Seattle University School of Law

09/08/2026

The American Bar Association's (ABA) accreditation council today voted to repeal its decades-old standard requiring law schools to demonstrate a commitment to diversity after the Department of Education recommended stripping the ABA of its federal recognition as an accreditor of law schools. Professor Steven Bender spoke to Inside Higher Ed ahead of the vote, saying, "The fact the council is doing a special meeting and not waiting until their next meeting [in February] says that they are in a rush to capitulate [to the Trump administration]." https://www.insidehighered.com/news/diversity/race-ethnicity/2026/09/08/aba-council-votes-long-contested-diversity-standard

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from Seattle U Law! 🇺🇸 Today, we celebrate the hard work and contributions of workers everywhere and hope everyone in our community gets a chance to relax, recharge, and enjoy the long weekend. ☀️

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Exciting news to kick off the long weekend - Seattle U Law has received an A in family law from The National Jurist! Since its inception in 2022, Seattle U Law's Family Law Center has advanced its dual mission of providing critical legal services to survivors of domestic violence and delivering hands-on, experiential legal education to our students. Through clinics, practicums, and collaborative initiatives, it continues to expand its reach to underserved communities across the state. Read more: https://nationaljurist.com/top-law-schools-for-family-law/

09/03/2026

Have you registered yet for the Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics Institute's (TILE) 2026 Symposium, "Legal Technology for Equitable Justice?" This timely symposium, co-sponsored by the Seattle University Law Review, brings together experts in technology, private law, and legal education to discuss key legal issues regarding the implications of AI on the practice of law. Both in-person and virtual options available, free to attend, with 6.25 CLE credits pending. RSVP here: https://events.seattleu.edu/event/2026-tile-symposium

09/02/2026

The National People of Color Conference 2027 is bringing scholars, educators, practitioners and researchers together at Seattle U Law to explore race, law, justice, technology, and innovation. If your work challenges conventional thinking, bridges disciplines, or helps imagine more just institutions, we want to hear from you. 's theme, “Justice by Design: Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Responses to Race, Law, and Innovation,” invites scholarship from a wide range of perspectives and fields. Individual paper and panel proposals are welcome, offering an opportunity to share your work with a national audience and engage colleagues in meaningful discussion. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/5ewj9pvv

09/01/2026

Just as they did in July in Yakima, our Bar Success Team packed into the car and headed to Tacoma, where the makeup bar exam is being held. They'll be on site today to provide snacks and moral support for the test-takers. Wishing everyone taking the bar the best of luck!

08/31/2026

In our second edition of "Faculty Voices," our new series of op-eds from Seattle U Law professors, the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice advocates on behalf of the July bar exam candidates who were seated in the accommodations room. Like the rest of the test-takers, they also experienced significant tech difficulties that disrupted the exam, but because they were able to finish the test, they were not included in the Washington Supreme Court's diploma privilege decision. Read the full op-ed here: https://tinyurl.com/mwb4zdb8

08/29/2026

The Workers' Rights Clinic, directed by Professor Elizabeth Ford , recently held a very successful Classroom Labor Workshop, a training for K-12 educators, including many high school social studies teachers, on how to incorporate labor and collective action concepts into their classrooms. Held on Seattle University's campus, it was put on in partnership with the Seattle University College of Education, the Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences, and local teacher Rob Hallock.