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December 31, 2007
Are Virtual-World Bank Robbery, Pickpocketing, and Runs on Banks Covered by Real-World Laws? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses interesting developments in the virtual world Second Life, and their potential legal ramifications.
December 30, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court expected to make decision on Teck Cominco case soon - The Canadian Press
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this week if it wants to hear the case of a pollution lawsuit against Teck Cominco Ltd., a case legal experts say could make it easier for U.S. environmentalists to sue other Canadian companies. Michael Robinson-Dorn, director of the UW Berman Environmental Law Clinic, said allowing the case to go ahead could help the environment.
December 13, 2007
Legal Representation: A fair shot for all - Seattle P-I
The P-I Editorial Board acknowledges the work UW law students provide to our community in this opinion about the recent Washington State Supreme Court decision regarding the lack of an attorney in civil cases.
December 2007
Proposed changes to patent code loom over biotech industry - Nature
In response to a suit filed by London-based GlaxoSmithKline, the a US District Court issued an injunction on October 31, 2007 against proposed changes to the US patent code. The order came just one day before the changes were to take effect, leaving the fate of biotech's intellectual property in the court's hands. The concern for drug developers like GlaxoSmithKline is that it is difficult for them to establish utility—a primary test that shows an invention has a specific use. "Biotech patents struggle when trying to demonstrate utility because fields like chemistry are less predictable," says UW law professor Sean O'Connor. "In contrast, in mechanical engineering you know what you want to do with a contraption before it's designed."
December 4, 2007
Transplant Smackdown - Organ Bureaucrats Attack Organ Donors - The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
UW law professor Steve Calandrillo questions the assault launched by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations against LifeSharers.
December 3, 2007
In Paul We Trust: Do The New Liberty Dollars, Bearing Candidate Ron Paul's Image, Constitute Illegal Currency? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the recent federal raid upon the Indiana headquarters of NORFED, an organization that sells precious-metal coins bearing the likeness of Texas Congressman and Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul.
November 30, 2007
Demonising all pre-election political pacts will not do - Daily Nation (Kenya)
Law professor Joel Ngugi writes in this column questions the limitations and implications of MoUs, pacts and pledges on Kenya's young democracy.
November 28, 2007
Teck Cominco's chances of Supreme Court hearing diminished, experts say - CBC
Teck Cominco Ltd.'s chances to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal of a decision to allow a lawsuit against the company for polluting the Columbia River are slim after the U.S. solicitor general decided not to support the case, says law professor Michael Robinson-Dorn, director of the UW Berman Environmental Law Clinic.
November 22, 2007
A Better Way To Donate Your Organs - The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
UW law professor Steve Calandrillo and LifeSharers supporter said the organization makes the transplant system fairer.
Race Judicata 2007
Photos from the 2007 Race Judicata.
November 14, 2007
Facebook's "Fan - sumers": Do Social Ads Violate Users' Privacy? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses a new, controversial feature planned for the social networking site Facebook.com.
November 2007
Humble Roots Imbue Lifes Work - King County Bar Bulletin
UW law professor and associate dean Lisa Kelly's profile, written by Sharon Perlin '07, is featured.
November 6, 2007
Let there be light later in the day - Seattle P-I
UW law professor Steve Calandrillo proposes year-round Daylight Saving Time in this Op-Ed.
November 5, 2007
Threatening Message Found at UW Law School - KIRO
Graffiti threat disrupts Seattle campus - UPI
Security tight at UW law school after graffiti threats - KOMO
UW law school increases security - Seattle Times
UW law school under tight security after threats - Seattle P-I
The UW law school community is on high alert after a graffiti threat showed up on campus last week threatening their safety.
November 5, 2007
School safety issues bear scrutiny - Seattle P-I
Kim Ambrose, a UW law lecturer, warns in this Op-Ed that turning schoolyard fights into criminal assault can have irreversible consequences.
November 2, 2007
Con: R-67 hurts the poor most - Bellingham Herald
Part-time lecturer Karen Weaver speaks out against initiative R-67.
November 2, 2007
Poverty or Prosperity for China's Farmers? - Cato Institute
Professor emeritus Roy Prosterman co-authors this article discussing the future of China's famers.
October 31, 2007
Hearst seeks dismissal of suit from P-I employees union - Seattle P-I
Lea Vaughn, a labor law professor at the University of Washington says a complex lawsuit filed against Seattle P-I owner Hearst Corp. is noteworthy because "there are two things at stake: who controls the definition of a reporter as we go into an online future and where that very important question is going to be resolved. Given the importance of the substantive issue, I can see why this first round should be so focused on the procedural question."
