UW School of Law News

Prof. Ramasastry Column: No Unpaid Interns Need Apply

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:01:00 GMT

Source: Verdict. Last week, a federal court ruled that two unpaid interns who worked on a major motion picture were actually employees and thus, were legally entitled to compensation. This case may be a watershed for many such interns, who toil away for long hours and receive little or no pay, hoping to get their foot in the door, and thus get a regular job. And for unemployed adults, the court’s ruling means that they now need not compete with unpaid interns for a job.

Prof. Beth Rivin to teach law course in Cambodia

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:01:00 GMT

Source: . Prof. Rivin and Adjunct Prof. Sherrie Brown are teaching Global Health and the Rights of the Child, a summer course in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for law students and other UW graduate students.

NSA Leaks Prompt Lawsuit and U.N. Action. Prof. Ryan Calo quoted

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:28:00 GMT

Source: IPS News. "Limited, public knowledge of NSA surveillance may take a psychological toll on some U.S. citizens," says Calo

Prof. Anita Ramasastry to give keynote address at AALS Pretenured Law Teachers of Color conference

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:04:00 GMT

Source: . Ramasastry's talk is titled, "Have I Arrived, or am I Still Travelling?"

IPNW Celebrates 15 Years of Justice

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:40:00 GMT

Source: . On April 4, 2013 IPNW celebrated its 15th anniversary at the Herban Feast in Seattle, WA. California Innocence Project exoneree and NFL hopeful Brain Banks offered the keynote address. Congressman Adam Smith, Jack and Leslie Hamann and Joseph Pierce were honored as champions of justice.

Op Ed by Prof. Mary Fan: Seeking Extradition Would Start a Useful Debate

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:42:00 GMT

Source: New York Times. An effort to extradite Edward Snowden may create an unusual and thought-provoking spectacle of an American dissident asking Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, to protect him from political prosecution in the United States.

Police under pressure to retrain drug dogs after marijuana legalized in 2 states. Prof. Mary Fan quoted

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:35:00 GMT

Source: Fox News .

Police in Washington state and Colorado are trying to teach old dogs to unlearn an old trick. For as long as dogs have been trained to assist police officers, they've been helping make drug busts. But now that the recreational use of marijuana is legal in those two states, officers are in a K-9 quandary

Land appropriation seen as volatile issue. Prof. Roy Prosterman quoted

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:32:00 GMT

Source: Bangkok Post. South and East Asian countries are being urged to draft new land acquisition laws to prevent exploitation by industries, the World Economic Forum was told on Friday.

Prof. Anita Krug Presents at 2013 Junior Scholars Workshop on Financial Services Law

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:29:00 GMT

Source: . Prof. Krug's talk is titled, "Escaping Entity-Centrism in Financial Services Regulation"

Home of the Freer: Prof. Hugh Spitzer's book featured

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:13:00 GMT

Source: Columns Magazine. Our state constitution actually provides more rights than the U.S. Constitution, a new book by Spitzer and Justice Robert Utter shows