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Op-ed: Texas can’t block votes cast in other states. Absurdly, it’s trying.

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A new lawsuit filed by Texas would interfere with voting processes in states across the country if it wasn't doomed to fail, writes UW Law Professor Lisa Manheim. (Source: The Washington Post)
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Opinion: What divesting from Seattle police is really about

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Prof. Angélica Cházaro: The mayor and police officials wants to “reimagine” public safety, but to change policing we need to imagine safety for the first time. (Source: Crosscut)
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How Trump Could Attempt a Coup

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The Biden campaign is planning for the worst. Here are three possible scenarios. Professor Lisa Manheim is quoted. (Source: The Atlantic)

Washington Supreme Court reverses its 1960 ruling that allowed Seattle cemetery to discriminate against a Black family

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In striking down the opinion, the Supreme Court said it was trying to reckon with the court system’s long history of racial discrimination. Professor Theo Myhre is quoted. (Source: The Seattle Times)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught me not to panic

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Prof. Liz Porter: From the practice of law to the practice of living, the extraordinary justice stayed focused on the tasks at hand. (Source: Crosscut)
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Can Bitcoin Be Sued?

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The U.S. government files a civil action to seize "in rem" bitcoin account assets tied to terrorist funding. Professor Maureen Howard is quoted. (Source: Forbes)

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  • How the FTC Head Is Rewriting the Playbook for Policing Companies in Trump 2.0
    Mar 08, 2026 | Source: Wall Street Journal

    “Either you accede to the demands of the White House, or you are going to get fired,” said Douglas Ross, an antitrust-law professor at the University of Washington. “Ferguson has figured that out.”

  • WA ‘millionaires tax’ proposal haunted by 1933 courtdecision
    Mar 08, 2026 | Source: Seattle Times

    Most states do not treat income as property, and even at the time, the decision in Culliton misstated how such a tax was treated by courts in most of the country, said Hugh Spitzer, an emeritus law professor at the University of Washington and a state constitutional expert. Holcomb, in his 1933 majority opinion, said most courts nationally had reached a consensus that income is a form of property.

  • Washington AG bills stir debate over agency’s authority | TheOlympian
    Mar 06, 2026 | Source: Olympian

    Terry Price, associate teaching professor at the University of Washington School of Law, said he isn’t as concerned about these bills amounting to mission creep. Pointing to the fiscal notes, he said he doesn’t see money there to hire a bunch of people to serve such administrative subpoenas.

  • VOTE: Do you prefer daylight time or standard time?
    Mar 05, 2026 | Source: KOMO

    Studies have shown that longer days of sunshine can lead to positive health impacts. Steve Calandrillo, a professor of law at the University of Washington, also pointed to research that less daylight can impact the number of traffic fatalities during the evening commute.

  • Voters to decide five Washington Supreme Court seats
    Mar 04, 2026 | Source: Axios

    Five of the nine seats on the Washington Supreme Court are turning over as major constitutional fights — including a proposed millionaire tax — head toward potential legal challenges. Hugh Spitzer, associate dean emeritus and retired professor in the UW School of Law, is quoted.

  • WA bill to ban law enforcement from wearing masksadvances
    Mar 04, 2026 | Source: KNKX

    Senate Bill 5855 passed the House Tuesday evening after a passionate debate and will head to the governor’s desk if the Senate approves final changes. Jeremiah Chin, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Bill barring law enforcement from wearing masks inches closer to becoming Washington law
    Mar 04, 2026 | Source: KUOW

    Some say Washington’s bill may not encounter the same challenges because it includes both state and federal officers in its language. Experts like Jeremiah Chin, an assistant professor of law at the University of Washington, expects it will still hit some snags in court, but they ultimately believe this bill will be enforceable.

  • Activists urge Gov. Ferguson to block border patrol access to Washington driver data
    Feb 26, 2026 | Source: KING

    “Data released last week showed a tenfold increase in total arrests by immigration officers of Washington state residents since January of 2025,” UW Law Professor Angelica Chazaro said. “Our highways and roads have become a hunting ground for ICE and CBP.”

  • Controversial bill spelling out removal for decertified sheriffs advances in Washington legislature
    Feb 26, 2026 | Source: KUOW

    Spitzer said legislators also set eligibility standards for elected judges and prosecutors, who can lose their seats if they are disbarred by the state bar association for misconduct. They can appeal those decisions to the Washington Supreme Court.

  • When Chatbots Are Used to Plan Violence, Is There a Dutyto Warn?
    Feb 26, 2026 | Source: New York Times

    Real-life therapists have a legal requirement, called a duty to warn, to report a patient’s plan to harm others, said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington.

  • Tribal IDs for descendants in the age of Trump’s ICE
    Feb 17, 2026 | Source: Indian Country Today

    Native nations have stepped up to provide their tribal citizens with proper documentation through tribal ID pop-ups with escalating immigration raids and more reports of Native people being questioned, detained or arrested. However, it has many Native people asking if blood quantum should be a tribal citizenship criterion, as many Native people need it to obtain a tribal ID. Jeremiah Chin, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Designates Snoqualmie River as CulturalWaterway
    Feb 15, 2026 | Source: Living Snoqualmie

    “The Tribe has inherent sovereign authority, confirmed in the Tribe’s Constitution, to protect its cultural resources and practices, as well as the health and welfare of Tribal members reliant upon cultural waterways,” said Professor Monte Mills, Director of the Native American Law Center at the University of Washington Law School.  “The Tribe’s forward-looking request for cooperation to find solutions for sharing the limited and diminishing water resources on which we all depend is to be applauded.”

  • As U.S. abandons climate fight, Washington state feels the heat to do more
    Feb 14, 2026 | Source: OPB

    “It really kind of wipes clean what has been the major domestic vehicle for addressing climate change in this country,” University of Washington law professor Sanne Knudsen said.

  • As US abandons climate fight, Washington state feels the heat to do more
    Feb 13, 2026 | Source: KUOW

    A Trump administration move Thursday to axe the centerpiece of federal climate policy jeopardizes state-level efforts to control pollution from motor vehicles as well. Sanne Knudsen, professor of environmental law at the UW, is quoted. This story was republished on OPB.

  • How Zillow changed every step of homebuying and selling in20 years
    Feb 13, 2026 | Source: Seattle Times

    Twenty years ago this week, a Seattle startup called Zillow launched the first public website showing on- and off-market property values. Since then, and throughout waves of controversy and housing ups and downs, Zillow hasn’t just survived — it’s dominated. Douglas Ross, professor from practice of law at the UW, is quoted.

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