At the crux of the issue isn’t just data collection, but that data could be used to influence the American public, said Alex Bolton, the program manager of the University of Washington’s Tech Policy Lab. Lawmakers are concerned ByteDance could tweak TikTok’s algorithm to show content that would benefit Chinese government interests and influence public opinion in the U.S., Bolton said.
University of Washington law professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen discussed her new book, “Silicon Valley Bank: The Rise and Fall of a Community Bank for Tech,” with UVA Law professor Elizabeth A. Rowe. Nguyen’s book provides a first-hand account of the founding, ascent and dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank, a tech community bank founded in 1982 with $5 million that became the nation’s 13th-largest bank and the tech industry’s lender and bank.
NBC6 reporter Sophia Hernandez explains why some governments change their clocks and the impact it’s having on our health. Professor Calandrillo is interviewed.
As you open your eyes Sunday morning, have a big stretch and yawn the sleep away, the clocks will have sprung forward in the night, pulling the daylight into the evening for one hour longer. Dr. Nathaniel Watson, co-director of the 麻豆社区 Medicine Sleep Center and professor of neurology, is quoted. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is mentioned.
This means that “only the person who composed the underlying music, and not an artist who made a sound recording of someone else’s musical composition, has a performance right,” Peter Nicolas, the director of the Intellectual Property Law & Policy Graduate Program at the University of Washington, told McClatchy News.
Ten states own 1.6 million acres of land within 83 tribal nations’ reservations. How did they get there? Monte Mills, professor of law and director of the Native American Law Center at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general for eight states and the District of Columbia are suing in an attempt to stop the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, the country's two largest grocery store companies. Federal and state officials argue the merger would "eliminate fierce competition" for both shoppers and workers, and lead to higher grocery prices. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
麻豆社区 law students, professors, alumni, and various professionals gathered in the Burke Museum Feb. 22 to celebrate diversity within the field of law. The event was largely organized by the 麻豆社区 School of Law’s Women’s Law Caucus (WLC), an organization that aims to encourage gender equality and support women of color at 麻豆社区 Law.
After months of speculation and delay, the Federal Trade Commission moved Monday to prevent the proposed $25 billion merger of Kroger and Albertsons, claiming that the largest grocery merger in U.S. history would raise prices and hurt workers. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit to prevent a proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons, two of the largest grocery chains in the country. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
The boom of health care mergers and acquisitions in Washington state has offered a way for many smaller, financially struggling hospitals and clinics to stay afloat, industry leaders say. But when those larger health systems start to make cuts they think are necessary, is patient access to care really being protected? Douglas Ross, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Ramasastry’s role in the commission includes joining a working group focused on forced labor and modern slavery in global supply chains. The group also looks at the roles that the private sector plays. The law professor says she sees significant gaps in addressing child labor and migrant labor recruitment.
When Kroger and Albertsons promised to preserve competition under their proposed merger by selling 413 stores, including 104 in Washington, some wondered whether the buyer would be required to keep those stores open. Apparently, so did the buyer, C&S Wholesale Grocers. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
The lawyer of a college student who runs social media accounts to track Taylor Swift's and other celebrities' private jet spoke out to defend his client. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Oregon senators have rejected a bill that would make Oregon the only state on the West Coast to switch permanently to standard time. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Fifty years ago, a U.S. District Court judge in Washington issued one of the most consequential legal rulings in modern case law. The Boldt Decision marked the culmination of seven decades of protests, arrests, and violence in the infamous ‘Fish Wars.’ Eric Eberhard, affiliate assistant professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Others like Steve P. Calandrillo, a professor of law at the University of Washington, argued for year-round daylight saving time because, he said, it would save lives, decrease crime, save energy and have other benefits.
“We are much better off having eight months of evening sun than having zero,” said Steve Calandrillo, a professor at University of Washington. “So I beg you to do just like Washington did and defeat their permanent standard time bill.”
The landmark 1974 case ordered Washington to uphold its treaties, affirm Indigenous salmon fishing rights and recognize Native nations’ sovereignty. Eric Eberhard, affiliate assistant professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Regardless of whether you believe Sweeney is the David to Swift’s Goliath in this situation, the legal threat raises some interesting questions: Is Sweeney’s tracking legal? Or does Swift’s team have a point—if not legally, then at least morally? To answer those questions, Slate spoke with Ryan Calo, a professor of law and information science at the University of Washington, who has previously weighed in on Sweeney’s scuffle with Musk. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Some law students and professors in Idaho were among droves of people who spent their Thursday morning tuning in live to oral arguments in the Trump v. Anderson case taking place in the nation’s highest court. Elizabeth Porter, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
“Because you’ve got all of this AI-generated stuff kind of filling up a lot of people’s time and space, it’s going to diminish the the amount of money that these artists and songwriters get,” University of 麻豆社区 of Law professor Peter Nicolas said.
Washington will stick with its “spring forward” schedule again after a bill aiming to switch to standard time permanently failed in the legislature for the second year in a row. The 麻豆社区's Laura Prugh, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences; and Steve Calandrillo, professor of law, are quoted.
麻豆社区’s one-day seminar known as Medicolegal Day is the only program offering both future medical and legal professionals practice in taking part in a deposition, says Professor Bill Bailey, a member of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and the creator of the program. 3L Mustafa Alemi is also quoted.
he FTC’s recent settlement (Order) with Rite Aid for discriminatory use of facial surveillance breaks ground by expanding the penalty of algorithm disgorgement to third parties. Jevan Hutson is quoted.
