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Washington's Way Ii: The Burden Of Enforcing Growth Management In The Crucible Of The Courts And Hearings Boards, Henry W. Mcgee, Jr., Brock Howell Jan 2008

Washington's Way Ii: The Burden Of Enforcing Growth Management In The Crucible Of The Courts And Hearings Boards, Henry W. Mcgee, Jr., Brock Howell

Seattle University Law Review

This Article continues the analysis and discussion of the conflicts and problems that beset a dispersed and decentralized growth management control system, as discussed in Washington's Way: Dispersed Enforcement of Growth Management Controls and the Crucial Role of NGOs. That article explained how Washington politicians, in an effort to combat urban sprawl, created a dispersed, "bottom-up" approach to growth management by enacting the Washington Growth Management Act (GMA). The enforcement mechanism provided under the GMA, however, was not mandated to a single government entity; rather, it was left to citizens and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) acting at the local level. …


Oh, What A Tangled World Wide Web We Weave: An Analysis Of Washington's Computer Spyware Act In A National Context, Laura L. Edwards Jan 2008

Oh, What A Tangled World Wide Web We Weave: An Analysis Of Washington's Computer Spyware Act In A National Context, Laura L. Edwards

Seattle University Law Review

Spyware affects businesses as well as individuals. Spyware can expose a company's confidential information, slow down computers and networks, and destroy data. Employees lose efficiency while waiting for IT staff to fix the various problems caused by spyware, which increases costs. Accordingly, spyware is not just a minor annoyance suffered by individual Internet users; rather, it harms American businesses and the economy as well.