A former municipal judge in Washington state who announced at a holiday party that she was having an affair with a public defender who frequently appeared in her Federal Way…
Department of Justice officials have asked a federal court in Washington state to revoke the citizenship status of a man who the DOJ now believes was a Nazi police officer…
Eight foster children, aged 5 to 12, who were sexually abused for an additional 18 months because of delayed follow-up by authorities are to get an $11 million settlement from…
A judge in Washington state overruled a defense lawyer’s objection to a prosecutor’s Purple Heart lapel pin at a DUI trial last week, saying that the prosecutor, who is an…
An appeals court in Washington state has overturned sanctions that had been imposed against a lawyer on the ground he helped his client file an ungrounded lawsuit against a physician.
A Seattle-area judge has been accused of routinely interrupting litigants and lawyers and addressing them in a manner that is “angry, disdainful, condescending and/or demeaning.”
A prison in Washington state is believed to be the only one in the nation that provides doulas to counsel pregnant inmates about birthing and motherhood concerns and techniques.
Overturning a state appeals court decision, a divided Washington Supreme Court has decided that it is a criminal act for an individual to use third parties to stalk another person.
Despite the slowing national economy that has led to layoffs at some law firms, the Spokane, Wash., office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis is doing just fine.
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