Faculty in the News - UW School of Law

Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy? Prof. Ryan Calo quoted

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:00 GMT

Source: Reuters. "The face is a really intimate place and to have a piece of technology on it is unsettling."

Prof. Jane Winn spoke at 2013 Shanghai Forum on May 25

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:05:00 GMT

Source: . Winn presented "WTO PRC Electronic Payment Services case: Who won? Who lost?"

Prof. Kathryn Watts co-authors The Supreme Court Sourcebook

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:24:00 GMT

Source: . The book provides a comprehensive selection of materials on the Court, covering all major aspects of the Court’s decision-making process. An interview of Prof. Watts about the book appears in SCOTUSblog.

Airlines Can Keep You From Snapping, But Not Sharing Photos. Prof. Ryan Calo quoted

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:58:00 GMT

Source: NPR. A recent incident on a commercial airliner raises an interesting question: can an airline bar you from taking pictures on their plane?

Prof. Beth Rivin to speak at “Symposium on the United States' Strategic Rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region”

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:30:00 GMT

Source: . Rivin will talk about Indonesia on May 22 at UW Tacoma.

The Constitutional Question Of Sobriety Checkpoints In Washington State. Prof. Hugh Spitzer quoted

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:46:00 GMT

Source: KUOW. The problem in passing checkpoint legislation is its inherent conflict with Washington state’s constitution according to Spitzer: "When you look at our article one section seven it has a very explicit protection for the right to privacy."

Prof. Kathryn Watts article highlighted in Nat'l Law Journal

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:52:00 GMT

Source: . Watts takes on the questions of who should own federal judges' workings papers and what should happen to them when a judge leaves the bench in "Judges and Their Papers," an article in the November 2013 New York University Law Review.

Suquamish among 3 tribes in nation to recognize same-sex marriage. Prof. Ron Whitener quoted

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:04:00 GMT

Source: Washington Post.

Whitener said many tribes are hesitant to pass laws because of the hard legal issues involved: For example, does a tribe have jurisdiction over the divorce of a tribal member who married a nontribal member on reservation land?

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/05/08/2589961/suquamish-among-3-tribes-in-nation.html#storylink=cpy

Prof. Sanne Knudsen’s article, The Long-Term Tort: In Search of a New Causal Paradigm for Natural Resource Damages, selected for presentation at Junior Faculty Forum

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:08:00 GMT

Source: . This year only 18 papers were selected for presentation at the two-day event, sponsored by the Yale, Harvard and Stanford Law Schools.

Prof. Anna Mastroianni to join Institute of Medicine Committee on Ethics Principles and Guidelines for Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflights

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:10:00 GMT

Source: . The committee advises NASA on policy and ethical issues relevant to crew health standards for space missions.