October 26, 2007
Religion doesn't confer right to discriminate - Seattle P-I
Two bills seek to give gays, lesbians, bisexuals and the transgendered protection from discrimination in the workplace. Walter Walsh, a UW professor specializing in constitutional law, said, "The federal government...wants to be protective of gays and lesbians," as opposed to just leaving it up to local governments.
October 17, 2007
Investigators: Timeshare troubles beach vacation dreams - King 5
KING 5 had UW law professor Kate O'Neill look at the timeshare contract signed by a local couple who say they've been victimized by Royal Holiday Club.
October 16, 2007
Outlawing Employer Requirements that Workers Get RFID Chip Implants - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses a recently-enacted California law prohibiting employers from forcing their employees to have Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) chips implanted under their skin.
October 15, 2007
Possible conflict seen in work Satterberg did for archdiocese - Seattle Times
Rob Aronson, a UW law professor who specializes in legal ethics, says there didn't appear to be a conflict of interest in King County Interim Prosecutor Dan Satterberg's role in serving as a legal resource for the Seattle Archdiocese.
October 13, 2007
Council picks panel for police oversight - Seattle Times
Law school professor Eric Schnapper will serve on a Seattle City Council panel to examine police accountability.
October 12, 2007
State must hear parents' plea for help - Seattle Times
Law school lecturer Kim Ambrose points out that a recent ruling by the Washington Supreme Court, which says parents have a right to ask the state to take a mentally-ill child off their hands, highlights larger societal problems. "What's really going on here is the lack of adequate mental-health services for children and whose responsibility that is," she said.
October 11, 2007
Should Cellphone Companies Be Able to Censor the Messages We Send? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the recent controversy over Verizon's decision to block pro-choice group NARAL from reaching Verizon subscribers who had specifically asked to receive NARAL's text messages, and the Verizon policy under which that decision was made.
October 2007
Clinic Fights for Those Wrongfully Convicted - KCBA Bar Bulletin
The Innocence Project Northwest, whose volunteer students, professors and attorneys have successfully challenged the convictions of 12 wrongfully convicted people in Washington, is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary.
September 30, 2007
Specific performance? It could be key in Sonics-Seattle dispute - NewsOK.com (Okla.)
A "specific performance” clause in the contract might keep the Sonics in Seattle until 2010. However, according to law professor Steve Calandrillo, courts rarely order specific performance. "Courts are generally reluctant to decree specific performance because it involves making an unwilling party do something that they don't want to do.”
September 29, 2007
Mentors get ovation they deserve - Northwest Asian Weekly
Sandra Madrid, assistant dean for students and community development at the UW School of Law, was one of 13 women honored at the Women of Color Empowered’s “Mentors and Community Legacy” awards ceremony and luncheon.
September 27, 2007
Sonics' attorneys ask for a change of judge in case - NewsOK.com (Okla.)
Attorneys for the Seattle SuperSonics' ownership group have filed a motion for a change of judge in their upcoming court case with the city of Seattle. Steve Calandrillo, a professor of contracts law at UW, said requesting a change of judge is not common but also not unheard of. "I don't really get what the advantage would be (for the Sonics) because you're going to go from one King County Superior Court judge to another,” he said. "But obviously they feel like the new judge will be less biased than the existing judge."
September 24, 2007
Sonics case may offer a lesson in arbitration - Seattle P-I-)
P-I Columnist Bill Virgin says the Sonics-city of Seattle dispute illustrates that binding arbitration has become central to resolving disputes between businesses. Businesses may prefer to use arbitrators with some familiarity with an industry who can grasp the issues and reach a decision quickly, according to Kate O'Neill, associate professor at the UW School of Law.
September 19, 2007
Can an Internet Service Provider Legally Terminate Service to a Bandwidth Hog? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry considers the legality of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) deciding to do what Comcast did recently: terminate users deemed to be "bandwidth hogs."
September 16, 2007
District knew teacher’s past, records show - Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma Schools officials could have fired teacher Jennifer Leigh Rice last fall when they learned about her history of socializing with students, according to Steve Calandrillo, a professor of contracts law at UW.
September 16, 2007
Timing of club sting, its tactics questioned - Seattle Times
Law professor John Junker questions why it was necessary to arrest and jail bar employees charged with misdemeanors as part of a sting operation against Seattle nightclubs, instead of the usual practice of giving defendants a chance to report to the jail or court.
