Here鈥檚 where the debate over changing the clocks stands, and what it could mean for you. Professor Calandrillo is quoted.
In testimony before Congress, Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, says that people don't like to change their clocks twice a year.
Days before most Americans reset their clocks, a congressional committee is mulling changes to daylight saving time. The House energy subcommittee on consumer protection heard testimony Wednesday from health experts, some of whom urged Congress to pass a new law keeping daylight saving time in effect permanently. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
A congressional panel on Wednesday debated whether to end the nation’s “spring forward” and “fall back” daylight saving policy, citing the health effects of shifting the clock twice per year. Most agreed it was about time. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
A growing number of top Western brands and business interests are exiting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, hoping to pressure Moscow — and specifically President Vladimir Putin — to reverse course. Anita Ramasastry, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, says that permanent daylight saving time would save lives. [This is a CBS News segment on KIRO Radio]
In testimony before Congress, Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, says that darkness is twice as deadly in the evening hours as it is in the early morning hours before sunrise.
Those inclined to think apocalyptically know that tech, in its purest form, spells civilizational disaster. The "Giz Asks" column asks experts: What’s the most dangerous emerging technology? Ryan Calo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell has officially apologized and attempted to distance himself from his wife’s racist rants on social media, but defense attorneys, experts in legal ethics and civil libertarians think his office and reputation are damaged, maybe beyond repair. William Bailey, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Jack Sweeney, 19, a freshman at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, has been tracking a Gulfstream G650ER that he identified as Mr. Musk’s private jet and posting maps of its whereabouts on a popular Twitter account since June 2020. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
One year on from Myanmar's military coup, the United States, Britain and Canada have slapped new economic sanctions on Myanmar's military. Australia's Woodside Petroleum has announced it's following multinational energy giants Chevron and Total in exiting the military-controlled state, saying it's unable to work in the country while violence and human rights abuses continue. Anita Ramasastry, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is interviewed.
After living under British rule, the U.S. had “a very strong and healthy distrust of power, authoritative power,” said Jeff Feldman, a professor at the University of 麻豆社区 of Law. The states understood the necessity of a central government, but didn’t want to cede too much autonomy to create it.
Lawmakers want to address the malicious posting of people's personal information, but First Amendment concerns complicate matters. Robert Gomulkiewicz, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Shira Ovide, author of the On Tech newsletter, writes about instances where Facebook incorrectly moderated content: "Facebook, which has renamed itself Meta, and other social networks must make tricky judgment calls to balance supporting free expression while keeping out unwanted material like imagery of child sexual abuse, violent incitements and financial scams. But that’s not what happened in the examples above. Those were mistakes made by a computer that couldn’t handle nuance." Ryan Calo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Unity Technology is leveraging its technology to help clients make 鈥渄igital twins鈥 鈥 virtual copies of real-life objects, environments and even people. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Jennifer Fan's paper, Regulating Unicorns: Disclosure and the New Private Economy, is cited.
David B. Owens, a University of Washington law professor who worked with similar police data in Houston, cautioned against drawing conclusions about the presence or lack of intentional bias or discrimination from a statistical analysis.
In a surprise announcement Thursday, the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he's drafting legislation to make it a crime for elected officials and candidates for public office to make false statements about election outcomes with the goal of inciting lawlessness. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
The Washington State Patrol this month announced a study had found “no systemic agency bias” in its stops and searches. But that’s not the whole story. David B. Owens, an assistant professor of law at 麻豆社区 School of Law, is quoted.
"A quirk of history and misaligned constitutional provisions soon could kill public charter schools in Washington state. A case before the U.S. Supreme Court would make that happen," writes Hugh Spitzer, a professor of law at the 麻豆社区.
"On Jan. 1, the law governing Washington state nonprofit corporations will be completely overhauled for the first time in nearly 50 years. This represents a significant change to Washington nonprofit fiduciary duties, charitable asset management and member requirements," writes Kyle Richard, affiliate instructor of law at the 麻豆社区 and member of the 麻豆社区 Division of the state Attorney General's Office.
Angélica Cházaro, assistant professor of law at the 麻豆社区 is one of six scholars receiving this year’s Freedom Scholars awards, which were created by the Marguerite Casey Foundation and the Group Health Foundation. Each of the Freedom Scholars receives a one-time award of $250,000, which they can use as they see fit.
With farms, ranches and rural communities facing unprecedented threats, a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water? Rachael Osborn, affiliate instructor in the 麻豆社区 School of Law, is quoted.
As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to uphold new abortion restrictions in Mississippi, advocates across the country fear the court may roll back Roe. v. Wade — but, even if that happens, Washington state residents would be unlikely to see their abortion access curtailed. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
“We lawyers, we don’t have a lock on the story anymore,” said Mary Fan, a professor of law at the University of Washington and a former prosecutor. “It doesn’t matter how dramatically I do my openings or closing or how my witnesses tell their accounts, because the jury is going to look at the visual evidence and my words are just going to be words. I can never match the drama of a video.”
