DISCOVERY presented by UW Law

https://www.law.uw.edu/news-events/discovery/season-2/city-on-the-hillIn 2016, the Russian government orchestrated vast disinformation campaigns that leveraged U.S. race relations to influence the presidential election. In the years since, how much has changed? More importantly, are we any better equipped to fight back heading into 2020?

On this episode, Mutale Nkonde — who in addition to her work at Harvard is a public interest technologist and founder of nonprofit AI for the People — discusses the role race plays in election interference efforts. And with current disinformation campaigns already well underway, Mutale takes time to outline specific strategies for what we can do as voters to protect American democracy.

Criminal convictions, including those for lower-level crimes, create collateral consequences that can last a lifetime, such as limitations on employment opportunities and the ability to find housing. For offenders in Washington, the process of vacating those convictions later in life has ranged from limited to near impossible.

Until now. On this episode, Maria Jouravleva of the KCBA discusses a landmark law that provides a broader path to righting wrongs of the past in the hope of minimizing recidivism.

Bias is an implicit element of the human condition whether we know it or not. But when it comes to discussing our own deep-seated notions about race, gender, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status, how do we put ego on the line and start to break down those barriers?

K.J. Williams discusses why this topic is particularly important to unpack in the context of the legal field, and she offers insights for interrupting microaggressions in service of a more equitable and inclusive legal community.

While the Hong Kong protests and Chinese censorship dominate the headlines, the U.S.-China trade war continues to send shockwaves through the global economy and is hitting Washingtonians particularly hard.

On a special episode of DISCOVERY, Gov. Gary Locke joins to share his insights as 10th U.S. Ambassador to China in the Obama Administration. He discusses his experience working with the Chinese government, opportunities for deescalation, and what a prolonged conflict could mean for Washington state.

At a time when the American democratic system is being tested and debated in new ways, IP law expert and litigator William LaMarca discusses why the patent system's statutory framework is a reflection of the Constitution's separation of powers at work in its purest form.

On the season two premiere of DISCOVERY, William outlines key examples and dives into specific cases that illustrate how the patent system can be a model for American democracy in an increasingly polarized political climate.

The First Amendment's free exercise clause is one of the most important lines in the U.S. Constitution that, when coupled with the establishment clause, constitutes the foundation of religious freedom in the United States.

Throughout U.S. history, the application of the clause has changed dramatically, and for the past 29 years, these changes have had profound effects on the outcomes of a multitude of cases surrounding free exercise of religion.

On this episode, Steven Collis discusses the history of free exercise in the United States alongside current cases that illustrate its evolution over time.

One of the central ideas to the formation of the European Union is a concept known as free movement, which allows nationals of member countries to immigrate to and claim social services in other EU nations.

But with Brexit, a rising tide of nationalism in areas across the continent and ongoing debates raging over immigration policy, the law is being tested in new ways.

On this episode, Professor Dr. Ferdinand Wollenschläger, Chair for Public Law, European Law and Public Economic Law at the University of Augsburg, discusses the history of free movement and its place in today's biggest issues.

While it is generally understood how intellectual property law applies to businesses, entrepreneurs, creatives and the like, IP in fact has played foundational roles in a profusion of landmark cases addressing the country's biggest sociopolitical issues.

On this episode, Jessica Silbey, professor of law at Northeastern University and co-director of the school's Center for Law, Innovation and Creativity, challenges traditional notions of the field, discusses impacts of the digital age, and spotlights key cases that illustrate why IP law is woven through the very fabric of American democracy.

Every year, thousands of individuals around the globe up and vanish without a trace — and it's Bernard Duhaime's job to help find them.

As head of one of the United Nations' most unique working groups, Duhaime has worked on more than 57,000 cases in which activists, journalists, opposition leaders and more fell victim to state-sponsored disappearances.

While the work leads to many dead ends and painful outcomes, the successes represent tireless efforts of local organizations and the ferocious strength of the families who never gave up searching for their loved ones.

On this episode, find out what it's like to be the one whose job it is to find ghosts.

Section 2 of the 14th Amendment is one of the U.S. Constitution's most important evolutions. While it has never been enforced, this particular section gets to the very heart of voting rights in the United States — and its history constitutes a compelling story all its own.

On this episode, Franita Tolson, Professor of Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, joins to tell that story. She breaks down the importance of understanding these critical passages, and she sheds light on how they inform the biggest debates around ballot access issues as America barrels toward 2020.