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• Troopers in Chism case not punished

  June 7, 2012 in City on Page A1 The two Washington State Patrol troopers whose botched child pornography investigation cost taxpayers $2.4 million have been transferred off a sex crimes unit but have not faced any discipline for … 22

• Duncan’s competence at sentencing to be reconsidered

  March 29, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Condemned serial killer Joseph E. Duncan is getting another day in court. Duncan, on death row for the torture and slaying of a North Idaho boy he abducted in 2005 … 2

• Zehm trial moves to Yakima

  October 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 A federal judge Tuesday moved the upcoming criminal trial of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to Yakima after defense attorneys raised concerns that local media coverage of Thompson’s … 20

• Court extends life of military policy on gays

  November 1, 2010 in Nation/World A federal appeals court today indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge’s order halting enforcement of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. 2

• Courts rule on state campaign laws

  October 13, 2010 in City on Page A6 Federal courts weighed in twice Tuesday on Washington state’s campaign finance laws, saying disclosure laws don’t violate First Amendment protections for free speech and leaving in place a cap on …

• 9th Circuit upholds Washington campaign finance laws

  October 12, 2010 in Region A federal appeals court upheld Washington state’s campaign disclosure laws today, saying the requirements don’t violate the First Amendment rights of a group that didn’t want to reveal their donors … 1

• Appellate court upholds inmate voting ban

    October 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington state does not discriminate against minorities by denying prison inmates the right to vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. In an 11-0 ruling … 2

• Appeals court turns down prison voting

    October 7, 2010 OLYMPIA - Inmates in Washington state prisons don’t have a constitutional right to vote in elections, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. 7

• Appeals court reverses ELF arson conviction

  September 15, 2010 in Region An appeals court overturned the conviction of a woman found guilty of helping with a notorious 2001 ecoterror attack that destroyed a university research center, concluding the judge made mistakes … 1

• Rapist-killer to be executed Friday as scheduled

  September 9, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire will not commute the sentence of Cal Brown for the torture, rape and murder of Holly Washa. Brown is scheduled to be executed early Friday … 1

• Brown execution set for Friday

  September 7, 2010 in City on Page A7 The curtain rose to reveal James Homer Elledge, lying strapped to a gurney under a blue blanket. It was just after midnight on Aug. 28, 2001. Elledge, 58, had only … 5

• Appeals court: mud from logging roads is pollution

  August 17, 2010 in Region A federal appeals court today decided that mud washing off logging roads is pollution and ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to write regulations to reduce the amount that reaches salmon … 3

• Justices: Names can be released

    June 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Round One in the fight over names on initiative petitions goes to Washington state, and to other states like Idaho that have similar laws. The U.S. Supreme Court … 3

• High court: Petitioners’ names can be released

    June 24, 2010 in City Round One in the fight over names on initiative petitions goes to Washington state, and to other states such as Idaho that have similar laws. 17

• Trial in Zehm death postponed to next year

  June 21, 2010 in City, News The federal trial of Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. has a new date: March 7. 17

• Federal judges to rehear felony inmate voting case

  April 28, 2010 in City A federal appeals court will reconsider a lawsuit that challenges Washington’s ban on felons voting while they’re in prison. 1

• Free speech versus kids and violent video games

  April 26, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court will decide whether free speech rights are more important than helping parents keep violent material away from children. 12

• Court: Term too lenient for millenium terrorist

  February 2, 2010 in City A federal appeals court said Tuesday a 22-year prison sentence was too lenient for an al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year’s Day … 1

• Washington felons can’t register to vote yet, judges rule

  January 28, 2010 in City Voter registration drives may as well skip the state prisons for now. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a temporary hold on its order that felons should be …

• Appeals court backs voting rights for felons

    January 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rights Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The … 2

• Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote

    January 5, 2010 in Region Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rights Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. 14

• Appeals court rejects Seattle street artist rules

  June 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Just in time for the summer tourist throngs, mimes, musicians and balloon-animal shapers have been newly empowered to bring their entertainments and tip jars to public parks. In a ruling …