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“I’m incredibly relieved that the bar exam went as planned, though this was a much smaller cohort of examinees,” says Carrie Sanford, the director of academic success at the University of Washington School of Law. “I’m also mindful that there should have never been a need for a September bar exam.”
Danieli Evans, a University of Washington School of Law assistant professor, said that she did not want to speculate on what the Supreme Court will decide. However, she noted, district courts in prior cases had previously “found that the plaintiffs in these cases were highly likely to prevail on the merits” of the arguments Washington and others are bringing forward.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that more than 20 states lack the legal standing to challenge a Trump executive order aimed at restricting mail-in voting, at least for now. Danieli Evans, assistant professor of law at the UW, is interviewed.
University of Washington law professor Steve Calandrillo has long advocated permanent daylight time, and has testified against Washington legislation that would put the state on standard time. He told GeekWire he appreciates Thurlow’s efforts to pressure Congress, but doesn’t want Washington to spend years on standard time while waiting for federal action. “I don’t want to see us go in the wrong direction,” he wrote in an email.
Liz Porter, a professor of law at the University of Washington, said she hopes this latest court decision helps bring resolution to what she called the “serious problem” of Trump flouting the will of Congress and “allowing these unconfirmed people to lead really important offices that set priorities for criminal enforcement all over the country.”
David M. N. Garavito, an attorney and assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law, said charges are filed relatively quickly, within a month or so, in a typical case, but there are many reasons why charges may be delayed. He is not involved in the Boston Harbor case.
The climate movement gave this Texas tribe millions and a global platform. No one checked its story. Monte Mills, professor of law and director of the Native American Law Center at the UW, is quoted.
University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo tells Axios courts are unlikely under current law to impose strict liability on AI makers — at least if they see AI as socially useful.
Mayor Katie Wilson will be served with charges after two Seattle residents filed a recall petition alleging she’s “derelict in her duties for public safety of the city of Seattle.” Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.
Two people have filed a recall petition against Mayor Katie Wilson eight months into the job. Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.
“The potential that this company could be a part of the experience that Seattle 911 callers have and they don’t know it, that raises serious concerns,” Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor and co-director of the university’s Tech Policy Lab, said. “I’m troubled on a number of levels.”
This drew demands from the state’s three law deans, Tony Varona, the dean of the Seattle University School of Law; Tamara Lawson, the dean of the University of Washington School of Law; and Linda D. Jellum, the interim dean of the Gonzaga University School of Law, each noting the cancellation’s weighty toll on aspiring attorneys.
“The AG has a lot of power, but not enough to bring every violation of the law. So you have to think of the Eye of Sauron, and whether it will focus on you. If you’re a little startup, probably not, but if you’re Meta, probably yes,” Calo said.
A lawsuit that blamed Seattle’s emergency medical service for a 911 caller’s nightmarish wait for an ambulance and her subsequent death has been settled out of public view and before the case could reach trial. Bitter Lake resident Pamela Hogan waited more than 10 hours for an ambulance in 2022 and died allegedly without ever receiving care. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Judicial-ethics rules bar candidates from saying how they would rule on a case that could come before them. Hugh Spitzer, a retired University of Washington law professor and a leading authority on Culliton, told Villeneuve it isn’t possible to predict how the justices would rule.
University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo does not believe a criminal case would be likely to succeed. "The company or individual would have to be at least reckless," he said, explaining they would "be substantially certain the crime would occur and build or prompt the system anyway."
