Washington Legislature Passes Bill to Create a Use-of-Force Database
By Lisa Benedetti
Washington Appeals Court Rejects Overly Lenient Discipline of SPD Officer for Excessive Force
By Lisa Benedetti
Today, the Washington State Court of Appeals
Peaceful protesters ask the Court to amend their lawsuit against the City, State, and County
Yesterday, Firm and Cedar Law PLLC filed a motion to amend the civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of peaceful George Floyd/BLM protesters against the City of Seattle, King County, and State. 20 more plaintiffs will be joining the suit, bringing the total to 55. The driver, Dawit Kelete, who...
Court upholds legal claims of peaceful protesters against the City of Seattle
Last September, Firm filed a lawsuit against the City and Seattle and State of Washington on behalf of peaceful protesters in Seattle, which is also joined by Cedar Law PLLC and their clients.
Recently, the City of Seattle filed...
Making the Roads Reasonably Safe for Scooters—Not
By Daniel R. Laurence
Today the Seattle Times reports that the City of Seattle proposes to allow electric scooters in bike lanes but not on sidewalks. (See https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/scooters-would-be-allowed-in-bike-lanes-but-not-on-sidewalks-under-seattle-proposal/).
My friend asked me, why...