September 16, 2007
Orca ordinance’s legality murky - Skagit Valley Herald
Two federal laws — both aimed at protecting sensitive species, including the southern resident killer whale — could open the ordinance recently passed in San Juan County up for legal challenges. Law professor Bill Rodgers said that the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits local governments from passing legislation that would enforce the federal law.
September 15, 2007
Honorees’ eyes fixed on the future - Northwest Asian Weekly
Sandra Madrid, assistant dean for students and community development at the UW School of Law, will be honored at the Women of Color Empowered luncheon September 21, 2007.
September 6, 2007
DNA tests ordered in '96 murder - Columbian (Wash.)
A Clark County judge on Wednesday reopened the 1997 murder conviction of Sergey S. Spitsyn, on the basis that evidence could be tested using DNA technology that was not available a decade ago. Jacqueline McMurtrie, director of Innocence Project Northwest and assistant law professor at UW, said the victim's fingernails were clipped off during her autopsy but were not tested for DNA .
August 29, 2007
Helping girls in detention - Seattle P-I
In this opinion by Claire McHugh, she points out that the proportion of girls to boys in custody is steadily rising in the juvenile justice system, creating an invisible female population in a system developed for young men. McHugh was the 2007 UW School of Law 2007 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellow in Comparative Public Interest Law, the reciprocal award for the law school's Sampson Fellowship.
August 28, 2007
A Federal Court's Preliminary Injunction Bans a Kingpin Spammer from MySpace - FindLaw.com
Law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses an L.A.-based federal judge's recent decision to preliminarily enjoin spammer "Spamford" Wallace from continuing to send unsolicited commerical email to MySpace users.
August 27, 2007
Can lease keep Sonics here? - Seattle Times
Regarding the issue of Sonics' owner Clay Bennett's statement that he will take the team to Oklahoma before the team's contract with Key Arena expires, law professor Kate O'Neill said judges usually rule that a tenant can escape a lease provided they pay enough money.
August 25, 2007
Critics target Eyman, initiative process - Bellingham Herald
Critics of Tim Eyman's use of the ballot box are asking the state Supreme Court to short-circuit his latest initiative and to circumscribe the limits of the process. UW School of Law affiliate professor Hugh Spitzer says the lawsuit could have big implications.
August 24, 2007
Orientation programs get intense - Puget Sound Business Journal
Law schools, including the UW School of Law, are offering a greater variety of preparatory programs now that first-year students vary so much more in age, experience and education.
August 24, 2007
State law schools aim to boost program quality - Puget Sound Business Journal
The UW School of Law and Washington's two other law schools are continuing to buck a national trend with a steady flow of enrollment and applications.
August 17, 2007
UW law students assist small-business owners - Puget Sound Business Journal
The UW law school's Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, started last year with seed money from a trio of foundations, pairs teams of third-year law and MBA students with law professors and volunteer attorneys to give transactional law assistance to small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
August 15, 2007
DNA evidence overturns Yakima man's rape conviction - Seattle Times
UW School of Law professor Jackie McMurtrie and the NW chaper of the Innocence Project worked on the case of Ted Bradford, who rape conviction was overturned by a three-judge panel in Spokane. This is the first time in Washington state history that a conviction has been overturned based on DNA evidence.
June 30, 2007
Seattle schools facing $1 M attempt to recover legal costs - Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
Law professor Scott Schumacher said it's not uncommon for an attorney or law firm that has won a pro bono case to petition the court to recover legal fees. A day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Seattle Public Schools cannot use race as a tiebreaker for school assignments, the attorney who represented the parents who sued the district said he will try to recover his legal costs.
June 28, 2007
An Oregon Woman's Lawsuit against the RIAA, Alleging Racketeering and Malicious Prosecution - FindLaw.com
Law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses a RICO/malicious prosecution case brought against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) by an Oregon woman, Tanya Andersen, who says the RIAA wrongly accused her of, and sued her for, illegally sharing copyrighted music files.
June 26, 2007
Tribute to Judge William Dwyer - Seattle Times
Wednesday, June 27 at Seattle's Town Hall (1119 8th Ave), a panel discusses the career and writings of the late U.S. District Court judge whose speeches and writings have been compiled into "Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge." Panelists include Frederic Tausend, Honorable Robert Lasnik ('78), Honorable Betty Fletcher ('56), Arthur Harrigan Jr., Stewart Jay, William Rodgers and Judith Ramseyer.
