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2008 News

December 23, 2008
Xmas at Walla Walla: innocent man awaits release - Seattle PI
After four Christmases behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, James Anderson was released just in time to celebrate Christmas 2008 at home after a Washington State Appeals Court reversed his conviction. Evidence produced by Innocence Project Northwest students Chris Carney '00 and Boris Reznikov '08 helped Anderson prove he was in California when the crime was committed in Tacoma, Wash.
December 22, 2008
A Kentucky Court Approves the Seizure of Out-of-State Companies' Domain Names - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses a Kentucky state court ruling that she argues could set a dangerous precedent affecting constitutional rights on the Internet.
December 12, 2008
Can the Global Network Initiative Advance Freedom of Expression and Privacy Rights in Countries that Censor the Internet? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry describes and comments on the Global Network Initiative, through which Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are attempting to tackle issues that arise from providing Internet services in countries that demand censorship of webpages and/or ask Internet companies for information leading to the identity of persons whose postings are seen as anti-government or objectionable.
December 7, 2008
Administration's plans for Alaska stir interest - Anchorage Daily News
The public transition leading to President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration next month has focused so far on national security and economic issues. But below the surface, busy lobbying is under way over future environmental agendas and political jobs affecting Alaska. UW law professor Bob Anderson co-chair of Obama's Department of Interior transition team.
December 4, 2008
Washington Execution: Capital Cases and the Law - KUOW
UW law professor John Junker talks about the legal issues surrounding Washington's death penalty.
December 2, 2008
Nonbelievers' sign at Capitol counters Nativity - Seattle PI
UW law professor Stewart Jay discusses conflicts over religious symbols in public places in the latest round of what's become a Washington holiday tradition.
November 21, 2008
National Park Status Could Pay off for Mount St. Helens - Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.)
A report by the Steve and Kathy Berman Environmental Law Clinic details the projected economic benefits of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument becoming a national park.
November 14, 2008
Young, wired and rallying for gay rights - Seattle Times
UW law professor and associate dean Peter Nicolas talks about today's gay rights movement, following the defeat of Proposition 8 in California.
November 13, 2008
A family-friendly zone: The School of Law's Claire Sherman Thomas Remote Learning Center - UWeek
UWeek looks at the law school's Remote Learning Center, and features current law students Eric and Melissa Harwood, Assistant Dean Sandra Madrid, and alumnae Kate Sako '88 and Lisa Kremer '08.
November 7, 2008
Johnson Toribiong Wins Palau Presidential Race - Pacific Magazine
UW School of Law alumnus Johnson Toribiong '72, LL.M. '73 has won Palau’s presidential race.
November 6, 2008
Bricolage releases new issue - UW Daily
At an eclectic group gathered for the 25th issue of the UW’s literary and arts magazine, Bricolage, was released, including law student and contributing writer John Wheaton.
November 3, 2008
Daschels attend UW - Columbia Basin Herald
Law student Jacie Daschel and daughter, Josie (a sophomore business major), are roommates and both attend the University of Washington.
October 29, 2008
Local ACORN cleans up act after '06 scandal - Seattle Times
In the ACORN voter registration fraud UW law professor Eric Schnapper said bogus voter registrations don't translate into actual votes being cast. "The casting of ballots by fictitious people is the Loch Ness Monster of election law: much discussed and never seen."
October 22, 2008
Ex-ACORN worker: 'I paid the price' for voter registration fraud - CNN
In the ACORN voter registration fraud UW law professor Eric Schnapper says that the idea of fake voter cards turning into real votes is a myth.
October 16, 2008
Hard Knocks in the Workplace - The Nation
In this op-ed, UW law professor Eric Schnapper writes that recent Supreme Court decisions have made some workplace rights laws a dead letter. Employers know they can violate them with virtual impunity and today's workers are defenseless against certain blatant violations of their rights.
October 16, 2008
Man who killed prowler says he aimed for legs - Seattle PI
A man who fatally shot a car prowler last month outside his Northgate apartment told police he tried to aim for the man's legs when he thought the man reached for a gun. UW criminal law professor John Junker said case law says the jury must judge the facts from the shooter's point of view and the information he had.
