A group is collecting signatures for an initiative to the Legislature that seeks to limit emergency proclamations from the governor to two weeks. Hugh Spitzer, a professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program could be a key piece in creating alternatives to the police. Angélica Cházaro, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
The massive Twitter breach yesterday wasn't just disruptive. It was a sobering reminder that even the most powerful social networks are vulnerable to attacks.
States are far from united on contact tracing apps. Many have no plans to use the technology.
City council members and community groups are pushing for a third way to help people in crisis, which may involve some firefighters.
In a decision being hailed as a win for tribal sovereignty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large portion of eastern Oklahoma remains a reservation. In the 5-4 decision, the nation’s highest court said Congress never explicitly “disestablished” the 1866 boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Robert Anderson, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Bob Gomulkiewicz, professor of law at the UW specializing in the First Amendment, is interviewed on “KIRO Nights” about what is and isn’t free speech according to the U.S. Constitution. [Interview begins at 1:58.]
Calls to slash Seattle's police budget are growing louder in the city, and now a majority of City Council members are voicing support for a 50% cut.
Jeff Feldman, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed on “KIRO Nights” about the Supreme Court rulings on President Trump’s financial records. [Segment begins at 6:30.]
A South Sound couple found out identity thieves have used information from a years-old breach to apply for unemployment benefits in their name. But when they reported the fraud to the state, the victims say they were treated like criminals. Anita Ramasastry, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed.
In a decision hailed by Native American leaders in the Inland Northwest as a victory for tribal sovereignty, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a large part of eastern Oklahoma is an Indian reservation, affirming that Congress never officially “disestablished” the Muscogee (Creek) Nation when it divided tribal land into private property at the end of the 19th century. Robert Anderson, professor of law and director of the UW Native American Law Center, is quoted.
In a decision being hailed as a win for tribal sovereignty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large portion of eastern Oklahoma remains a reservation. In the 5-4 decision, the nation鈥檚 highest court said Congress never explicitly 鈥渄isestablished鈥 the 1866 boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Robert Anderson, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Seattle councilmembers heard proposals from community groups Wednesday for what broad cuts to the city’s police budget could look like in practice. Angélica Cházaro, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Money could go to a new program focused on crisis assistance modeled after similar effort in Oregon, in an idea presented by Councilmember Andrew Lewis.
Representatives from a new coalition urged the Seattle City Council to immediately begin redirecting millions of dollars in funding from the Police Department to community-based solutions, affordable housing and a new approach to public safety.
Seattle and King County groups on Wednesday proposed several ways to allocate money from defunding the Seattle Police Department, all of which involve reinvesting in community-based programs. Angélica Cházaro, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
The call to defund the Seattle Police Department by 50 percent was a key demand by protesters who marched to city’s East Precinct and took over the streets forming CHOP, the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.
The council heard details about how the city's 911 system is used, with some members saying they would like to remove Seattle's 911 dispatchers from Police Department control.
When a mysterious virus began racing around the globe early this year, scientists at the University of Washington’s newly created Center for an Informed Public described it as the perfect storm for bogus information, both innocent and malicious. The UW's Kate Starbird, associate professor of human centered design and engineering; Jevin West, associate professor in the Information School; Ryan Calo, associate professor of law, are quoted. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is referenced.
July 1 in Hong Kong has always been a day of protest. It marks the anniversary of the territory’s handover from Britain to China in 1997. This year, 23 years later, Hongkongers protested again — but this time, there was far more at stake than at perhaps any other time since. Donald Clarke, affiliate professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Washington state law is clear that health officers, such as Grant County’s Alexander Brzezny, have vast powers to respond to pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak.
Dr. Sybil Rosado, a practicing attorney and tenured professor at Benedict College in Columbia South Carolina, discusses her personal journey to be licensed by the Florida Bar and calls on them to adopt diploma privilege.
When our Supreme Court acts in a quasi-legislative or regulatory role — outside its judicial mode — it owes the public the same transparent process and accountability we demand from state and local legislators and from regulatory bodies.
Jeff Feldman, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed about whether state government has the authority to make requirements of citizens, like wearing masks.
In response to questions about the legality of a mask mandate, Clark Lombardi, professor of law at the UW, explains how the Constitution guarantees freedoms but not if they destroy society.