June 22, 2007
Judge Dwyer's speeches bring legend to life - Seattle Times
"Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge" by law school alumnus Judge William L. Dwyer should be required reading for every new lawyer admitted to the Washington State Bar Association. UW law professor emeritus Meade Emory saw the publication of the book through to completion.
June 20, 2007
In our view: Tolls and Liberties - The Columbian
Narrows bridge tolls - Quick fee, long record - Tacoma News Tribune
Narrows Bridge crossing records to be held for 8 years - KOMO
The high-tech monitoring system that will soon go into operation on the Tacoma Narrows Bridges is "completely new territory" for Washington state, said UW law professor William Covington. "There are huge numbers of unknowns."
June 14, 2007
Maleng and UW: a special bond - Seattle Times
Dean emeritus and law professor Ron Hjorth remembers Norm Maleng '66.
June 5, 2007
The Marshall Plan: foreign aid at 60 - Seattle Times
Professor emeritus Roy Prosterman writes about the 60th anniversary of General George Marshall's commencement address at Harvard in 1947 which launched the post-World War II program of American foreign aid that became known as the Marshall Plan.
June 4, 2007
Faces of Growth: Stop or Grow - The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
Linda Hume, a UW law professor, said land-use restrictions may be a good idea, but not because they lead to cheaper homes. "The system we use doesn't build low-income housing unless coaxed in some way."
May 31, 2007
Professional Appointments - Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Dr. Norma Rodríguez has been named director of recruitment and diversity at the University of Washington School of Law.
May 31, 2007
Networking for organ donation - Everett Herald
The LifeSharers concept is the diametric opposite of "selfish," said Steve Calandrillo, UW law professor and Washington Law School Foundation Scholar.
May 27, 2007
Juries, have you reached a verdict? - Tacoma News Tribune
Law school professor John Junker says that a dual jury trial is unprecedented in Washington state.
May 26, 2007
IIM-L for diversified agriculture - Times of India
The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) are in consonance with the findings of Rural Development Institute (RDI), a Bangalore based organization which has emerged out from UW School of Law and founded by professor emeritus Roy Prosterman.
May 22, 2007
UW Law School clinic files suit against EPA - UW Daily
The Berman Environmental Law Clinic at the UW law school filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on behalf of Friends of the Earth, a non-profit organization.
May 21, 2007
An Agenda For Labor - TomPaine.com
UW affiliate law professor, Dmitri Iglitzin, offers suggestions to presidential candidates regarding an "agenda for labor".
May 16, 2007
Innocence Project established at Victoria - Scoop (New Zealand)
UW law professor Jackie McMurtrie has been recruited to an advisory board for the newly established Innocence Project at Victoria University in New Zealand.
May 15, 2007
Grants Awarded to UW Law Students for Public Interest Law Work - PILA
The Public Interest Law Association (PILA), a student group at the University of Washington School of Law, have announced the recipients of their 2007 summer grants.
May 15, 2007
UW board to review tuition increase of 7% - Seattle P-I
Tuition at the UW School of Law could be raised by 10% for 2007-08 ($17,303 per year), under a recent proposal by the university's board of regents.
May 14, 2007
Ethics and children with disabilities - KPLU
When doctors in Seattle agreed to limit the growth of a severely disabled girl, they set off a storm of controversy. Seattle Children's Hospital is teaming up with the UW Disability Studies Program, directed by law professor Paul Miller, to host a national forum May 16 at the law school on the ethics of such treatments.
May 11, 2007
Washington is in the minority of states that do not provide legal counsel to all children in abuse and neglect proceedings - Seattle P-I
In this Op-Ed, UW law lecturer and supervising attorney Kim Ambrose, writes that abused and neglected children in state custody deserve a fair chance to succeed in life and should have access to trained advocates during legal proceedings.
May 11, 2007
Politics Of Prosecution: Restoring Justice - Seattle P-I
The P-I editorial board mentions UW law professor Stewart Jay's opinion that, with divided government, the Senate could set professional qualifications for approving any U.S. attorney appointments, as related to the recent firing of Seattle-based U.S. Attorney John McKay.
May 9, 2007
Lawsuit Seeks EPA Action on Cruise Ship Pollution - Environmental News Service
"The lawsuit only asks the court to require the EPA to do what the law says it must - respond to Friends of the Earth's petition," said professor Michael Robinson-Dorn of the Berman Environmental Law Clinic at the UW, who prepared the case on behalf of Friends of the Earth.
