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Kroger and Albertsons are selling hundreds of stores — what we know, and don't
Part of a QFC sign. The grocery store is owned by Kroger. Flickr Photo/Bob B. Brown (CC BY ND 2.0)

Kroger and Albertsons are selling hundreds of stores — what we know, and don't

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On Friday, the two companies announced an agreement to sell 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, including 104 in Washington state. The companies added that no stores will close as a result of the merger. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the Âé¶¹ÉçÇø, is interviewed. (Source: KUOW)

Axon's Ethics Board Resigned Over Taser-Armed Drones. Then the Company Bought a Military Drone Maker
Drone illustration for WIRED by Gabriel Hongsousit.

Axon's Ethics Board Resigned Over Taser-Armed Drones. Then the Company Bought a Military Drone Maker

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Because ethics is both subjective and not legally binding, they can readily be trumped by capitalist imperatives, said Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Âé¶¹ÉçÇø of Law and a former member of the ethics board at Axon. (Source: WIRED)

Supreme Court conservatives reject Navajo Nation's water rights case
People gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court building. Credit: Native News Online

Supreme Court conservatives reject Navajo Nation's water rights case

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KALW's "Your Call" discusses the recent 5-4 Supreme Court decision against the Navajo Nation in a major water rights case. Professor Monte Mills, director of the Âé¶¹ÉçÇø School of Law's Native American Law Center, is a guest.

Jury awards $800,000 to a girl burned by a Chicken McNugget
Philana Holmes and her daughter, Olivia Caraballo, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The family sued McDonald’s and a franchise operator, Upchurch Foods, and won. Credit: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel, via Associated Press

Jury awards $800,000 to a girl burned by a Chicken McNugget

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A Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday for the suffering and mental anguish caused when a Chicken McNugget fell on her thigh, causing a second-degree burn. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the Âé¶¹ÉçÇø, is quoted. (Source: New York Times)

FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal
Microsoft logo with Activision games characters

FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's bid to temporarily block Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard must clear some key hurdles to succeed, legal experts said. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the Âé¶¹ÉçÇø, is quoted. (Source: Reuters)

What the Gay Wedding Website Supreme Court Case Means for Washington
People speaking on the steps of the SCOTUS courthouse.

What the Gay Wedding Website Supreme Court Case Means for Washington

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Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Law Professor Terry Price said the Supreme Court should not have ruled on this case in the first place because it doesn't appear that a gay couple ever asked the graphic designer, Lorie Smith of 303 Creative, to make a wedding website. (Source: The Stranger)