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The Washington Supreme Court is considering rules changes to reduce reliance on cash bail. Public defenders say bail is an undue burden on poor defendants. But critics of the changes say the debate should be had in the Legislature, not decided by the court.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/public-defenders-ask-wa-supreme-court-to-put-new-limits-on-cash-bail
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The Washington Supreme Court is considering rules changes to reduce reliance on cash bail. Public defenders say bail is an undue burden on poor defendants. But critics of the changes say the debate should be had in the Legislature, not decided by the court.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/public-defenders-ask-wa-supreme-court-to-put-new-limits-on-cash-bail
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #LawAndCourts #Crime -
The Washington Supreme Court is considering rules changes to reduce reliance on cash bail. Public defenders say bail is an undue burden on poor defendants. But critics of the changes say the debate should be had in the Legislature, not decided by the court.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/public-defenders-ask-wa-supreme-court-to-put-new-limits-on-cash-bail
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #LawAndCourts #Crime -
The Washington Supreme Court is considering rules changes to reduce reliance on cash bail. Public defenders say bail is an undue burden on poor defendants. But critics of the changes say the debate should be had in the Legislature, not decided by the court.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/public-defenders-ask-wa-supreme-court-to-put-new-limits-on-cash-bail
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #LawAndCourts #Crime -
The Washington Supreme Court is considering rules changes to reduce reliance on cash bail. Public defenders say bail is an undue burden on poor defendants. But critics of the changes say the debate should be had in the Legislature, not decided by the court.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/public-defenders-ask-wa-supreme-court-to-put-new-limits-on-cash-bail
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #LawAndCourts #Crime -
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a lawsuit against Providence Health and Services, accusing the state's largest health care provider of repeatedly failing to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees as required by state law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-ag-accuses-providence-of-mistreating-pregnant-and-nursing-staff
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a lawsuit against Providence Health and Services, accusing the state's largest health care provider of repeatedly failing to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees as required by state law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-ag-accuses-providence-of-mistreating-pregnant-and-nursing-staff
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a lawsuit against Providence Health and Services, accusing the state's largest health care provider of repeatedly failing to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees as required by state law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-ag-accuses-providence-of-mistreating-pregnant-and-nursing-staff
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a lawsuit against Providence Health and Services, accusing the state's largest health care provider of repeatedly failing to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees as required by state law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-ag-accuses-providence-of-mistreating-pregnant-and-nursing-staff
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a lawsuit against Providence Health and Services, accusing the state's largest health care provider of repeatedly failing to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees as required by state law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-ag-accuses-providence-of-mistreating-pregnant-and-nursing-staff
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #HealthCare #LawAndCourts -
A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Wednesday paused a new law that would have put more requirements on candidates running for county sheriff in Washington.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/judge-pauses-wa-s-new-law-creating-standards-for-sheriff-candidates
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Two former University of Washington medical residents say the Washington Physicians Health Program, or WPHP, was supposed to help them – but did the opposite. Instead, they say the program hurt their financial and mental health and set their careers back.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/former-university-of-washington-medical-residents-sue-state-program-intended-to-help-struggling-physicians
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The Lummi Nation filed a lawsuit Monday that accuses Whidbey Telecom of repeatedly digging up and disturbing Native burial grounds at Point Roberts.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/lummis-accuse-whidbey-telecom-of-digging-up-ignoring-remains-at-point-roberts
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Washington law enforcement officers are way behind completing deescalation and mental health training required under the state’s marquee police accountability law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-police-lag-on-required-deescalation-mental-health-training
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A California man is using AI as a team of lawyers, claiming colleges who rejected his son's application, including the University of Washington, did so based on racial discrimination.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/ai-as-attorney-this-student-is-using-it-to-sue-uw-over-alleged-racial-discrimination
#KUOW #News #Education #LawAndCourts #Education #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #LawAndCourts #UniversityOfWashington #Technology -
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to erase the conviction of a prominent leader of the Proud Boys from Washington state for his actions during the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/doj-moves-to-vacate-jan-6-conviction-for-proud-boys-leader-from-washington
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Washington is joining the queue of states bringing legal action against Kalshi, a popular prediction market. The platform allows users to wager money on everything from sports, to politics, to pop culture — and even military actions.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/are-prediction-markets-illicit-gambling-washington-state-says-yes
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In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/judge-dismisses-trump-s-10b-lawsuit-over-the-wall-street-journal-s-epstein-reporting
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Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee in June. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify for now.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bill-gates-will-testify-in-the-epstein-probe-pam-bondi-testimony-postponed
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Law enforcement agencies, including Seattle and Kent, that use automated license plate recognition in their patrol vehicles have temporarily turned those systems off, while they seek solutions to comply with a new state law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/police-pause-license-plate-readers-to-comply-with-new-wa-state-restrictions
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A recent audit finds conditions are improving at the Klickitat County Jail in Goldendale, after county commissioners removed the jail from the sheriff’s oversight and created a department of corrections, as required by a legal settlement with the man’s family.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/nearly-three-years-after-outcry-audit-finds-rural-washington-jail-in-a-better-place
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President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/attorney-general-pam-bondi-out-at-doj
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The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint."