May 9, 2007
Must Zillow, the Online Home Price Estimator, Be Licensed as a Real Estate Appraiser in Arizona? - FindLaw
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry argues that Arizona is making a mistake in moving aggressively against the online home price estimator Zillow, by informing Zillow that it cannot continue to provide its "Zestimates" to state residents without procuring a real-estate appraisers' license.
May 9, 2007
Child's hysterectomy illegal, hospital agrees - Seattle Times
The story covering Children's Hospital admission that it was illegal to give a hysterectomy to a disabled girl, mentions the May 16 conference to be held at the UW law school exploring the ethics of limiting growth in children with severe disabilities.
May 8, 2007
Giving every child a voice - Seattle Times
In this Op-Ed, Professor Lisa Kelly, director of the Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic, looks at Washington's legal system through the eyes of a child in order to illustrate why First Star, a nonprofit watchdog group out of Washington, D.C., gave Washington an "F" on foster care.
May 6, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO Class of 2007: Diplomas in hand - Pueblo Chieftan (Colo.)
"We need you to be an active part of the local, state, national and world community," commencement speaker Sandra Madrid, UW School of Law Assistant Dean for Students and Community Relations.
May 4, 2007
Can Universities Take Adverse Actions Against Students Based on Their MySpace Profiles? - FindLaw
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the issue of whether public high schools and universities can legally punish their students based solely on the material included in their MySpace profiles.
May 4, 2007
Foster Care: Fix the F grade - Seattle P-I
Washington has one of the weakest systems in the country for ensuring children's interests are represented in court decisions about their placement, adoption or services, according to a new study by child advocacy group, First Star. Law school lecturer Kimberly Ambrose said it is common here for all other parties, including the social worker, to have an attorney while children, especially under age 12, have none.
May, 2007
Leading From the Board - Washington CEO
Corporate scandals, most notably the 2001 Enron debacle, have prompted new regulations and reporting requirements. Professor Sean O'Connor says that that all signs point to an “emerging corporate governance industry” focused on testing ideas and improving boardroom decisions.
April 27, 2007
Gig Harbor school tape of kiss leads to complaint - Seattle Times
Professor Lisa Kelly comments on a Gig Harbor High School official showing video-surveillance footage of a girl kissing another girl in the cafeteria to her parents.
April 26, 2007
UW law prof selected as Carnegie Scholar - UWeek
For the second year in a row, a UW law professor has been selected as a Carnegie Scholar. Kristen Stilt is one of 21 professors chosen by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for the 2007 class of scholars.
April 25, 2007
Who speaks for the kids in dependency court? - Seattle Times
At least one-third of Washington children who are removed from their homes don't have the automatic right to counsel in dependency court hearings, according to a statewide work group. The group is chaired by UW law professor Lisa Kelly, director of the law school's Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic.
April 25, 2007
Times, Hearst settlement pact becomes public, but not all of it - Seattle Times
The JOA settlement agreement between the Seattle Times and P-I says expressly that neither side admits any "liability, fault or responsibility." Even so, UW law professor Kate O'Neill said, if The Times paid Hearst a significant sum to drop its claims, "the implication to some might be that Hearst was not going off half-cocked, that they had some valid complaints."
April 25, 2007
When Hollywood Meets Bollywood: Why Richard Gere is in Legal Trouble in India over a Kiss - FindLaw
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the legal actions filed in India on the theory that Hollywood actor Richard Gere's planting kisses on Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was "an obscene act."
April 19, 2007
Champion of the environment: Law school's Bill Rodgers to be celebrated Earth Day weekend - UWeek
The UW School of Law celebrates Professor Bill Rodgers' 40 years of teaching, scholarship, and contributions to the environment.
April 18, 2007
Women take their business to the next level - Hispanic PR Wire
LATINA Style Magazine, the premier magazine addressing the needs of Latina professionals in the U.S. hosted the 2007 LATINA Style Business Series April 20, 2007, chaired by Dr. Sandra Madrid, Assistant Dean for Students & Community Development, UW School of Law.
April 11, 2007
Could Second Life Be In Serious Trouble? - FindLaw
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry considers whether the virtual reality site Second Life might be violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) -- which forbids banks and other entities from processing payments for Internet gambling transactions.
April 11, 2007
Company Asks Top Court to Dismiss Appeal - Washington Post
UW law professor Eric Schnapper was among the lawyers filing a brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc. in an employment discrimination case under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
April 11, 2007
Delta CEO focuses on service of regional partners - USA Today
Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein said that after he leaves Delta he plans to move back to the Seattle area, where he is from. One of his first tasks will be helping the UW search for a new law school dean. He stressed, with a laugh, he's not up for the job.
