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SCOTUS deals setback to Seattle police officers seeking anonymity in Jan. 6 inquiry

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request for a stay from four current or former Seattle police officers seeking to prevent SPD from disclosing their names and other records.
- Amy Radil
Lawsuit blames oil companies for woman’s Seattle heat-dome death

The daughter of a woman killed by the Northwest’s extreme heat wave of 2021 is suing the oil industry over her mother’s death.
- John Ryan
Some low-income renters in King County evicted without attorneys, despite state law

As eviction case filings in King County reach record high levels, some low-income tenants have been going without legal representation despite a 2021 law that gives them the right to counsel.
- Ann Dornfeld
Filipina green card holder and UW worker released from Tacoma ICE center

After nearly three months in immigration detention, University of Washington employee Lewelyn Dixon was released Thursday to the cheers and hugs of family, co-workers, and a crowd of supporters gathered in Tacoma.
- Liz Jones
Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees

A judge on Thursday rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States.
- Associated Press
Washington AG Brown's 3 takeaways from birthright citizenship SCOTUS hearing

Brown said he was encouraged to hear many of the justices express “pretty explicitly that they thought the president’s order was unlawful and unconstitutional."
- Amy Radil
Snohomish firefighters' religious discrimination lawsuit over Covid vaccine mandate awaits 9th Circuit decision

A group of eight firefighters is suing Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue over alleged religious discrimination. The plaintiffs say the department mishandled their requests for religious exemptions to Washington state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
- Amy Radil
Washington state sues to block Trump order expediting fossil fuel projects

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is suing over what he says is President Donald Trump's unlawful declaration of an energy emergency, which is intended to speed up permitting procedures for fossil fuel projects.
- Amy Radil
High-capacity gun magazine ban upheld by WA Supreme Court. Opponents could seek SCOTUS review

While the Washington State Attorney General has praised the decision, lawyers for the gun store in the case say they're considering a petition to the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court for review.
- Amy Radil
King County lawyers vow to defend 'rule of law' from misinformation and intimidation

Washington state lawyers reiterated their oath to uphold the U.S. and state constitution Thursday. Although none of the speakers at the Washington State Bar Association event mentioned President Trump or his administration by name, the administration’s actions were the clear motivator.
- Amy Radil

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