This past year, the UW Law School's Legislative Advocacy Clinic, which includes MPA student Nancy Garland, worked for legislation that would seal certain criminal history records in order to help hundreds of young adults move on with their lives to obtain employment, housing, and an education. Their client was UW Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington (SYLAW) student organization. Their work came to fruition as the Washington State Legislature HB 1954 was signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire on April 25, 2009. Read see a photo of the bill signing and read the Law School’s press release
Published on May 12, 2009