October 15, 2008
The Suits: Spyder Bytes - Seattle Weekly
Microsoft is trying to track down the purveyors of a SPAM with civil lawsuits. The only catch is once the "John Does" are identified, says UW law professor Anita Ramasastry if the scam is being run offshore, it's almost impossible to collect a judgment.
October 2008
UW Clinic Has Touch of Gold - KCBA Bulletin
A feature article on UW School of Law senior lecturer Julia Gold, who has been director of the Mediation Clinic and teaching at the UW law school since 1995.
October 9, 2008
Justices Mull Environmental Law, Job Discrimination - NewsHour
Court sympathetic to worker's retaliation claims - Associated Press
Justices Appear to Side with Employee in Retaliation Case - ABA Journal
Supreme Court Hears Environmental, Employment Discrimination Cases - Law.com
High Court's First Week Includes School District Harassment Case - Education Week
Vicky Crawford, a Nashville school employee, claims she is protected from retaliation for cooperating in an internal probe of sexual harassment and appeared likely to win her case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices appeared sympathetic to her argument, advanced by the Justice Department and Crawford’s lawyer, UW law professor Eric Schnapper.
October 8, 2008
Waitress served helping of generosity - The Columbian (Wash.)
Waitress Lori Elliott lost $100 when customers cheated her, but Columbian readers donated $155 to recoup her losses. She was so touched by strangers’ generosity, she will donate all the money to charity, including the UW Innocence Project Northwest.
October 6, 2008
UWTV videos explore innovations within the juvenile court system - UWTV
Several new programs from UWTV presented by the UW School of Law’s Court Improvement Training Academy feature distinguished speakers analyzing current court systems and examine the unique challenges and emerging innovative strategies of our court system.
October 1, 2008
Sarah Palin at the controls - Seattle P-I
UW law professor Eric Schnapper opines about Sarah Palin at the controls of the McCain campaign.
October 1, 2008
Did the Wrong Man Serve Seven Years? - Seattle Weekly
The Innocence Project Northwest at the law school helped bring a DNA appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court last year in the case of Alexander Riofta, convicted of first-degree assault.
September 29, 2008
Supremes to hear local case that pits worker against employer - Nashville Post
A legal case involving Nashville's school system, slated for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court on October 8, could have a significant impact on U.S. employment law. The plaintiff has retained a specialist in arguing before the high court, UW School of Law professor Eric Schnapper, to handle oral arguments.
September 25, 2008
Web post inflames post-shooting emotions in Wash. - Associated Press
Jeffrey Gargaro faces possible jail time for writing that he should shoot up a mall "just for the hell of it..." Law professor Stewart Jay said it's reasonable for police to investigate such comments, but given the tone of the comment and that Gargaro apparently had no intention of following through on what he wrote, that should have been the end of it.
September 24, 2008
Artifacts from Nazi war trials on display in Olympia - Tacoma News Tribune
The chair and original transcripts used by Justice Walter Beals (Class of 1901) during the Nuremberg Doctor's Trails will be on display in the Washington State Law Library from October 2 through the end of November. The chair is on loan from the UW School of Law.
September 16, 2008
Low-income families need better access to legal aid, lecturer says - Whitworthian
Low-income families are not getting the access and justice they need in civil cases said Michele Storms the executive director of the Gates Public Service Law Scholarship Program to an audience of about 200 at Whitworth College.
September 17, 2008
Arval Morris, 1928-2008: UW lawyer won loyalty oath case - Seattle P-I
UW School of Law professor emeritus Arval Morris who, with Seattle lawyer Ken MacDonald, challenged the 1960's state mandated loyalty oath and won, died September 15 at a Seattle nursing facility after a long illness. He was 80.
September 11, 2008
An Appeals Court Opens the Door to Judicial Review of the "No Fly" List - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses a recent, 2-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, holding that federal district courts may review the government's decisions regarding whom to put on the "no fly" list.
September, 2008
Afghan Scholars Find Legal Footing in U.S. - KCBA Bar Bulletin
With the experience and education they received after three long years, three visiting Afghan scholars were rewarded for their sacrifice and hard work by receiving LL.M. degrees from the UW School of Law this past June.
