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Washington AG challenges Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

“I’m angry. I’m still in a mixed-citizen family,” said Mendoza-Cawthon, a recent Seattle University law school graduate studying for her bar exam. “I’m scared for the people in my community. I’m scared...

Trump pardons, commutes sentences for January 6 defendants

As of early January the department had charged just over 1,580 people for crimes related to the riot, 608 of whom were charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement, including nearly a third...

A look at the Washington Legislature’s 2025 environmental agenda

Nguyen’s bill died in committee last February because of the estimated $30 million expense of setting up the cybersecurity that would be required to collect data. Monitoring oil industry finances includes collecting...

Washington’s 2025 legislative priorities: Budget, housing, police

Ahead of the session, you can find a list of some of the pre-filed bills lawmakers have already introduced and may be considering this year. They include reducing the blood alcohol concentration...

An assault survivor found solace with a King County advocacy group

In 2023, the KCSARC assisted 4,805 survivors and their family members, with almost a third of their clients in Seattle and 46% in South King County. They served around 22% of clients...

Federal cuts threaten Washington crime victims’ advocacy programs

At a work session for the Washington Legislature’s Senate Law and Justice Committee in September, Lisae C. Jordan, executive director of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, briefed lawmakers on how the...

WA immigration advocates prepare for new legal challenges to DACA

Cortes, an immigration attorney for Novo Legal Group LLC in Seattle, recently spoke at Gonzaga University about the uncertain future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The people who...

Dueling lawsuits fuel debate over WA natural gas initiative

“It’s time to stop playing legal games and respect the will of the nearly 2 million people who voted to support ,” Ashli Penner, attorney for the Building Industry Association of Washington,...

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