Climate advocates joined by King County and the city of Seattle filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a natural gas initiative passed narrowly by voters last month. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW, is mentioned.
The holiday shopping season is in full swing and there’s lots of talk about how online shoppers are being tracked. If that creeps you out, you might be tempted to hit the mall instead. But AI is tracking you there, too. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted.
In a potentially fatal blow to the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, a King County judge and, separately, a federal judge in Oregon ruled Tuesday that the $25 billion grocery tie-up should not be allowed to proceed. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
“It’s really an unprecedented time for dating and meeting online,” Hutson said. “More people are using these apps, and they’re critical infrastructures that don’t get a lot of attention when it comes to bias and discrimination. Our private lives have impacts on larger socioeconomic patterns that are systemic.”
Did you know that in Washington a widow or widower is responsible for paying off the debts of a deceased spouse? Whereas in most states, spouses aren’t necessarily on the hook for debts accrued independently by their partners, in Washington, they generally are. Terry Price, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
If Trump wins the presidency but Democrats retain control of the Senate on Tuesday, when 34 seats are up for election, they could slow-walk Trump's nominee to succeed Khan, Ross said. "The Senate needs to turn Republican, or she may be there for a long time," Ross said.
Stanley and Alta Barer left $45 million to expand the Barer Institute for Leadership in Law & Global Development, which they helped to launch with an initial $4 million in 2008. The gift will support the recruitment of more international fellows, increase scholarships and endow faculty positions.
The UW has announced a $45 million gift from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer to support the School of Law. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is quoted.
The UW School of Law has received a $45 million bequest from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer – a bequest that is among the largest in the university’s history. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is quoted.
In an unusually large gift to a law school, the ºìÌÒÊÓƵ announced this week that it had received a $45 million bequest to expand a program that trains mid-career lawyers from developing countries.
The Supreme Court’s decision will almost certainly not come in time to affect next week’s election, but “the decision that the Supreme Court reaches in this case could potentially have far-reaching consequences for the way that Washington State runs its elections more generally,” says Lisa Manheim, a professor at University of Washington’s School of Law. “The reason why is that the Court is trying to figure out how closely it should be looking at measures that Washington State puts into place that may make it more difficult for eligible voters to cast a ballot and have it counted.”
"Stop the gas ban," roadside signs and online ads urge Washington voters, even though gas hasn’t been banned in Washington. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
The UW School of Law has landed what looks to be the largest single law school donation of 2024, with a $45 million gift for its existing international leadership program.
At the UW Center for an Informed Public, Kate Starbird, associate professor of human centered design and engineering at the UW and co-founder of the CIP, tracks falsehoods and counters them in real time. The UW's Danielle Lee Tomson, research manager at the CIP; Jevin West, associate professor in the Information School; Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School; and Emma Spiro, associate professor at the Information School and director of the CIP, are quoted.
The UW is celebrating a $45 million gift to its law school. It came from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer.
UW's law school has received one of the largest donations in the university's history. Stanley Barer and his wife, Alta, gave $45 million dollars to the law school.
October has shaped up to be a very good month for higher education philanthropy. This past week, Villanova University and the UW have received private gifts of $40 million and $45 million, respectively, adding to a lengthy list of historic donations given to colleges and universities this month.
The University of Washington announced a transformational gift from the Barer family to the School of Law, expanding the couple’s namesake institute: The Barer Institute for Leadership in Law & Global Development.
The UW School of Law received a $45 million gift from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer, it announced Tuesday. The gift supports a program focused on developing legal professionals from low-income countries, bringing working experts to UW for about one year while providing tuition and housing support during the stint. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is quoted, and Anita Ramasastry, professor of law at the UW, is mentioned.
The University of Washington’s law school received a $45 million donation from the estate of renowned attorney Stanley Barer and his wife, Alta.
The UW School of Law hosted a lecture Oct. 22 explaining “Presidential Power,” connecting it to the upcoming 2024 United States presidential election. This lecture focused on the power and authority that presidents have in the U.S., how power is balanced throughout the government, and how this affects U.S. citizens.
“There’s a good reason why history doesn’t supply lots of examples, and it goes beyond the DOJ and FTC didn’t care about labor markets,” Douglas Ross, an antitrust professor at the ºìÌÒÊÓƵ, said. “It’s because those cases are few and far between.”
An Illinois native, Masse attended law school at the University of Washington and has been in the Seattle area since departing Montlake. She is a passionate soccer fan and former player. Additionally, Masse has been involved in the local youth soccer landscape, having coached Rocket 88, a boys’ premier soccer team for the Woodland Soccer Club in Seattle from 2001-2007 and now cheering for her sons’ Seattle United and Seattle Youth Soccer Association teams.
What would a progressive vision of racial justice and policing look like? There has been for decades an active movement to divest from policing with an eye toward abolishing police and prisons altogether. Angélica Cházaro, professor of law at the University of Washington has been active in that movement, working with various groups and campaigns in Seattle including La Resistencia, No New Youth Jail, Decriminalize Seattle, and Solidarity Budget. She spoke with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about what an abolitionist vision of racial justice looks like.
“Kroger needs to run the table to close the deal: If they’re blocked anywhere it’s hard to see how the rest of the transaction can be completed,” Douglas Ross, an antitrust law professor at the University of Washington, said.
