Meta — the Silicon Valley tech giant and parent company of social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram — has recently entered a period of intense upheaval. UW Law professor Dongsheng Zang is quoted.
The state judge overseeing New Mexico’s attempt to force a safety overhaul of Instagram and Facebook said Monday that he’s worried some of the proposed changes would amount to “overreach.” Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted.
“The concern would be whether an untrained individual has the ability to check that AI-generated work in the manner in which it needs to be checked,” UW Law professor Jeff Feldman said.
Robert Henry is a former state representative, attorney general of Oklahoma, law school dean and a federal judge. He now serves as the Jurist-in-Residence at the University of Washington School of Law.
Burrell’s attorney, David Owens, a partner at Loevy & Loevy and an attorney at its affiliated free legal clinic, The Exoneration Project, told the judge it’s ridiculous to claim a certificate would lead to “money coming out of the sky” and added that arguments about separate lawsuits were beside the point.
Rose Carmen Goldberg, director of the Veterans Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law, argued that incarcerated veterans should have access to VA behavioral health care, which provides expertise in combat-related mental health issues, sexual trauma or other service-specific concerns.
Douglas Ross, a law professor at the University of Washington and former antitrust attorney, said there is “market power that Live Nation has over ticketing and over venues,” but divestiture could “introduce more competition on either of those or both of those,” which “should have the prices of … selling a ticket come down somewhat.”
Robert Harlan Henry, a former federal judge and the University of Washington Law School's Jurist-in-Residence for the Rule of Law, told a powerful story about a hate crime that happened in his native Oklahoma and the multifaith gathering held in its wake.
“On Friday, the focus is laying out the problem with the Trump administration’s coordinated attacks on judges …There’s a real organized attack by the executive branch on the judicial branch at the federal level,” UW School of Law Associate Dean Emeritus Hugh Spitzer said. “And then Saturday, we’re focusing a little more on solutions; what do we do about this?”
Five state Supreme Court justice seats are up for election this November, an unusual scenario that experts say has not happened in recent memory. Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.
“My goals were really to help new entrants to the field, students, newer faculty, maybe even professors who've been working in the academy for a long time, but are new to technology, have a place to start,” Calo said. “Second, to hopefully provide a little more coherence and cohesion around the field because law and technology have long been simply held together by subject matter.”
Former Attorney General Rob McKenna and the Citizens Action Defense Fund have officially filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Washington’s newly passed income tax on high earners, also known as the “millionaires tax.” Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.
Washington’s Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of a portion of the recently passed income tax on high earners, also known as the “millionaires tax.” Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.
When it comes to using AI, it seems some lawyers just can't help themselves. Last year saw a rapid increase in court sanctions against attorneys for filing briefs containing errors generated by artificial intelligence tools. Carla Wale, associate dean of information and technology and director of the law library at the UW School of Law, is quoted.
Just two weeks after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law banning face masks for law enforcement, a photo from Burien appears to show masked federal agents continuing arrests, raising questions about whether the law has any real enforcement. Mary Fan, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Robert Anderson, an emeritus law professor at the University of Washington School of Law who served as Interior solicitor during the Biden administration, said the God Squad decision is reviewable. “It’s final agency action under the Administrative Procedures Act and thus subject to review, although the government will likely argue that this is up to the total discretion of the Secretary of Defense,” he said.
Calandrillo and his coauthors state that a research sponsor, such as a pharmaceutical company, can fund a clinical trial. They explain that, although sponsors do not pay participants for their data, sponsors sometimes pay participants for their involvement in a trial. Such compensation depends on the trial’s time commitment and inconvenience to participants. According to Calandrillo and his coauthors, trial participants are not typically paid substantial sums. A study revealed that participants earn an average of only $4,000 per year.
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law Senate Bill 5974, with the promise from supporters that it would even the playing field between rank-and-file officers and those tasked with leading them. It will take effect April 30, with some parts delayed until 2027. Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.
In an unprecedented scene at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, President Donald Trump sat in the audience while the nine justices considered his administration’s attempt to overturn the constitutional right to citizenship for children born in the United States. Elizabeth Porter, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Monte Mills, director of the Native American Law Center at the University of Washington School of Law, agreed, saying it was ironic that the government would rely on such a ruling. “It does betray a lack of understanding and awareness or willingness to acknowledge the nuance of Native American law,” he added.
When Gov. Bob Ferguson revealed his picks for the Washington Supreme Court, he lauded the two appointees, Colleen Melody and Theo Angelis, as exceedingly qualified. Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.
Justice Potter Stewart famously observed that although pornography is sometimes difficult to define, “I know it when I see it.” The rule of law can also be abstract, but most Americans know the rule of law when they see it. More precisely, they know it when they don’t see it. And as of late, they have not seen it.
"Although the phrase has not been used, the horror many Americans have felt over recent events is the breakdown in our rule of law. Warrantless searches, masked agents, the lack of independent investigations, the denial of court hearings, the defiance of court orders and the entire 'justice' process being carried out summarily on the street," writes Robert Harlan Henry, jurist-in-residence in law at the UW.
In 2024, the WSBA’s Small Town and Rural (STAR) Council launched a program to provide grants to law students participating in summer internships in rural parts of Washington. J.D. students Tori Ashley and Emmalee Johnson are among the 2025 grant recipients interviewed.
