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Three Minute Legal Talks: The Respect for Marriage Act
Terry Price

Three Minute Legal Talks: The Respect for Marriage Act

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Terry Price, Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Law Associate Teaching Professor, explains what the Respect for Marriage Act does — and, also importantly, what it does not do — in three minutes.

Three-Minute Legal Talks: The Potential Impact of Brackeen v. Haaland
Stacey Lara on camera during a Zoom conversation.

Three-Minute Legal Talks: The Potential Impact of Brackeen v. Haaland

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Stacey Lara, Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Law Assistant Teaching Professor and Co-director of the Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, outlines the U.S. Supreme Court case Brackeen v. Haaland.

Three-Minute Legal Talks: Using Therapeutic Principles in Legal Education

Three-Minute Legal Talks: Using Therapeutic Principles in Legal Education

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Prof. Mireille Butler addresses how legal writing can be taught more effectively using therapeutic principles in the classroom.

Three-Minute Legal Tips: The Power of Sanctions on Russia

Three-Minute Legal Tips: The Power of Sanctions on Russia

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In less than four minutes, Anita Ramasastry explains how sanctions can elicit a change of behavior from Russia’s presence in Ukraine.

Three-Minute Legal Tips: Preparing for a Deposition

Three-Minute Legal Tips: Preparing for a Deposition

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In three minutes, Jeff Feldman, professor of practice and co-director of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic, explains what to expect in the deposition process, who will be present, how to prepare for a deposition and what happens afterward. He also suggests tips for someone being deposed.

Three-Minute Legal Tips: The Importance of Patents
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Three-Minute Legal Tips: The Importance of Patents

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In three minutes, Toshiko Takenaka, W. Hunter Simpson Professor of Technology Law, answers questions about the reasons and requirements for obtaining a patent, who owns the patent if an inventor is employed by a larger entity and how patents benefit people.

Three-Minute Legal Tips: What to Know as a Potential Juror

Three-Minute Legal Tips: What to Know as a Potential Juror

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TV shows and movies present a glimpse into the workings of courtroom trials. Many potential jurors, however, aren't sure what awaits them when they receive a jury summons in the mail.

Three-minute legal tips: Washington's Long-Term Care Payroll Tax

Three-minute legal tips: Washington's Long-Term Care Payroll Tax

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Peter Nicolas, the William L. Dwyer Chair in Law at Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Law, takes three minutes to help us better understand this new payroll tax, how it will affect Washingtonians and more.

Three-minute legal tips: Community Property vs Equitable Distribution

Three-minute legal tips: Community Property vs Equitable Distribution

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Terry Price, a family law expert, discusses how martial assets could be divided during a divorce in community property versus an equitable distribution state.

Three-minute Legal Tips: Capital Gains Tax

Three-minute Legal Tips: Capital Gains Tax

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Professor Scott Schumacher discusses Washington’s new capital gains tax and how it will affect average Washington residents.