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3 WA families on how new police laws could have helped their loved ones
The state's new accountability laws might not have happened without the advocacy of people whose family members were killed by police.
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After Blake, will Washington state repay victims of the war on drugs?
Many now-voided drug convictions came with financial penalties that have plunged people into legal debt.
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Court’s drug possession ruling upends WA’s criminal justice system
In the Blake decision, the Washington Supreme Court voided most drug possession cases in the state. The implications will be huge.
Politics
Deported for drug charge, one man seeks U.S. reentry after Blake decision
The WA Supreme Court deemed the state’s drug statute unconstitutional. For people deported on drug charges, that could open new possibilities.
Politics
WA could re-criminalize drug possession. Seattle leaders are concerned
A bill passed out of the state Senate would make drug possession a gross misdemeanor. In King County, that could create confusion.