April 10, 2007
Critics say error in trial casts doubt on acting attorney - Seattle Times
It's not unusual for longtime attorneys, especially those who handle high-profile cases, to be admonished by judges or to be investigated by the state bar association. However, UW law professor Robert Aronson called it "very disturbing for someone who would serve as the United States attorney."
April 2007
Merging for Muscle: Law firms in Washington face the pressures of globalization - Washington CEO
“In the next couple of years, there will be many more mergers involving the traditionally large players here,” said law professor Sean O’Connor.
April 6, 2007
More law firms scour campuses for associates - Puget Sound Business Journal
"We're getting much more interest in national firms wanting to collect résumés," said Naomi Sanchez, assistant dean at the UW School of Law.
April 6, 2007
P-I and Times delay arbitration, sparking speculation of new talks - Seattle P-I
UW School of Law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the JOA arbitration between the Seattle P-I and Seattle Times.
April 6, 2007
Climate Change - Science Friday
Law professor Michael Robinson-Dorn is a guest on the show discussing the UN's Intergovernmental Panel report on Climate Change.
April 5, 2007
Everett to pay $50,000 to settle age bias lawsuit - Everett Herald
What you say on the witness stand can be a liability that comes back to bite said Kathleen McGinnis, a professor who teaches civil procedure at the UW School of Law.
April 5, 2007
Grants and Gifts - Diverse Issues in Higher Education
The Asian Law Center at the UW School of Law has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of State to fund a three-year project aimed at improving access to legal help in rural China.
April 2, 2007
Comfort Women Demand Reparations - Communique' (Columbia University)
Veronica Taylor, a UW professor of law and Director of the Asian Law Center, addressed the legal aspect of reparations to “comfort women,” who suffered sexual violence by the Japanese army during Japan’s colonial period.
Spring 2007
Norma Rodriguez - CSUB News (Cal State University, Bakersfield)
Norma Rodriguez is the new director of recruitment and diversity at the UW School of Law in Seattle.
April 2007
April is 'National donate life' month - The Baxter Bulletin (Ark.)
"It is a fundamental issue of fairness that people who agree to donate organs should get priority if they need one," says UW law professor Steve Calandrillo.
March 31, 2007
Students get up-close view of justice system - Tri-City Herald
The UW School of Law co-sponsored the fifth annual Youth and Justice Forum in Columbia Basin College's Byron Gjerde Center in Pasco.
March 30, 2007
E-Law's Bright Future - U.S. News & World Report
The intersection of technology, commerce, and the law is the new terra incognita of the legal world, and Jamila Johnson hopes to be one of its pioneers. The third-year law student at the UW edits the school's Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce + Technology, an online publication that focuses on E-law.
March 29, 2007
Professor Gregory Hicks selected as interim dean of UW School of Law - UWeek
Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Gregory A. Hicks, professor and associate dean for faculty and academic administration in the UW School of Law, has been appointed as interim dean, effective June 16.
March 25, 2007
Federal bench nominee Jones wins high praise from both parties - Seattle Times
Although it comes at a time of intense partisan bickering, President Bush's nomination of King County Superior Court Judge Richard Jones ('75) to the federal bench is winning widespread praise from local Democrats and Republicans involved in the selection process. Law professor Craig Allen was on the selection panel.
March 20, 2007
Enable Choice on Labor Unions - Washington Post
Commentary co-authored by affiliate law professor Dmitri Iglitzin.
March 19, 2007
Earthbound legal squabble leaves Duvall cafe moonstruck - Seattle Times
Trademark-law expert Dan Laster, a UW law professor, say trademark tussles are held to one major standard: are people confused by the use of similar names or images?
March 18, 2007
DST all year would save much more than energy - Seattle P-I
A letter to the editor from law professor Steve Calandrillo, urging legislation to extend daylight-saving time year-round.
March 16, 2007
Competence issue creates dilemma in '04 murder case - Seattle Times
When doctors evaluate a person's competency, they must determine whether "the person is capable of understanding the nature of the proceedings and can assist in their own legal defense," explained law professor Jackie McMurtrie. McMurtrie's comments were in regards to the case of Marie Robinson, who is accused of starving her babies to death.
