March 2021 Newsletter

Celebrating Impact

News & Highlights

In the Media

The latest news stories featuring faculty, students and alumni:

• Whatever your opinion about a state capital-gains tax, it’s constitutional (Hugh Spitzer; Source: The Seattle Times)
• Facebook is Better Without Trump (Ryan Calo; Source: The New York Times)
• Texas ramps up efforts to derail progressive policies (Lisa Manheim; Source: The Guardian)

MORE IN THE MEDIA

Faculty Scholarship

Featured scholarly work by UW Law faculty:

• The Public's Right to Benefit from Privately Held Consumer Big Data | Mary D. Fan, New York University Law Review, Vol 96 (forthcoming). Professor Fan proposes protections for controlled consumer data use.
• Terrified by Technology: How Systemic Bias Distorts U.S. Legal and Regulatory Responses to Emerging Technology | Steve Calandrillo and Nolan Anderson, University of Illinois Law Review (forthcoming). The authors demonstrate how the presence of systemic bias in technology regulation creates inequalities.
• Strengthen Your Briefs: Argue Rules Before Comparisons | Benjamin Halasz, Washington State Bar News, February 2021. Professor Halasz discusses the theory supporting a deduction-first, analogy-second approach to legal writing.

Upcoming Events

Sign up to attend these upcoming virtual events:

• Reform or Rebirth: The Future of Progressive Lawyering | April 9, 2021 Support public interest at UW Law and enjoy a conversation with ACLU of Washington Executive Director Michele Storms.
• 33rd Annual Indian Law Symposium | April, 9, 2021 The monthly webinar series continues as the region's foremost experts discuss important and timely issues facing Tribal communities.
• 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 PSLP assistant director, about her team's recent work on a landmark asylum case.

All Events