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Batter up: Analyzing the moral hazard of baseball’s most controversial rule

America’s pastime may be on hold, but it’s never a bad time to debate it. In a paper presented at the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, UW Law Professor Steve Calandrillo applies a legal framework to and breaks down the cost-benefit analysis of the divisive designated hitter rule.

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Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus

Professor Ryan Calo submitted testimony in a paper hearing on the use of aggregate and anonymized data and privacy rights related to COVID-19 data collection. (Source: U.S. Senate)

Zoom, video conferencing apps under privacy commissioner's microscope (Prof. Calo quoted)
Apr 05, 2020 | Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Some Washington gun dealers keeping stores open, defying Inslee’s order amid coronavirus outbreak (Prof. Spitzer quoted)
Apr 01, 2020 | Source: The Seattle Times
Privacy rights may become next victim of killer pandemic (Prof. Calo quoted)
Mar 29, 2020 | Source: AFP
Tribes expect little help in fight to protect elders from coronavirus (Bob Anderson quoted)
Mar 29, 2020 | Source: The Columbian

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Guest: Ted Sichelman, Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law

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