September, 2008
Detained Immigrants Face Growing Legal Needs - KCBA Bar Bulletin
UW School of Law Immigration Law Clinic Director Signe Dortch '99 writes about the challenges faced by immigrant detainees.
September 5, 2008
Panel discussion set to focus on national parks, climate change - Tacoma News Tribune
The Washington Parks and Forests Coalition presents "The Way In: The Future of Access to Northwest National Parks" Wednesday, September 3, 2008 6-9 p.m. in Room 110 of Kane Hall. The event will be moderated by Michael Robinson-Dorn, director of the Berman Environmental Law Clinic.
September 2, 2008
A City Tries to Stop a Woman from Linking to Its Website - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses an interesting case in which a Michigan woman linked to her city's police department's website, but then received a "cease and desist" order from the city attorney commanding her to de-post the link.
August 22, 2008
Washington law schools revising curricula
Washington law schools buck national enrollment trend - Puget Sound Business Journal
In their annual "Business of Law" issue, the PSBJ looks at enrollment, curriculum trends for Washington's law schools, including the UW School of Law.
August 12, 2008
Open doors to court rulemaking process - Seattle P-I
UW affiliate law professor Hugh Spitzer proposes making public the state supreme court discussions on court rulemaking, stating that it is akin to legislating.
August 12, 2008
Saying Goodbye to Your Cellphone Carrier Just Got Cheaper - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry, discusses a recent preliminary ruling from a California court holding that a cell phone carrier's contracts with customers are illegal insofar as they impose early termination fees.
August 10, 2008
Estate taxes pose little threat to Steelers ownership - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
UW law professor and tax expert, Sam Donaldson, weighs in on whether taxes may have on effect on a possible Pittsburgh Steelers ownership change.
July 25, 2008
Contactless Cage Match: FTC meeting debates regulation of RF payments - RFIDNews
Uniform standards for contactless and mobile payments and greater security were two of the suggestions made during a Federal Trade Commission-hosted town hall meeting co-sponsored by the UW Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic and FTC July 24.
July 23, 2008
Fresh scent may hide toxic secret - Seattle P-I
With fears growing over chemicals in consumer products environmentalists and health advocates are calling for stricter regulations of chemicals in everyday goods. Michael Robinson-Dorn, a UW law professor said products can slip between regulatory cracks by falling into the jurisdiction of multiple government agencies, none taking ownership.
July 20, 2008
Impartiality key when picking judges - Yakima Herald
Judges are not politicians, not representatives of any particular person or group and required to make their decisions based upon the facts and law of the case. UW law professor, William Andersen says: "If one understands the value of judicial impartiality, one appreciates that candidates with fixed views on any side of issues should not be celebrated -- they should be disqualified."
July 17, 2008
UW raises record-breaking $2.68 billion - Seattle PI
The university announced Thursday that the campaign brought in $2.68 billion during the past eight years. Five new buildings resulted from the campaign, including William H. Gates Hall which houses the law school.
July 16, 2008
Can’t Get an Attorney for Your FBI-Conspiracy Case? - Seattle Weekly
In Washington, most damages claims must be filed within three years. UW law professor Tom Andrews says there's a little leeway based on when someone realizes they've been wronged years later.
July 15, 2008
Judge: Knockoff-Tracking Not eBay's Job - eCommerce Times
eBay still faces an uphill struggle overseas, Anita Ramasastry, UW law professor and director of the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce + Technology. "The European courts are going to be looking at the European market and the concept of the European consumer and seller -- even though we think of these as global marketplaces and [e-commerce companies] want to trade with the same rules in place."
July 8, 2008
Editorial: Openness key to strong police board - Seattle Times
July 7, 2008
Seattle City Council urged to step up police scrutiny - Seattle Times
July 2, 2008
Panel urges changes in police oversight - Seattle P-I
On the most recent police oversight panel, member and UW School of Law professor Eric Schnapper, penned an addendum in which he criticized the city as having a system of "selective confidentiality" that undermines the reliability of the police disciplinary process and hinders the watchdog role of a citizen-review board.
