Law And Courts

642 Stories

If Roe v. Wade falls, what does that mean for Washington?

A draft opinion published late Monday by Politico indicates the Supreme Court is likely to strike down Roe v Wade in the near future. That's the landmark 1973 ruling that guarantees federal protection of abortion rights across the United States. Now, draft opinions are just that -- nothing is set in stone yet. But should it happen, this ruling would mean abortion would be banned or restricted in as many as twenty eight states. Today we're dedicating the hour to talking about the implications of the fall of Roe in the Pacific Northwest. And how local supporters of abortion rights are responding.
- Jason Burrows
An adoptive mom was charged with abusing her Ethiopian son. Then the case was dropped

An adoptive mother on Lopez Island was charged for abusing her Ethiopian son in 2021. But the prosecutor dropped the case a year later, citing the boy's fragile mental health and resulting ineligibility to testify during a trial.
- Liz Brazile
Patti Cole-Tindall named King County Sheriff

King County has named Patti Cole-Tindall as the new full-time sheriff.
- Paige Browning
Measure to decriminalize all drugs rolls out in Washington state

Initiative 1922 would take away penalties for possessing drugs of any kind in Washington
- Paige Browning
Why is Seattle dropping 2,000 misdemeanor cases?

Last week Seattle city attorney Ann Davison’s office announced that they would decline to prosecute almost 2,000 misdemeanor charges. The office says this is just a portion of the almost 5,000 case backlog left by Davison’s predecessor, Pete Holmes.
- Libby Denkmann
Bremerton football coach gets his day in Supreme Court

The Bremerton football coach fired for praying on the 50-yard line took his case to the Supreme Court this week. SCOTUSblog editor James Romoser tells us what happened during Monday’s arguments and what’s at stake when the justices issue their ruling this summer.
- Patricia Murphy
Family of Auburn man killed by police sues city, officer who shot him

The parents of Enosa (E.J.) Strickland Junior filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Auburn Police Officer Kenneth Lyman and the City of Auburn. They allege that Lyman’s negligence and unconstitutional excessive force resulted in their son’s death on May 20, 2019. The lawsuit says that Lyman has been the subject of at least a dozen use of force reviews since joining the department in 2016.
- Amy Radil
Seattle's payroll tax is thriving, but faces next legal challenge

Seattle’s new payroll tax survived its first court challenge last June, and the city collected $231m from affected businesses in 2021. The city is forecasting continued growth: $277m in tax proceeds for 2022 and almost $300m next year. Now the lawsuit heads the Washington State Court of Appeals, which is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case Friday.
- Amy Radil
In King County’s new inquests, victims’ families see steps forward, police see 'overreach'

Attorneys for victims’ families welcome the changes in King County's new inquest process, while police call the structure unworkable and unfair.
- Kim Malcom
Inquest jury finds Seattle police officers' deadly force 'justifiable' in Damarius Butts case

Inquest jurors delivered their findings Monday in the 2017 Seattle police shooting of Damarius Butts. All eight jurors called the officers’ use of deadly force in the encounter with Butts “justifiable.”
- Amy Radil

23 of 65

Law And Courts

Sponsored