April 2021 Newsletter

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2021 Commencement: Tune in June 6

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Celebrate this year's graduates at UW Law's 2021 virtual Commencement. This year’s broadcast will bring together Law Dawgs from around the world to honor the graduating Class of 2021. Stay tuned for more information.

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In the Media

The latest news stories featuring faculty, students and alumni:

Asylum seekers missed court dates, removed from MPP Remain in Mexico program. Now... (Haiyun Damon-Feng; Source: The Washington Post)
AI faces warnings, scrutiny from FTC, EU (Ryan Calo; Source: Marketplace)
President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Key Roles in the Department of Interior (Robert Anderson, Professor Emeritus; Source: The White House)

Faculty Scholarship

Featured scholarly work by UW Law faculty:

The Supreme Court's Chief Justice of Intellectual Property Law | Robert Gomulkiewicz, Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 22 (forthcoming 2022). Professor Gomulkiewicz discusses Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' influence on the field of intellectual property.
Catalytic Courts and Enforcement of Constitutional Education Funding Provisions | Hugh Spitzer and Andy Omara, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 49. The authors explore challenges of enforcing the constitutional right of children to attend adequately funded schools.

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Upcoming Events

Sign up to attend these upcoming virtual events:

The Charles Z. Smith Heritage Symposium: Beyond the Wall | May 4, 2021
Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven González speaks with Haiyun Damon-Feng, William H. Gates Public Service Law Program assistant director, about her team's recent work on asylum cases.
Master of Jurisprudence Information Session | May 12, 2021
Non-lawyers seeking a deeper knowledge of the law are invited to attend.
Tech Policy Lab Distinguished Lecture: Technology Innovation and the Malaise of Democracy | May 20, 2021
Political theorist Langdon Winner discusses issues with the lack of democratic participation in the shaping of new technologies..

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