June 26, 2008
Disparities found in child welfare - Seattle Times
Native American, black kids more likely to end up in foster care - Seattle P-I
State intervenes more often with minority children - The Olympian
On Wednesday, June 25, 2008 the statewide Advisory Committee on Racial Disproportionality presented to DSHS Secretary Robin Arnold-Williams its report on Racial Disproportionality in Washington's Child Welfare System. The report finds that Native American, Black and Hispanic children are over-represented in the child welfare system compared with White children, and that the disproportionality exists statewide. A conference addressing racial disproportionality in child-welfare systems and the impact of the report was held at the UW School of Law June 26 and 27, 2008.
June 26, 2008
Supreme Court drastically cuts payouts for plaintiffs in Exxon Valdez oil spill - Seattle Times
Exxon damages slashed - Seattle PI
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday slashed the amount of punitive damages that Exxon must pay for the epic Exxon Valdez oil spill. In a 5-3 decision, the court found that punitive damages could not be larger than the compensatory damages for actual losses from the spill, which totaled $507.5 million – less than a tenth of the original $2.5 billion in damages claimed by the plaintiffs. "Crime pays, and environmental crime pays really well," said William Rodgers, UW law professor and expert on the Exxon Valdez case.
June 25, 2008
U.S. reluctance to sign treaty on disabilities is painful, puzzling - Seattle Times
UW School of Law professor Paul Steven Miller co-authors this guest column with Dick Thornburgh, former Pennsylvania Governor, U.S. Attorney General and United Nations Under-Secretary-General. Thornburgh recently spoke at the law school for a disability rights symposium. Professor Miller is the Director of the UW Disability Studies Program.
June 23, 2008
Juvenile sex offenders marked for life - Seattle PI
"Juvenile sex offenses cannot be sealed -- ever -- and that's huge," said Kim Ambrose, a former public defender who now runs the UW School of Law Child and Youth Advocacy Clinic. The only way to have a juvenile sex offense removed, she said, is to get a pardon from the governor.
June 19, 2008
State's child-welfare system must do better by minority kids - Seattle Times
A recent editorial touched on the issue of racial disproportionality in our child-welfare system, a complex and troubling topic that is receiving a great deal of attention both nationally and within our state. The issues surrounding disproportionality will be addressed at a two-day symposium beginning June 26 at the UW School of Law.
June 18, 2008
Can An Entire City Get Itself Removed From Google Maps? - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry, who is currently a visiting law professor at the National University of Ireland-Galway, weighs in on the recent controversy over Near Oaks, Minnesota's campaign to convince Google to remove photos of its residents' homes from the Google Maps "Street View" application.
June 16, 2008
Sonics think $10M should buy out Seattle lease - Associated Press
City of Seattle vs. Sonics begins - KING 5
Seattle says a deal's a deal; Sonics should stay - Seattle Times
Sparring continues, trial nears - Tacoma News Tribune
UW School of Law professor Steve Calandrillo weighs in on the the six-day, no-jury trial in federal court that will settle the final two years of the SuperSonics' lease at KeyArena.
June 6, 2008
UW Law School to receive $4 million for new institute - Seattle P-I
UW Regent Stanley Barer '63 and his wife, Alta, have pledged $4 million to the UW School of Law to create the Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services.
June 4, 2008
Conflicting testimony of expert witnesses can sink an insanity defense - Seattle Times
In the Naveed Haq case, which ended in a mistrial, jurors became mired in a bog of conflicting diagnoses and medical opinions that bubbled up from a handful of expert witnesses during six weeks of testimony. Conflicting expert testimony is one of the major challenges of a successful insanity defense, said Jim Hardisty, UW professor of law.
May 29, 2008
Supreme Court Forecast - KUOW
It's Supreme Court season, and the decisions are rolling in. Discussions on the show included terrorism, tax exemptions, and child pornography, as well as a look at the politics of the Court. President Bush appointed two conservative judges. Who will the new president appoint? Guests included law professor Stewart Jay.
