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Professor Jennifer Fan is quoted on a research project that helps BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and women-owned businesses survive and thrive. (Dashboard > Economic Recovery > Business Post-COVID)

Facebook made the right decision to indefinitely ban Donald Trump from contributing to the site following his dangerous (and policy-violating) posts inciting January’s terrifying blitz on the Capitol. The company’s outside oversight board — a handpicked, global set of scholars, journalists, politicians and other luminaries — is reviewing the suspension and will rule in the coming weeks. The board should uphold the decision to keep Mr. Trump off the site, writes New York Times editorial board member Greg Bensinger. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is quoted.

Rep. Debra Anne Haaland of New Mexico was confirmed Monday as the country’s first Native American Cabinet-level official, becoming secretary of the interior. Robert Anderson, professor emeritus of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is mentioned.

Momentum has been building across the country in recent years to do away with the twice-yearly switch between daylight saving and standard time. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is referenced.

"In my research on daylight saving time, I have found that Americans don’t like it when Congress messes with their clocks."

You might have heard the term “vaccine passport” in the news as of late. This would be a certificate letting those who are vaccinated do things that unvaccinated people can’t — like fly in a plane, go to a concert and go to their workplace. But how feasible is that kind of identification? Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is interviewed. [This is the second segment on “The Record”]

For years, Â鶹ÉçÇø Law Professor Steve Calandrillo has been begging this very question. In three minutes, he shares insights into the practice's history and discusses the potentially major benefits a permanent switch could bring.

Think about how fast Google search results arrive. Now consider how long Â鶹ÉçÇø law student Tallman Trask has been waiting to receive information from Google about all the political ads the company sold targeting Washington state’s elections in 2019.

A year ago, a robbery suspect walked free, and instead it was the deputy prosecutor who ended up in legal trouble. That attorney is now back on the job handling felony domestic violence cases, and in spite of sanctions and a 214-page lambasting by a Superior Court judge, Michelle Rutherford faced no punishment from her boss. William Bailey, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is quoted.

A father and son who were kidnapped while waiting in Mexico under a Trump-era policy that barred asylum seekers from entering the United States have been allowed into the country. They were among the first to be admitted since the Biden administration announced that it would begin letting in some migrant families who had been kept out under the policy. Haiyun Damon-Feng, Â鶹ÉçÇø affiliate instructor of law and assistant director of the W.H. Gates Public Service Law Program, is quoted.

Â鶹ÉçÇø law student Austin Field says he's perplexed by the State Supreme Court's requirement that prospective lawyers take the bar exam this year. The requirement was waived last year, and Field argues the pandemic is just as bad now as it was then.

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s efforts to stop the closure and sale of the National Archives in Seattle are heating up, with his team due in federal court Friday morning to ask for an injunction to immediately stop the sale. Lisa Manheim, associate professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is quoted.

On the “KIRO Nights” show, Â鶹ÉçÇø law professor Zahr Said is interviewed about how defamation law is being used in the claims about election fraud. [Segment starts at :12]

Since Idaho’s legislative session began last month, top Republican lawmakers have been focused on two goals: removing the COVID-19 restrictions and stripping the governor of some emergency powers. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is quoted.

A Newsmax TV anchor read from a statement and walked off the set after his on-air guest, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, rehashed debunked conspiracy theories about election technology company Dominion Voting Systems in an interview. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is quoted.

It may seem like an obscure act of cartography, but how Washington’s political maps are redrawn this year will help determine who gets elected and, in turn, the future of the state. Lisa Manheim, associate professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is interviewed.

Trump's pattern of abusing his powers for personal or political gain reached an alarming level that hasn't been seen in modern history, and will have long-lasting consequences for the future of American democracy. Lisa Manheim, associate professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is quoted.

Former President Donald Trump left office on Wednesday, but the administration’s environmental actions are set to impact Inland Northwest communities and ecosystems for years beyond the president’s tenure. Todd Wildermuth, director of the Â鶹ÉçÇø School of Law’s environmental law program, is quoted.

Since the start of the pandemic, thorny ethical questions have popped up. Should we force people to wear masks? Who should be first to get the vaccine and can we mandate getting vaccinated? Dr. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, answers questions about ethical concerns of rolling out the vaccine. [This is the third segment on “The Record.”]

In the days before the insurrection attempt on the Capitol, alternative social media site Gab was lighting up about it. Some of the discussion on the social media, which is popular among Trump diehards, veered into a level of specificity that caused alarm among outside observers. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is interviewed.

“Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and every other social media company have known for over a decade that their tools would be used in ways that lead to violence — they’ve seen it happen. And they did too little, for too long,” write Ryan Calo, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, and Woodrow Hartzog of Northeastern University.

An adjunct nursing professor at Seattle Pacific University filed a lawsuit this week accusing the private Christian university of discriminating against him and refusing him job opportunities because of his sexual orientation. Peter Nicolas, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is quoted.

Washington’s 1889 Constitution includes very special language that establishes a strong right to bear arms coupled with strong language reinforcing the Legislature’s power to control or even ban private militia groups.

The fallout from last week’s chaos at the Capitol continues to play out from all angles, including the role of social media. President Trump’s social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have all been suspended. Clark Lombardi, professor of law at the Â鶹ÉçÇø, is interviewed.

"There's been a lot of interest over the 25th Amendment over the last 24 hours for sure," said Lisa Manheim, associate professor of law at the University of Washington's School of Law.