Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice
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The Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice works to achieve a legal system where both historical and present-day racism, oppression, and marginalization no longer control outcomes or otherwise contribute to inequality.
Did you know that Washington's prison riot statute is being weaponized against youth of color at overcrowded, mismanaged juvenile prisons? Last semester and this semester, students in our Civil Rights Clinic have been working to undo this harm, in both the legislature and in the courts.
April 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Did you know that Washington's prison riot statute is being weaponized against youth of color at overcrowded, mismanaged juvenile prisons? Last semester and this semester, students in our Civil Rights Clinic have been working to undo this harm, in both the legislature and in the courts.
The Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice at Seattle University School of Law submitted an amicus brief this morning in support of WA Attorney General Nick Brown's challenge to the EO seeking to rewrite the Constitution on Birthright Citizenship.
Read the brief here: lnkd.in/gdG9sM2R
Read the brief here: lnkd.in/gdG9sM2R
April 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice at Seattle University School of Law submitted an amicus brief this morning in support of WA Attorney General Nick Brown's challenge to the EO seeking to rewrite the Constitution on Birthright Citizenship.
Read the brief here: lnkd.in/gdG9sM2R
Read the brief here: lnkd.in/gdG9sM2R
The Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice hosted a panel discussion of race and capital punishment, framed by Trump's Executive Order "Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety." We covered racial dynamics of juries and the use of state constitutions to chart a different path.
January 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice hosted a panel discussion of race and capital punishment, framed by Trump's Executive Order "Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety." We covered racial dynamics of juries and the use of state constitutions to chart a different path.
What's going on with public defense caseload standards in Washington? Professor Bob Boruchowitz, who leads The Defender Initiative at the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice, urges the Washington Supreme Court to adopt the Revised Standards for Indigent Defense www.kcba.org?pg=News-Bar-...
The Washington Supreme Court Should Adopt Revised Standards to Address the Crisis in Public Defense - BAR BULLETIN
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January 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What's going on with public defense caseload standards in Washington? Professor Bob Boruchowitz, who leads The Defender Initiative at the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice, urges the Washington Supreme Court to adopt the Revised Standards for Indigent Defense www.kcba.org?pg=News-Bar-...
The Civil Rights Clinic (a project of the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice at Seattle University School of Law) recently secured release for two clients previously serving life without parole sentences!
December 3, 2024 at 10:27 PM
The Civil Rights Clinic (a project of the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice at Seattle University School of Law) recently secured release for two clients previously serving life without parole sentences!