https://www.kuow.org/stories/supreme-court-strikes-colorado-ban-on-conversion-therapy
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The city of Seattle has asked for a new trial and said it plans to appeal the $30.5 million verdict that found the city negligent in the fatal shooting of a teenager at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest in 2020.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/city-says-30-5-million-seattle-chop-verdict-excessive-asks-for-new-trial
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Immigration arrests in King County increased more than 300% from January to December last year. That’s according to federal records obtained by researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/king-county-saw-more-street-immigration-arrests-than-any-other-county-in-wa-last-year
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The first two grants from Washington’s new $100 million effort to boost law enforcement hiring have been awarded to local police departments, after months of frustration over the program’s rollout.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/first-grants-awarded-under-washington-s-new-100m-police-hiring-program
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A report from the King County Ombuds finds the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention “more likely than not” used excessive force when officers punched and Tased a man during a jail booking on Nov. 10, 2024.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/report-finds-king-county-officers-used-excessive-force-submitted-faulty-investigation
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Washington is one of 24 states suing the Trump administration over its latest attempt to impose worldwide tariffs without congressional approval.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-joins-24-state-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-trump-s-latest-tariffs
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #Politics #Government #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Trade #Economy #LawAndCourts -
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/in-seattle-9th-circuit-judges-consider-trump-policy-of-mandatory-immigrant-detentions
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Immigration #Government #LawAndCourts -
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/in-seattle-9th-circuit-judges-consider-trump-policy-of-mandatory-immigrant-detentions
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Immigration #Government #LawAndCourts -
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/in-seattle-9th-circuit-judges-consider-trump-policy-of-mandatory-immigrant-detentions
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Immigration #Government #LawAndCourts -
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/in-seattle-9th-circuit-judges-consider-trump-policy-of-mandatory-immigrant-detentions
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Immigration #Government #LawAndCourts -
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/in-seattle-9th-circuit-judges-consider-trump-policy-of-mandatory-immigrant-detentions
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Immigration #Government #LawAndCourts -
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/justice-department-withheld-and-removed-some-epstein-files-related-to-trump
#KUOW #News #National #Politics #LawAndCourts -
City councils in Seattle, Burien, Renton, and Tukwila are considering temporary bans on issuing permits for detention facilities.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/as-ice-looks-to-expand-detention-facilities-several-western-washington-cities-consider-bans
#KUOW #News #Deportation #LawAndCourts #Immigration -
In Washington state, Democrats and some Republicans are welcoming the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting the president's ability to impose sweeping tariffs.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/supreme-court-ruling-against-trump-tariffs-lauded-by-some-wa-lawmakers
#KUOW #News #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Economy #Economy #LawAndCourts #Government #Government #SupremeCourt #Taxes -
The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to the president's signature economic policy.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-s-tariffs
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A Seattle man is facing five to seven years in prison for attacking a transgender woman in the University District neighborhood last March.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/king-county-jurors-convict-seattle-man-of-hate-crime-attack-for-targeting-transgender-women
#KUOW #News #Seattle #LawAndCourts #Lgbtq #LawAndCourts #Crime #KingCounty -
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has reached a $29 million settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck by a speeding police officer as she crossed a street in 2023.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-reaches-29m-settlement-with-family-of-grad-student-from-india-struck-and-killed-by-officer
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U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there's a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/ice-can-t-make-warrantless-arrests-in-oregon-unless-there-s-risk-of-escape-judge-rules
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The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/justice-department-workaround-keeps-former-immigration-judge-as-seattle-s-top-prosecutor-6cbe
#KUOW #News #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Government #Immigration #LawAndCourts #Government #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #Seattle -
The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/justice-department-workaround-keeps-former-immigration-judge-as-seattle-s-top-prosecutor-6cbe
#KUOW #News #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Government #Immigration #LawAndCourts #Government #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #Seattle -
The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/justice-department-workaround-keeps-former-immigration-judge-as-seattle-s-top-prosecutor-6cbe
#KUOW #News #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Government #Immigration #LawAndCourts #Government #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #Seattle -
The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/justice-department-workaround-keeps-former-immigration-judge-as-seattle-s-top-prosecutor-6cbe
#KUOW #News #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Government #Immigration #LawAndCourts #Government #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #Seattle -
The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/justice-department-workaround-keeps-former-immigration-judge-as-seattle-s-top-prosecutor-6cbe
#KUOW #News #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Government #Immigration #LawAndCourts #Government #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #LawAndCourts #Seattle -
Dozens of nurses and staff at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center held a vigil Monday evening for Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old man shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday during ongoing anti-ICE protests.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-hospital-workers-mourn-alex-pretti-nurse-killed-by-border-patrol-in-minneapolis
#KUOW #News #Seattle #Hospitals #Crime #Politics #LawAndCourts -
A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit will serve no additional prison time, a federal judge ruled Monday.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/off-duty-alaska-pilot-who-tried-to-cut-flight-s-engines-midair-released-without-prison-time
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For Ashley Miller, the hardest part about the sexual, physical, and mental abuse she suffered during her early childhood in a foster home in Tacoma was the pain.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/former-tacoma-foster-child-awarded-9-million-from-washington-state-for-abuse-and-neglect
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #Government #SexualAbuse #Tacoma #FosterCare #LawAndCourts -
Dozens of people packed a federal courtroom in Seattle Friday morning to show support for a West Seattle man who was detained by ICE in July after decades of checking in with federal officials without any incident.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/advocates-pack-seattle-courtroom-to-support-immigrant-threatened-with-deportation-to-laos
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #Immigration #Immigration #SchoolsAndEducation #Refugees -
The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/how-the-education-department-is-using-civil-rights-laws-to-bring-schools-to-heel
#KUOW #News #RaceAndIdentity #LawAndCourts #National #Education #Politics