October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Which makes it both ironic and frustrating to learn how poorly Seattle Police officers handle domestic violence incidents.
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On May 9th, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law SB 5599, removing certain barriers to transgender youth finding safe shelter in Washington.
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It is a sadly common occurrence among job seekers. They search job listings looking for potential employment. They see openings that appear to fit their skills and interest. Yet despite detailing all the requirements the employer has for the applicants, the ad provides little to no information about the benefits the applicant can expect to get in return. Perhaps just a vague reference to “competitive” pay and benefits based upon experience.
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When it comes to advancements in technology, courts are rarely on the forefront of adoption. Take our courts in Washington, for example. At one extreme, some counties have had robust e-filing systems for years. At the other extreme, some counties have no e-filing at all, and are reluctant to accept filings in any manner other than physically hand delivered to the clerk. This kind of patchwork approach similarly occurs with things like online access to case dockets and files, equipment available for use (or not) for trials, and so on.
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In the recent unanimous decision of State v. Zamora, the Court did not mince words in its finding that a prosecutor committed misconduct by appealing to the jurors’ potential racial or ethnic biases, prejudices, or stereotypes during jury selection.
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In a stunning display of the racism and bigotry that remains systemic and tolerated within law enforcement, the City of Kent recently agreed to pay more than $1.52 million dollars to make Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell go away.
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Forced arbitration clauses are practically everywhere. They’re found in the fine print of all sorts of contracts — when you open a bank account, when you sign up for a cell phone plan, when you move into a nursing home, and so on.
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If there’s one thing you can count on history doing, it’s repeating itself. Book bans are hardly new. Yet no matter how many times we learn that banning books is never the right thing to do, it happens again. And again. And again.
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The King County inquest proceedings, which has been the subject of much-heated debate and litigation, will soon resume after a fateful decision by the Washington Supreme Court.
Read MoreAmazon has long claimed it can’t be held liable for the defective products of third-party sellers on the argument that Amazon is merely an intermediary between sellers and buyers. But a recent California appellate court disagreed.
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It’s bar exam season! So, in the continuing saga of “Why is this still an issue in the 21st Century?” I want to take a little time to talk about — you guessed it — menstrual products!
Read MoreToday, Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, the ACLU, and a number of individuals received the first of what will hopefully be many victories in their case regarding the SPD’s conduct in the handling of the recent BLM/George Floyd protests — an order granting (in part) Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order.
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I like to say we’re living in the future. Computers in the palms of our hands. Wireless… well, everything. Technological breakthroughs everywhere we look, being incorporated not just into our daily lives, but also into medicine. However, one dentist appears to have taken it too far.
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Today, United States District Judge Henry Edward Autry held that a woman could proceed with her sexual assault/defamation lawsuit against a celebrity brought under the "Jane Doe" pseudonym.
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Recusal of a judge is a common enough occurrence. What's not common is to see such a descriptive and scathing explanation for it….
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