drug possession

King County’s new prosecutor Leesa Manion took office this month. KNKX's Lilly Ana Fowler talked with Manion about legalized drug possession, bail reform and how crime is being handled in King County.

People convicted under Washington’s longtime felony drug possession law are starting to get their records cleared, and their court-imposed fines refunded. It’s a consequence of the Washington Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision in “State v. Blake,” to strike down the law in February 2021.

Lawmakers and attorneys are still grappling with the so-called Blake decision, a Washington state Supreme Court ruling that struck down the law…

In a decision with implications for tens of thousands of cases dating back decades, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s…