May 1, 2008
A Portrait of the WA Supreme Court - KUOW
This year, three of Washington State's nine Supreme Court Justices are up for re–election. To get a pulse of the current court, KUOW correspondent Austin Jenkins recently interviewed several court–watchers, including affiliate law professor Hugh Spitzer.
April 28, 2008
Rights of the Disabled - A Talk With Dick Thornburgh - KPLU
The United Nations' Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities takes effect and the UW School of Law hosted former Pennsylvania Governor, U.S. Attorney General and United Nations Under-Secretary-General Dick Thornburgh for a conference focusing on disability rights.
April 26, 2008
Documents reveal no secret deals in Seattle newspaper settlement - TMC.net
Newly disclosed documents support statements by the owners of Seattle's two daily newspapers that, contrary to a citizens group's suspicions, they made no secret deals when they settled their four-year legal dispute last April. UW School of Law professor Kate O'Neill agreed that the $31 million payment suggests The Times saw a substantial risk that it would lose the arbitration hearing. "That's a big chunk of change," she said.
April 24, 2008
Single Shot: Author urges broader definition of 'family' - Seattle P-I
Nancy Polikoff, author of the recently released "Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law" speaks at the UW School of Law on April 28 as part of the Gates PSL Speaker Series.
April 24, 2008
Get Jesse: Sued for 'OK' eBay feedback - KING 5
If you've used eBay you know you can rate the transaction through a system called feedback. An "OK" transaction left a Seattle man with a hefty legal bill. KING 5's Jesse Jones reports. KING 5 took the lawsuit to UW School of Law professor Jane Winn who said the seller "is a few cards short of a deck."
April 23, 2008
Howard Schultz suit adds fuel to e-mail fire - Seattle Times
Even if the Oklahoma-based owners managed to work an arena deal to keep the Sonics in Seattle, they were ready to do a "sweet flip" and leave town, according to an owner's e-mail cited in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by previous owner Howard Schultz. Joel Ngugi, a UW law professor, said Schultz's legal challenge is a longshot to succeed, though it could inflict the greatest amount of damage on Bennett.
April 17, 2008
Power to the people! It's in the constitution - Crosscut Seattle
Affilate Professor of Law Hugh Spitzer writes about how tinkering with Initiative 601's spending limits takes the Washington Supreme Court to the founding principles of the nation and the Washington constitution.
April 16, 2008
Don't let Sonics go, Gregoire tells NBA - Seattle Times
Legal experts call Schultz suit a long shot - Seattle P-I
Mitch in the Morning - KJR AM
UW School of Law professor Steve Calandrillo talks about the legal aspects of a possible lawsuit by former Seattle Sonics owner Howard Schultz to recover the team from Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett.
April 13, 2008
After life sentence, 3 more victims of sex offender - Everett Herald
A sex offender got out of prison on what prosecutors say is a loophole that should be closed. UW School of Law professor John Junker said circumstances of this case put it in the most "contraversial context" and said the courts must balance the need for privacy with the need for criminal control.
April 11, 2008
Law school dean candidate declines position - UW Daily
The UW School of Law is still without a permanent law dean after potential candidate Mary Anne Bobinski, Dean of the University of British Columbia law school, declined to accept the position.
April 6, 2008
Boating Smash-Up Makes a Novel Case - Tacoma News Tribune
A Tacoma attorney has been charged with "assault by watercraft" and wants prosecutors to release his impounded boat to him so his expert can put the vessel into the water to run tests on it, but prosecutor opposes turning the boat over to the defense. UW School of Law professor Robert Aronson calls the dispute "a pretty unique situation."
April 1, 2008
Is It Legal for Different Customers to Receive Different, Customized Sales Offers? The Example of Alaska Airlines, and the Likely Regulatory Response - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry, discusses the legal issues surrounding Internet behavioral marketing and, in particular, the practice of retargeting.
March 14, 2008
Pharmacists have professional obligation to serve public - Tacoma News Tribune
In this op-ed, affiliate law professor Hugh Spitzer says Washington state pharmacists are obligated to do what they are licensed to do: fill prescriptions for patients.
