladiator' Joaquin Avila
•History Up Close: Students Start Racial Justice Fellowship with Visit to Lynching Memorial
•Poverty Warriors: Professor Sara Rankin and Her Students Work to End Homelessness

“Who Will Judge The Many When The Game Isthrough?”: Considering The Profound Differencesbetween Mental Health Courts And “Traditional”Involuntary Civil Commitment Courts, Michael L. Perlin

Seattle University Law Review

For forty years, we have known that involuntary civil commitment hearings are—in most jurisdictions—“charades.” When the Supreme Court noted, in Parham v. J.R., that the average length of a civil commitment hearing ranged from 3.8 to 9.2 minutes, the reaction of many who had done these cases was, “What? So long?!” The characterization of such hearings as being a “greased runway” to a state institution has never been disputed. Lawyers representing these individuals were bored or contemptuous; judges simply wanted to get cases moving; opposing counsel looked at their wrist watches to see when the cases would be done. This …

Indian Child Welfare Act Annual Case Law Update And Commentary, Kathryn Fort, Adrian T. Smith

American Indian Law Journal

There are, on average, 200 appellate cases addressing the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) annually—though this number includes published and unpublished opinions. There are usually around thirty reported state appellate court cases involving ICWA issues every year. There has never been a systematic look at the cases on appeal including an analysis of who is appealing, what the primary issues are on appeal, and what trends are present. This article seeks to fill that void.

This article provides a comprehensive catalog of published ICWA jurisprudence from across all fifty states in 2017. Designed as a quick reference for the ICWA …

Student Life E-Newsletter May 07, 2018, Seattle University School Of Law Student Life

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What To Expect When You Are Arrested: A Guide To Navigating For Unhoused Defendants, Brittany Chiechi, Ivona Ogramic, Colleen Rowe, Sara Rankin

Homeless Rights Advocacy Project

Public defenders often are overworked and have little time to spend with clients; many defendants do not even receive one. But even represented unhoused defendants can help themselves with HRAP’s first-of-its-kind guide to navigating court, which introduces common legal terms and timelines, and provides strategies for those experiencing homelessness to advocate for themselves.

Mini-Law School: Civic Education Making A Difference In The Community, Pat Newcombe, Beth D. Cohen

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

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Student Life E-Newsletter April 02, 2018, Seattle University School Of Law Student Life

Student Life E-Newsletters

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The Right To Counsel In Wayne County, Michigan: Evaluation Of The State Defender Office Of The Metropolitan Justice Center Of Southeast Michigan, Robert C. Boruchowitz, Sixth Amendment Center

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

The Right To Counsel in Wayne County, Michigan: Evaluation of the State Defender Office of the Metropolitan Justice Center of Southeast Michigan

The Lawyer: Spring 2018, Seattle University School Of Law

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•'I am Accountable': Deputy Attorney General Tells Students
•'Feature Story: All Hands of Deck for Legal Jobs
•'Second Chances: Alumni's Re-Entry Advocacy Paves the Way for Tarra Simmons
•'Faculty Showcase: Taking Another Look at the Rules of Evidence

Incubator Attorneys To Help Moderate Income Clients, Seattle University School Of Law

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Former Competitive Rower's New Goal: A Law Degree, Seattle University School Of Law

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Brief Of Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality, Columbia Legal Services, Teamchild, And Washington Defender Association As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondent, Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality, Columbia Legal Services, Washington Defender Association, Teamchild

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

State of Washington v. Brian Bassett

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Seattle Journal for Social Justice

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The Foundations Of Modern Criminal Law And Gender Inequality, Catalina P. Correa

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

Modern penal theory, like prevalent western theories of law, adopts a determined model of autonomy, one in which people are separable from social and family contexts. Taken to the criminal law context, this model proposes people can be defined without taking into account the social context. The use of prisons thus presupposes that individuals can be removed from their communities and families to be reeducated, readapted, treated or—in the retributive approach—simply punished. This notion of autonomy, however, hides from sight the group of people who not only maintain family ties with the men and women in prison, but who also, …

Diversion Not Deportation: Mitigating The Harsh Immigration Consequences Of Minor Crimes, Whitney C. Wootton

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

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December 16, 2017, Seattle University School Of Law

Commencement Programs

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Seattle U Basketball Calls Attention To Law School's Equal Justice Efforts, Seattle University School Of Law

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Motion Of Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality, Columbia Legal Services, And Washington Defender Association For Leave To File Amicus Curiae Brief In Support Of Respondent, Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality, Washington Defender Association, Columbia Legal Services

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

State of Washington v. Marvin Leo

Student Life E-Newsletter October 23, 2017, Seattle University School Of Law Student Life

Student Life E-Newsletters

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Parameters Of Child Protective Services In The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, Taliah Ahdut

Seattle University Law Review

The purpose of this Note is to critique the current paradigm in place for resolving the sex trafficking of youth in Washington and compare it to the current model utilized in Minnesota. The Minnesota model should be used to provide a framework for Washington to revise its current model because Washington’s current model allows for sexually exploited youth to be funneled in and out of the criminal justice system, limiting the chances for trafficked victims to reach out to members of the community for assistance. These changes could ultimately increase the opportunities for trafficked youth and position them in the …