The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case that questions Section 230, a 1996 statute that protects the platforms from liability for the content posted by their users. Eric Schnapper, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. (Source: New York Times)
Seattle Public Schools is suing Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat for exacerbating the mental health crisis among its students. Professor Ryan Calo is quoted. (Source: NPR)
Tamara Lawson, dean of the University of Washington law school, says she’s quitting the rankings game. (Source: KIRO)
Prof. Anita Ramasastry gave opening remarks. Read the Nov. 22 press release here about this joint visit, the first of its kind in the context of preventing and fighting corruption.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s rapid fall has brought the debate over how to regulate crypto to the forefront. Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen is quoted. (Source: Vox/Recode)
When the clock strikes 2 a.m. Sunday, we’ll fall back one hour, as if the 2019 signing of a Washington state law to stop switching our clocks never even happened. Professor Steve Calandrillo's work is cited. (Source: The Seattle Times)