March 12, 2007
Temporary dean named at UW law school - Seattle P-I
UW law professor Greg Hicks will temporarily take over as dean of the School of Law when current dean W.H. "Joe" Knight, Jr. leaves his post in June.
March 12, 2007
Ensure an impartial judiciary with public funding of elections - Seattle Times
A guest column by law professor William Andersen addressing the issue of contributions to judiciary campaigns.
March 9, 2007
Where two or more students are gathered in God's name...there is controversy - Oregonian
UW law professor Stewart Jay said schools can have neutral policies preventing groups of students from meeting in a common area, especially if they are blocking traffic or interfering with others' rights.
March 9, 2007
U.S. attorney stays honest, gets fired - The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
UW law professors Rob Aronson and Paul Steven Miller discuss the firing of U.S. Attorney John McKay.
March 8, 2007
Why the ADVISE Data-Mining Program May be Very Ill-Advised - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry argues that Congress needs to take a close look at the Department of Homeland Security's new data-mining program -- Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight and Semantic Enhancement (ADVISE) -- which may go into effect as early as 2008.
March 7, 2007
Western U.S. Climate Change Leaders Outline Plans at University of Washington Conference - Environmental News
Over 150 people attending the University of Washington law school’s first annual Climate Change conference last Friday heard state, regional and local leaders outline plans for limiting carbon emissions in the next two years, whether or not the federal government enacts national legislation.
March 6, 2007
Seattle group helping the poor buy land in Nicaragua - Seattle P-I
The inequitable ownership of land has been at the root of many of Nicaragua's conflicts. Today, a little-known organization started by a Seattle attorney and community activist Chi-Dooh Li ('70) is working to reduce this inequity by helping the poorest of the poor buy land in these lush green hills.
March 5, 2007
Saving for a rainy day (while the roof is leaking) - Seattle Times
Affiliate professor at the UW School of Law, Hugh Spitzer, is co-author of this column addressing a constitutionally mandated rainy-day fund for Washington state.
March 5, 2007
UW considers tuition waivers for veterans in grad schools - Seattle Times
The Board of Regents is considering a proposal initiated by UW law student Daniel Bugbee (1L), who served a year in Iraq with the Army, that may offer tuition waivers to military veterans.
March 3, 2007
First, we educate all the lawyers - Seattle Times
The UW School of Law fired an opening volley March 2 in the energy revolution. The school hosted its first annual climate-change conference to explore the legal and economic impacts of global warming.
March 2, 2007
Domestic partnerships likely a done deal in state - Seattle Times
Affiliate professor at the UW School of Law, Hugh Spitzer, a Seattle attorney and gay-marriage advocate, said a state Supreme Court ruling last year that upheld the ban on gay marriage also cleared the way for a domestic-partnership law that covers only gays and older heterosexuals.
March 1, 2007
Senator's comments create a stir - Seattle Times
Legal experts say Article IX, Sec 1, of the Washington state constitution is unique. More commonly, state constitutions call for a "general and uniform" education system, and sometimes go so far as to specify that the system be "efficient," said Hugh Spitzer, an affiliate professor at the UW School of Law.
February 2007
Service Commitment Pays Dividends at UW - KCBA Bulletin
February 27, 2007
Hearst may attempt to prove Times used JOA to hurt P-I - Seattle Times
If Hearst can show that The Times has "unclean hands" in managing the joint operating agreement (JOA), it could prevail even if The Times' losses are valid. But that wouldn't be easy, said UW law professor Kathleen O'Neill: "Acting in bad faith generally doesn't preclude someone from getting the remedy to which they're otherwise entitled."
February 23, 2007
Law School Hosts Climate Change Conference - UWeek
Law School Hosts Climate Change Conference
School of Law will host a conference on the law, economics, and impact of climate change March 2, 2007 in William H. Gates Hall.
February 23, 200
College students seek therapy in record numbers - Seattle PI
A few UW departments, including the UW School of Law, have their own counselors for students.
February 15, 2007
The New DHS/TSA Traveler Redress Inquiry Program: Why the System, Though More Efficient, Still Does Not Accord Travelers Sufficient Due Process - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the Department of Homeland Security's new Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)).
February 9, 2007
Local offerings: "The Si'lailo Way" - Seattle Times
A book about Native American legal attempts to protect Columbia River salmon and Indians' right to harvest them. Co-author William H. Rodgers is the Stimson Bullitt Professor of Environmental Law at the UW School of Law.
