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A federal inmate who wants full electronic access to the nation’s Federal Register while incarcerated went before the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday, arguing that the U.S. Bureau of Prisons was violating his First Amendment rights by barring that access.  The Federal Register, a daily journal of the U.S. government, details proposed rules, committee meetings, executive orders […]

Yelm High School students staged a school walkout Wednesday morning. Students said they did it to fight for their teachers and their education. “I have countless teachers who are just trying to make a living, losing their jobs,” TJ, a Yelm student, said. Their show of solidarity came as at least 120 teachers were given […]

Legal challenges by conservative lawmakers and activists against guaranteed basic income programs are heating up nationwide. And one of their arguments is surprising: Some say the programs are discriminatory because they are not universal.  Numerous cities and counties are experimenting with guaranteed basic incomes to support their most vulnerable populations. They typically offer no-strings-attached monthly payments between $500 […]

The Washington state Supreme Court overturned a century-old conviction Thursday of a Yakima tribal member who had been prosecuted for hunting, repudiating the conviction and the body of law upon which it once rested as a “stain on this nation.” The defendant, Jim Wallahee, died decades ago. The family member who continued his case died […]

The most rightwing appeals court in the country has heard a case over discriminatory electoral maps in Galveston, Texas, which threatens to puncture a fresh hole in the already battered 1965 Voting Rights Act.  The US court of appeals for the fifth circuit, which has six of 17 active judges appointed by Donald Trump, heard […]

Civil rights groups initiated a class-action lawsuit on Monday, accusing an Iowa sheriff’s department and its sheriff of unlawfully collecting jail fees and using some of the proceeds to fund laser tag, ice cream, and a cotton candy machine.  According to the lawsuit, Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson implemented a policy that mandated payment to the jail […]

The Los Angeles County Probation Department announced Monday that it has suspended 66 sworn officers so far this year.  The agency’s leaders released this information to regain the public’s trust after security camera footage caught officers allowing youth-on-youth violence to go unchecked at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.  “We are releasing this information in the […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a part of the Department of Commerce, approved three proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, a part of President Biden’s ‘Internet for All’ initiative. The approval allows Washington, Delaware and the District of Columbia to request funding access and implement the BEAD program. Washington can now […]

In response to the substantial injustices faced by the Black community during the war on drugs, Jim Buchanan of the Washington State African American Cannabis Association (WAACA) Wyking Garrett of Africatown and Darrell Powell, President of the Seattle King County Chapter of the NAACP, have been working tirelessly to secure equitable funding and resources from […]