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Lower courts have said it's unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.
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As the fentanyl crisis ravages Native American communities, some of their leaders want tribal police and courts to go after non-tribal dealers. But they can't without getting permission from Congress.
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In doing so, the court left standing a lower court decision that upheld the state's ban on a therapy that the American Medical Association says "is not based on medical and scientific evidence."
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Merchants say retail thefts have become more frequent and brazen. Law enforcement is now putting more money into things like store stakeouts and task forces that track organized retail crime rings.
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The Republican drew headlines in spring 2022 when he filed his candidacy using a friend's address, saying he rented the room for $1 a month.
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Domestic violence victims believe that ‘red flag’ laws that remove firearms from people in crisis can save lives. Scores of people seek protection in King County each week from domestic violence, stalking, school threats or other concerning behavior. But gun safety measures like this could be in jeopardy.
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An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight. It happened Sunday on a flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco.
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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running legal case against the thrift store chain Savers Value Village turned out to be no bargain, as the state has been ordered to pay the company nearly $4.3 million in legal fees.
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Charles and Kathleen Moore of Redmond, Wash., are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they believe is unconstitutional. The case could upend parts of the U.S. tax code and rule out a much-discussed but never-enacted tax on wealth.
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Shannon Bowman fought a felony drug charge in 2016 that resulted in the landmark "Blake decision." She passed away in August.
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The FTC's Lina Khan speaks to NPR about the goals of the agency's monopoly lawsuit against Amazon and why she thinks the company unfairly treats sellers on its marketplace.
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A jury has convicted an Oregon man of murder in the fatal shooting of a Clark County sheriff's deputy.