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Op-Ed: Seattle Should Ban Employers from Discriminating Against Unhoused Job Applicants

In the middle of a homelessness crisis, Seattle is still allowing employers to reject qualified job applicants simply because they don’t have a permanent address. That’s discrimination, and the Seattle City Attorney should lead the way in banning the practice.

Long-time Seattle Inspector General Illegally Used Public Funds for Private Parking Spot

Tasked with upholding Seattle police accountability, Inspector General Lisa Judge appears to have broken the rules herself to get free parking on the public dime for at least six years — or possibly more. The apparent cost to taxpayers has been more than $29,000 over seven years.
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Op-Ed: End Cash Bail for Nonviolent Misdemeanors

Too many people are sitting in a jail cell simply because they cannot afford bail while they await trial. Seattle City Attorney candidate Nathan Rouse lays out the case to end cash ball for nonviolent misdemeanors.
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Op-Ed: Ferguson Must Get Tough on Trump, Illegal Tacoma ICE Jail

Governor Bob Ferguson should sign HB 1232 into law and immediately make use of the enforcement mechanisms it contains to stop unconstitutional detentions at ICE’s Tacoma Processing Center. The State should also impose fines on the for-profit corporate jailer to discourage the violations.
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Trump Shreds Social Safety Net, Creating Perfect Storm for Homelessness

Trump actions are set to deepen the homelessness crisis, while kids face ICE deportation without any legal defense. County and City of Seattle leaders are scrambling to respond.
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Op-Ed: The Next Seattle City Attorney Should Prioritize Wage Theft Prosecutions

Workers at Baja Concrete and Newway Forming contend their bosses stole millions in wages, but Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison has been slow to press their case, Rory O'Sullivan writes. Wage theft prosecutions are down under her administration.
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Prosecutor Erika Evans Stresses Federal Experience in Seattle City Attorney Bid

“I'm the only candidate in this race with line-level prosecutorial experience, including the Republican incumbent, at both the city and federal levels,” Erika Evans said. Check out the rest of our interview with the third challenger taking on Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison this fall.

Op-Ed: Washington’s Legal Establishment Can’t Deliver True Justice for Our Kids

Washington’s legal establishment, led by King County Superior Court Judge David Keenan, are lobbying to fund more youth jails while doing little to expand a fractured social safety net. We, the public defenders of SEIU 925, reject Judge Keenan’s vague, misguided proposal.