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Washington state governor signs bill banning sale of assault weapons

JURIST

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday signed House Bill (HB) 1240 , prohibiting the sale, manufacture, import and distribution of assault weapons in the state. Though the ban went into effect immediately on Tuesday, it has already seen its first legal challenge.

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Washington state expands voting rights for individuals with felony convictions

JURIST

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Wednesday expanding voting rights for persons with felony convictions. HB 1078 automatically restores voting rights for people with felony convictions once completing a sentence of total confinement through the Washington Department of Corrections.

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Former Justice Breyer Speaks At Harvard Panel On Legal Interpretation

Above The Law

(Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) One of the quickest lessons you pick up in law school is that the path to knowing the law doesn’t end at finding a line in the Constitution or a statute and reading it aloud to anyone who would hear it. Moderated by Andrew T.

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Former Washington state bar leader remembered as a champion for legal innovation

ABA Journal

Paula Littlewood, a champion for legal industry innovation who led the Washington State Bar Association for more than a decade, died of cancer Monday. The…

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Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program

ABA Journal

Nonlawyer-owned entities would be allowed to deliver legal services in Washington under a pilot program proposed by the Washington State Bar Association and a board…

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Washington Supreme Court holds impoundment of homeless person’s vehicle violates Eighth Amendment

JURIST

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously held that a homeless person’s vehicle automatically qualifies as a homestead without the need for a declaration and that the impoundment of that vehicle and associated costs constitute excessive fines—a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.

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“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”

HowAppealing

“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”: Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report.

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