Teens in adult jail violates civil rights, Seattle lawsuit contends A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a group of four young people currently being detained at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.... Patricia Murphy
For this teenager, rebellion means suing the government over climate change | terrestrial Scientists believe that for the planet to continue to safely support life, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere should be kept as close to 350...
Seattle workers accuse airline caterer of backtracking on fines and wages Seattle workers at Sky Chefs, an airline catering company, are still waiting for money owed to them in back wages. The workers protested this week,... Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Why DOJ ordered these Seattle lawyers to stop helping some immigrants The cease and desist order came as a shock. It was from the U.S. Justice Department, ordering a group of Seattle lawyers to stop helping in some... Liz Jones
Employer wouldn't cover their transgender son's surgery. Now ACLU is suing Paxton Enstad is 17 years old and loves to swim. He has many passions – art, baking, gingerbread sculpting – but he always loved to swim. “When I was... Kate OConnell
'A human made crisis': Washington and Seattle sue opioid makers Washington state’s attorney general and the attorney for the city of Seattle have filed separate lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, including... Kate OConnell
Washington state sues Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis Bill Radke speaks with author and journalist Sam Quinones about why Washington state and the city of Seattle have filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma... Bill Radke
Appeals court finds that tax formula for new King County youth jail is wrong A Washington state appeals court ruled Tuesday that King County has been improperly calculating the property taxes it’s using to fund a new courthouse... Patricia Murphy
King County wants no youth detention. So why is it building a new youth jail? The excavation work for King County’s new youth jail is done. But with the building’s foundation soon to be laid on East Alder Street, a new report... Patricia Murphy
Suggested changes for new youth jail, just as construction begins Construction has started at the new King County juvenile jail, but politicians and activists are still fighting about it. Patricia Murphy
