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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

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Washington. Washington concerns whether Washington’s 2018 amendment to its state workers’ compensation laws violates intergovernmental immunity because it applies only to certain federal workers in the state of Washington. The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. United States v.

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Consequences For Drug Possession Could Change in 2023 in Washington State

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Tough decisions on how to handle drug convictions will be on the agenda for legislators in Washington state this year, Laurel Demkovich reports for The Spokeman Review.

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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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Justices overturn Washington workers’ compensation law on a strict reading of intergovernmental immunity

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously struck down a Washington state law that was aimed at helping federal contract employees get workers’ compensation for diseases arising from cleaning up nuclear waste. The case, United States v.

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Monsanto Gets $185 Million Wash. PCB Verdict Overturned

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A Washington state appeals court sided with Monsanto on Wednesday, undoing a $185 million jury verdict for three teachers who claimed they were sicked by PCBs at a Washington school site and ruling the case could be limited by the Evergreen state's 12-year statute of repose for product liability claims.

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Student with intellectual disability challenges officer’s decision to tase him at school

SCOTUSBlog

Jevon Washington is a young adult in Katy, Texas, living with serious intellectual disabilities. Eight years ago, when Washington was in high school, he got into a fight with another student who bullied him about his disability. That day, though, Washington found the chill-out room in use. Campbell v.

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US federal judge sentences Proud Boys members for their roles in January 6, 2021 Capitol riot

JURIST

A Washington DC judge sentenced on Friday multiple members of a far-right nationalist group known as the Proud Boys for their role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. A federal jury in Washington DC previously convicted Nordean and Pezzola on conspiracy charges on May 4.

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