March 7, 2008
Intellectual property law connects India to the UW - UW Daily
With India’s emergence as a major economic player comes the need to grapple with obstacles that often confront developing nations, including intellectual property rights. To meet this demand, the UW’s Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property, along with the law school’s Intellectual Property Law and Policy Masters of Law LL.M. program has agreed to join forces with the Global Institute of Intellectual Property to provide qualified Indian graduate students with an advance level certificate program on patent and intellectual property.
March 6, 2008
Annual law school environmental conference begins - Oregon Daily Emerald
The annual law school environmental conference at the University of Oregon is a "great way to learn," said UW environmental law professor William Rodgers.
March 1, 2008
Clinic Helps Small Businesses Help Themselves - KCBA Bulletin
The King County bar can play a role in ensuring that small businesses survive by sharing their expertise with the UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, which works to identify low-income, minority- and immigrant-owned businesses that would benefit from pro bono legal assistance.
February 29, 2008
On Facebook Forever? Why the Networking Site was Right to Change its Deletion Policies, And Why Its Current Policies Still Pose Privacy Risks - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the social network site Facebook's recent decision to allow users to easily delete -- not just deactivate -- their profiles. Ramasastry explains why the prior policy was so harshly criticized, warns users of social networking sites that they still cannot count on permanent deletion of information from the Web, and describes several related Facebook policies that also arguably compromise user privacy.
February 26, 2008
A Case-by-Case Ruling on Discrimination - New York Times
The Supreme Court ruled that allegations that a plaintiff’s co-workers had also suffered discrimination, offered as evidence of a biased corporate culture, may be admissible in court, some of the time. Under the Supreme Court’s case-by-case approach, plaintiffs will have a greater chance of surviving summary judgment and getting their cases before a jury. “It’s a big deal that portends a real change,” Eric Schnapper, a UW law professor who was one of plaintiff’s lawyers in the case.
February 26, 2008
City police get look at pact their union rejected - Seattle P-I
The Seattle Police Officers' Guild accused Mayor Greg Nickels of attempted "union busting" after police administrators were dispersed to the city's police precincts to present officers a labor contract offer that had been rejected by union leaders. "Hardball" bargaining isn't illegal, but state labor examiners likely would examine the circumstances to determine if the city acted in bad faith, said UW law professor Lea Vaughn.
February 22, 2008
Marc Hershman, 1942-2008: Ocean policy pioneer mentored many - Seattle P-I
Marc Hershman, a man of infectious passion and mentor to many, was the director of the UW School of Marine Affairs for a decade, one of 16 members of the president's U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and an internationally recognized expert in ocean policy. He was also an adjunct law professor and taught in the Law & Marine Affairs LL.M. program. Hershman died Feb. 17 at age 65.
February 20, 2008
Making the Breakup Much Easier - New York Times
Business breakups and other tangles can be avoided with a buy-sell agreement — basically a business prenup or a postnup. UW law professor Samuel Donaldson offers some practical solutions.
February 20, 2008
Shame and the Law - KUOW
Are 'shaming laws' making a comeback? What are the origins of these laws? Should an emotion like shaming play a major role in our legal system today? Do shaming laws work? UW law professor Steve Calandrillo joins University of Chicago law professor Martha Nussbaum and others on Weekday.
February 20, 2008
Searching Laptops at the Border and In Airports: A Disturbing Practice That Imperils Fourth and First Amendment Rights - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry, discusses the First and Fourth Amendment issues raises by U.S. government searches of laptops and other electronic devices at international borders and international airports. Ramasastry discusses the recent suit by two public interest groups to enforce a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to disclose government policy regarding this category of searches. She also covers the handful of federal cases, in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits, that have taken on the First and Fourth Amendment issues involved when laptops are searched.
February 19, 2008
Smelter case a big mess in more ways than one - Tacoma News Tribune
“It’s the first statement by an appellate court that a polluter can’t use the border as a shield,” said UW law professor Michael Robinson-Dorn about the hazardous waste generated by a Teck Cominco smelter located in Canada. Heavy metals have leached out of the smelter's slag and accumulated in Washington's Lake Roosevelt.
