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Law

Stories about law and politics in the Pacific Northwest, with many from KNKX's Law and Justice reporter, Paula Wissel.

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State Lawmakers Hear Testimony For Police Accountability And Training Initiative

State Lawmakers Hear Testimony For Police Accountability And Training Initiative

Dozens gathered in Olympia Tuesday night for a joint Senate Law and Justice Committee and House Public Safety Committee ... Read more

21 Feb 2018

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Former Teaching Aide In Seattle Schools Pleads Not Guilty To Child Rape, Molestation Charges

Former Teaching Aide In Seattle Schools Pleads Not Guilty To Child Rape, Molestation Charges

A man who worked as an educational aide in nine Seattle public schools has pleaded not guilty to child rape and molestat... Read more

15 Feb 2018

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King County Deputies Receive Training In Violence De-escalation

King County Deputies Receive Training In Violence De-escalation

(This story clarified at 12:54 pm, January 29, 2017, to reflect what less-lethal training King County Sheriff deputies h... Read more

24 Jan 2018

1min

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Hate Crimes Training Helps Local Officials Understand Affected Communities

Hate Crimes Training Helps Local Officials Understand Affected Communities

With increasing news of public displays of white supremacy around the country, local law enforcement and elected officia... Read more

13 Nov 2018

1min

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How A New Supreme Court Justice May Affect Cases Filed By Washington’s Attorney General

How A New Supreme Court Justice May Affect Cases Filed By Washington’s Attorney General

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has been particularly aggressive in filing lawsuits against the Trump administr... Read more

2 Jul 2018

1min

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Janus Decision Has Implications For Private-Sector Unions In Washington

Janus Decision Has Implications For Private-Sector Unions In Washington

Washington state has the third-highest rate of union membership in the country, after New York and Hawaii. Even though t... Read more

29 Jun 2018

1min

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Washington, Other States To Sue Trump Administration Over Family Separation

Washington, Other States To Sue Trump Administration Over Family Separation

Washington is leading a coalition of states planning to sue the Trump administration over its policy of separating child... Read more

21 Jun 2018

1min

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Woman Banned From Childcare For Decades-Old Conviction Sues To Get Job Back

Woman Banned From Childcare For Decades-Old Conviction Sues To Get Job Back

Christal Fields thought she had finally shaken the decades-old conviction that had complicated much of her life. When sh... Read more

25 May 2018

1min

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Group Raises Money To Bail Moms Out Of Jail For Mother's Day

Group Raises Money To Bail Moms Out Of Jail For Mother's Day

When you think of Mother’s Day, you probably don’t think of someone sitting in jail. But the Northwest Community Bail Fu... Read more

9 May 2018

1min

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Judge Says Trump Administration Must Prove Transgender Ban Is Not Based On Prejudice

Judge Says Trump Administration Must Prove Transgender Ban Is Not Based On Prejudice

A federal judge in Seattle says the Trump administration still has to prove its ban on transgender troops is constitutio... Read more

17 Apr 2018

1min

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