UW School of Law hosts conference in honor of Norm Maleng

The UW School of Law will host a day-long conference on Friday, May 30, 2008 titled "The Prosecutorial Ethic" as a tribute to the late King County Prosecutor and law school alumnus Norm Maleng in Room 138 of William H. Gates Hall on the UW campus. Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago), and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington John McKay will speak about high profile cases at the event.

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Couple Frantic to Find Loved Ones in Rubble

Very rarely do I cry when I listen to the radio anymore, but Melissa's Block's story, Couple Frantic to Find Loved Ones in Rubble, certainly made for an emotional commute home.

UW School of Law Announces 2008 Gates Scholars

The UW School of Law is proud to announce the five recipients of the Gates PSL Scholarship for 2008-09: Wyatt Golding, Lillian Hewko, Nicholas Marritz, Miranda Strong, and Rebecca Watson. All three law school class years at the University of Washington will have a complement of Gates Scholars when these students arrive on campus next fall.

Gates PSL Scholars have the opportunity to attend the UW School of Law and then pursue public interest law without the burden of educational debt. The scholarship program covers all cost of tuition, books, room and board and incidental expenses during law school. In exchange, students dedicate five years to public service law practice.

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UW School of Law to Honor Outstanding Alumn

The UW School of Law will honor four alumni at the 2008 Alumni Recognition Banquet on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle:
Chief Justice Gerry Alexander '64,
Professor Marjorie Rombauer '60,
Judge William Downing '78, and
J.H. Jerry Zhu, LL.M. '82.
The awards are bestowed by the Law School Alumni Association.
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Bush makes big sacrifice...he gives up (gasp) golf!

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of Americans killed in the war in Iraq. Oh my God - how courageous of him! I think I'll sacrifice my monthly pedicure out of respect, too! Oh, wait, I don't get pedicures and that wouldn't really fit into the definition of sacrifice, anyway.

PR blunder: Russert's Dad is NOT Dead

Terry McAuliffe, Hillary Clinton's campaign director, tells Tim Russert that Russert's dad is dead. Thing is, he's still alive. Yikes!

Just get it over with, already!

Reading the result from last night's primaries. Just really wishing one candidate would concede (Clinton!) and run as VP. At this rate, we might as well hand McCain the keys to the White House today and save ourselves the heartache that's bound to come in November.