February 6, 2008
Three firms indicted in pet-food recall case - USA Today
Dongsheng Zang, a UW professor of international law, says because there's no bilateral treaty between the U.S. and China covering these issues, "legally and practically" the indictments of the Chinese companies have no impact.
February 2008
Daylight Saving Time: A Way To Save Lives - KCBA Bulletin
If you’ve never given much thought to Daylight Saving Time beyond replacing smoke alarm batteries, meet UW law professor Steve Calandrillo, who has thought (and written) a lot about DST and this year he would like nothing more than for the entire U.S. to spring ahead — permanently.
January 30, 2008
Foster Care: Worthy legal pilot - Seattle P-I
The UW School of Law's Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic's pilot project to help provide legal representation to kids is discussed in this editorial.
January 29 & 30, 2008
Linebacker discovered joy of learning but had to buck football program that emphasized eligibility, not education - Seattle Times
To Huskies fans a tragic hero, to the courts a wanted felon - Seattle Times
Law professor Rob Aronson, former faculty representative to the Athletic Department, talks about the "pressure to win" mentality and how it compromised academics and integrity in the Seattle Times series about the Husky football team that went to the 2000 Rose Bowl.
January 24, 2008
Second Life Bans Cyber Banks and Unregulated Financial Institutions: Why This Solution May Only Create More Problems, At Least in the Short Term - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry, who is currently a visiting law professor at the National University of Ireland-Galway, discusses the recent move by the creators of the virtual world Second Life to ban from the site any bank that is not subject to a real-world regulator.
January 22, 2008
Field of UW law school dean candidates narrowed to 4 - Seattle P-I
Four candidates are being considered to head up the University of Washington's School of Law, and they will visit the Seattle campus for interviews.
January 22, 2008
Pass the bill - Seattle Times
Emeritus law professor William Angersen writes about SSB 5278 which concerns the use of public funds to finance campaigns for local office.
January 10, 2008
Kenya in Crisis - KUOW
Law professor Joel Ngugi joins Weekday's Steve Scher and other guests to discuss recent developments in Kenya.
January 9, 2008
CellCyte shares plummet; questions raised about CEO's bio - Seattle Times
Inaccurate biographical information in SEC filings, such as the recent allegations that involve CellCyte co-founder and Chief Executive Gary Reys, could open the door to legal action from shareholders, said UW law professor Sean O'Connor.
January 9, 2008
New DNA Methods Could Throw More Convictions Into Doubt - Seattle Weekly
A feature which includes the story of Ted Bradford who, with the help of law students in the UW Innocence Project Northwest clinic and professor Jackie McMurtrie, had his criminal conviction reversed based on DNA evidence not available at the time of conviction.
January 9, 2008
Why Amazon Was Right to Raise a First Amendment Objection to A Subpoena for Its Customer Records in a Tax Fraud Case - FindLaw.com
UW law professor Anita Ramasastry, who is currently a visiting law professor at the National University of Ireland-Galway, discusses a Wisconsin federal magistrate judge's decision to uphold Amazon customers' First Amendment rights in the face of a federal government subpoena.
January 8, 2008
Sobriety checks would need judges' OK, Gregoire says - Everett Herald
Law professor John Junker says data shows that 1 percent of people stopped at checkpoints are arrested. "On that grounds, it doesn't seem like a very effective way to use (police) resources," he said.
January 7, 2008
Questions and answers about the conflict in Kenya - Seattle Times
Law professor Sylvia Kang'ara, who grew up in Kenya's Rift Valley, answers questions regarding the recent chaos and violence in Kenya.
January 6, 2008
Kenyans hear of harrowing violence from home - Seattle Times
Law professor Joel Ngugi is one of the many Kenya natives in Seattle hearing reports of atrocities from friends and family in Kenya.
January 5, 2008
Options for a solution to the post-election crisis - Daily Nation (Kenya)
Law professor Joel Ngugi discusses the recent violence in Kenya.
January 2, 2008
Civilian Police and Rule of Law Programs - U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State's Fact Sheet about the program which supports the UW Asian Law Center's Afghan Legal Educators Project, an initiative to train Afghanistan’s law deans and law professors.