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
State lawyers say they will appeal. A federal judge has ruled the measure legal under the U.S. Constitution.
More gun safety provisions were stripped from the legislation as part of a deal to end the Senate Republican walkout last week.
Militia groups, Christian nationalists, anti-vaccine activists and other conspiracy theorists in the Pacific Northwest have all started working together and are forging new connections with the formal political class.
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