Washington courts rarely discipline guardians ad litem accused of misconduct in custody cases
Minimal oversight of court investigators makes it difficult for parents to challenge flawed reports without risking damage to their cases
Concerns about WSP search rates persist
The Washington State Patrol this month announced a study had found “no systemic agency bias” in its stops and searches. But that’s not the whole story
Amid cries for racial justice, I-940 police reform lagging 2 years after passage
In 2018, Washington voters passed an initiative that made it easier to prosecute police officers who shoot civilians, required independent investigations of police use of force and mandated a new de-escalation training regimen.
Undocumented workers, a crucial cog in the economy, are left in poverty amid coronavirus
Undocumented workers, especially in the transportation, construction and service industries, have been hit hard by the coronavirus but have been left out of stimulus efforts.
State will study bias in searches by Washington state troopers
Washington state lawmakers have just passed a budget that pays for a collaboration between the WashingtonState Patrol and Washington State University to find out whether state troopers exercise racial bias when they decide to search motorists.
Will state study bias revelations against state troopers?
Following revelations that Washington State Patrol troopers search people of color at rates much higher than whites, the Washington House of Representatives has proposed restarting bias studies