February 9, 2007
Cockfighting journals to stay, Amazon.com says after group sues - Seattle Times
Stewart Jay, a UW constitutional-law professor, said Amazon likely has a strong First Amendment defense. He compared the suit to a landmark 1959 case in which New York tried to ban the movie version of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" because it allegedly promoted adultery, which was then illegal.
February 9, 2007
Cruise ship waste: All ashore? - Seattle P-I
Officials at the Department of Ecology would like cruise ships to look at pumping waste ashore, where it would be treated and used for fertilizer on farms and forestlands. Students Nathan Phillips and Rob Hatfield from the law school's Berman Environmental Law Clinic have been working with their client, Bluewater Network (an environmental activist group), and the Port of Seattle.
February 8, 2007
Uniquely Washington: Professor Lisa Kelly uses the law to help vulnerable young people - UWeek
This installment of "Uniquely Washington" focuses on law professor Lisa Kelly and her works as the director of the law school's Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic.
February 8, 2007
Mistrial in Watada case - People's Weekly World
Mistrial could be end of Watada case - Seattle P-I
Watada May See the End of Case - Associated Content
The opposition of Lt. Ehren Watada and his defense team to the mistrial, declared by the military judge and eventually endorsed by prosecutors after their case fell apart, opens the door for a double-jeopardy defense, said law professor John Junker.
February 8, 2007
The Army Ranger who robbed a bank - Seattle Times
Affiliate law professor Gary Botting said the Canadian Extradition Act lists certain types of crimes for which extradition cannot be blocked for political reasons. However, armed bank robbery is not on the list, Botting said, so the Army Ranger Luke Sommer should at least get a chance to voice his political rationale for committing the August Tacoma robbery.
February 6, 2007
UW law students win national competition - Seattle P-I
UW School of Law students Dustin Buehler (3L), Candice Tewell (2L), and Aaron Thomson (3L) won the Association of the Bar of the City of New York National Moot Court Competition.
February 6, 2007
Alumna slated to speak at commencement - Colorado State University-Pueblo
Assistant Dean for Students and Community Relations Sandra Madrid, a Pueblo native, will return to her hometown to present the commencement address to the 2006-07 graduates of CSU-Pueblo on May 5, 2007.
February 1, 2007
Judge overruled in collection case - Spokesman Review
Rob Aronson, a UW School of Law professor, said the American Bar Association Code of Judicial Conduct calls for judges to disqualify themselves in a proceeding where the judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
January 29, 2007
South African Justice Albie Sachs - KUOW
Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, who presented a UW School of Law Condon-Falknor Lecture, speaks with Weekday host Steve Scher.
January 26, 2007
Citizens group seeks JOA arbitration evidence compiled by Times - Seattle Times
"It sounds like they have a legitimate request," said Kathleen McGinnis, who teaches civil procedure at the UW School of Law.
January 26, 2007
U. of Washington Law Dean Will Step Down - Chronicle of Higher Education
W.H. (Joe) Knight was brought in as dean of the UW School of Law to shake things up. Almost six years later, Knight has decided he's the one who needs a change, announcing last week that he will leave his post this summer.
January 24, 2007
A fair way to shrink the wealth gap - Christian Science Monitor
Affiliate law professor Dmitri Iglitzin co-authors this op-ed discussing the increasing U.S. wage gap and how Congress plans to address it.
Winter 2006-07
Probing policies: High schools enacting policies to punish students for social networking sites created outside school - Student Press Law Center
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry said content posted on a social networking site that is not threatening or disruptive to the educational rights of other students is protected by the First Amendment.
January 19, 2007
City Light can't use ratepayers' money to pay for good deeds - Seattle P-I
"It signals that the court is not saying you can't address greenhouse gases," said Professor Michael Robinson-Dorn.
January 13, 2007
Hispanic leader to speak at university commencement - Pueblo Chieftain
Pueblo native and one of the nation's top female Hispanic leaders, Assistant Dean Sandra Madrid, will be the commencement speaker for Colorado State University-Pueblo's graduation this May.
January 13, 2007
"I want them to solve the case," Stodden says - Seattle Times
Professor of Law John Junker said that though polygraph tests, like the one David Stodden took, are often not admissible in court, they're commonly used by law enforcement in Washington state.
January 11, 2007
Better not swear by God to be totally impartial - Tacoma News Tribune
Affiliate Professor of Law Hugh Spitzer comments on the swearing in of the Washington State Congress.
January 9, 2007
Technology Addiction Lawsuits: Will they Succeed? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the argument that Internet addiction could someday -- or even today -- be covered as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).