University of Washington School of Law Symposium

University of Washington School of Law — Rule of Law Symposium · April 17, 2026

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Opening welcome and conference theme

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Chief Justice Deborah Stevens (Washington State Supreme Court) welcomed attendees, framed the conference around the rule of law, justice, fairness and equity, and introduced Dean Tamara Lawson to begin the program.

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Chief Justice Deborah Stevens opened a University of Washington conference on the rule of law; former federal judge J. Michael Luttig gave a keynote warning of threats to American democracy, followed by a panel of jurists and scholars debating judicial independence, pardons and accountability.

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