Steve Calandrillo, a law professor at the University of Washington, would like to see one of those federal daylight saving time proposals become a reality because of its impact on safety. Studies have suggested daylight saving time reduces traffic fatalities, potentially saving hundreds of lives each year.
Calo said they could be sued by their stockholders for taking the risk of ignoring the TikTok ban, or by state attorneys general for breaking state laws. Trump (or a future president) could change his mind and try to retroactively sue companies for defying the ban.
"The law confers an extraordinary amount of power upon the office of the president," said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who specializes in tech policy.
TikTok will be banned in the U.S. starting on Jan. 19, unless the popular social media platform cuts ties with its China-based parent company. Questions are being raised about whether the TikTok ban violates the First Amendment and whether it will actually be enforced. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is interviewed.
It is unclear if Mr. Trump, who has previously said he will spare the social media platform, will or can stop the ban. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted.
“You could have a policy not to enforce this ban,” University of Washington Law School professor Ryan Calo told The Times. “But I think that maybe conservative companies would just be like: ‘OK, you’re not going to enforce it. But it is on the books, and you could enforce at any time.’”
Mr. Trump could also try to work around the law by instructing the government not to enforce it. But app store operators and cloud computing providers could require more than a soft assurance from Mr. Trump that he will not punish them if they fail to execute the ban, said Ryan Calo, a professor at the ºìÌÒÊÓƵ.
Society + Technology is hosted at the UW’s Tech Policy Lab. Ryan Calo, a professor at the UW School of Law, is co-director of the lab and he served as chair of the UW Technology and Society Task Force, which was charged by the school’s president and provost, and issued a 2022 research report.
“The entire process is very secretive,” said David Garavito, an assistant professor at the ºìÌÒÊÓƵ who has expertise in grand juries. “You will really hear nothing for a bit. And that’s by design.”
“I’ve been practicing for close to 50 years and have handled antitrust, securities fraud, class actions, and other cases that generally would fall into the category of ‘cases that take more time than usual,’” said University of Washington law professor Jeff Feldman, in an email. “I’ve never had a case that came anywhere close to six years of discovery.”
To be sure, defining what counts as a “win” in litigation can be complicated. Take, for example, the travel ban from Trump’s first administration. As Liz Porter, professor of law at the University of Washington explains, the administration lost the initial legal battles, but in response, the Trump Administration revised the ban to include some non-Muslim countries and phase in restrictions over time—and the Supreme Court upheld the revised version. “Which way do you count that?,” asks Porter. (For what it’s worth, the Washington Attorney General’s website still counts it as a win.)
While states can opt out of observing daylight saving time, an act of Congress is required to allow states to opt out of observing standard time. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Only law enforcement authorities can take action against drones, said Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor and robotics law expert.
“They both agree the market is supermarkets and not something far broader,” Ross said. “Both agree that there are many geographic markets where the merger will result in high concentration.”
Grocery workers in the Puget Sound region were relieved as a merger between Albertsons and Kroger broke down. The two grocery giants that had planned to merge are now at loggerheads. Albertsons announced it’s pulling out of the agreement with Kroger, and is suing the company for breach of contract. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
Climate advocates joined by King County and the city of Seattle filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a natural gas initiative passed narrowly by voters last month. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW, is mentioned.
The holiday shopping season is in full swing and there’s lots of talk about how online shoppers are being tracked. If that creeps you out, you might be tempted to hit the mall instead. But AI is tracking you there, too. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted.
In a potentially fatal blow to the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, a King County judge and, separately, a federal judge in Oregon ruled Tuesday that the $25 billion grocery tie-up should not be allowed to proceed. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
“It’s really an unprecedented time for dating and meeting online,” Hutson said. “More people are using these apps, and they’re critical infrastructures that don’t get a lot of attention when it comes to bias and discrimination. Our private lives have impacts on larger socioeconomic patterns that are systemic.”
In a recent article, Sanne Knudsen of ºìÌÒÊÓƵ explores how the overlapping of administrative and environmental law can lead to judicial outcomes that “disregard” public-interest values. In addition to analyzing Supreme Court decisions, Knudsen argues that judicial-review doctrines should have built-in mechanisms to prevent the destabilization of environmental statutes.
Did you know that in Washington a widow or widower is responsible for paying off the debts of a deceased spouse? Whereas in most states, spouses aren’t necessarily on the hook for debts accrued independently by their partners, in Washington, they generally are. Terry Price, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
If Trump wins the presidency but Democrats retain control of the Senate on Tuesday, when 34 seats are up for election, they could slow-walk Trump's nominee to succeed Khan, Ross said. "The Senate needs to turn Republican, or she may be there for a long time," Ross said.
Stanley and Alta Barer left $45 million to expand the Barer Institute for Leadership in Law & Global Development, which they helped to launch with an initial $4 million in 2008. The gift will support the recruitment of more international fellows, increase scholarships and endow faculty positions.
The UW has announced a $45 million gift from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer to support the School of Law. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is quoted.
The UW School of Law has received a $45 million bequest from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer – a bequest that is among the largest in the university’s history. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is quoted.
