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• 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.

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News Releases

• April 14, 2008
  Dick Thornburgh to address UW disability rights symposium
  Former Pennsylvania Governor, U.S. Attorney General and United Nations Under-Secretary-General Dick Thornburgh will speak at the UW School of Law on Thursday, April 24, 2008.
• March 31, 2008
  UW School of Law Specialty Programs Ranking Rise
  The US News and World Report rankings for the UW School of Law specialty programs have all risen in the magazine's annual look at America's best graduate schools.
• March 28, 2008
  UW School of Law Ranked a Top Ten Public Law School
  US News and World Report has ranked the UW School of Law a top 10 public law school in the magazine's annual which looks at America's best graduate schools.
• March 25, 2008
  Ninth Circuit to Hold Court at UW School of Law
  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments on Friday, April 11, 2008 at the UW School of Law in Room 133.
• March 6, 2008
  Director of New York Governor's Washington Office to Speak at Law School
  Derek Douglas, director of the New York Governor's Washington office, will speak at the UW School of Law on Monday, March 31 at 4 p.m.
• March 3, 2008
  Law School Students Claim First Runner-Up at Moot Court Competition
  The UW School of Law moot court team comprised of third year law students Nelissa Milfeld and Travis Weaver was first runner-up in the 18th Annual National First Amendment Moot Court Competition.

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Upcoming law school events:

• 1L Appellate Advocacy Competition
  Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 6:00 PM, TBA
• Coughenour Trial Ad. Event
  Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Rm 138, 133, 115
• 1L Appellate Advocacy Competition
  Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:00 PM, TBA
• 1L Appellate Advocacy Competition
  Friday, May 16, 2008, 6:00 PM, TBA
• Animal Law: Working with the Grassroots
  Friday, May 16, 2008, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Perkins Coie Room { Room 115 }
• Women In Conflict: Inspiration, Education and Change in Human Rights Advocacy
  Monday, May 19, 2008, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM, Room 133
• Compressed Course Exams
  Wednesday, May 21, 2008, Rooms 138, 133, 119
• Compressed Course Exams
  Thursday, May 22, 2008, Rooms 138, 133, 119
• Compressed Course Exams
  Friday, May 23, 2008, Rooms 138, 133, 119
• Compressed Course Exams
  Saturday, May 24, 2008, Rooms 138, 133, 119
• (possible WSBA reception)
  Thursday, May 29, 2008, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM, William H. Gates Hall - Room 115

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