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A jury found three Tacoma police officers not guilty Thursday in the March 2020 killing of Manuel "Manny" Ellis. The trial was the first test of a state law making it easier to charge officers for using deadly force.
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Tacoma officers trial: Prosecution rests, attempt to dismiss charges fails and the community ralliesProsecutors rested their case on Wednesday against the Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis. A motion to dismiss the charges was denied and a rally outside the courthouse called for more access to the hearings.
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More than 40 states filed legal actions against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that the company intentionally designed features that hooked a generation of young people.
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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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Attorneys for Washington state honed in on inconsistencies in the officers' version of events. Defense attorneys focused on the threat Manuel "Manny" Ellis allegedly presented to officers and their claims that he died of a drug overdose.
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Washington's attorney general filed a lawsuit in state court Wednesday, accusing the auto parts retailer of violating the state's anti-discrimination laws, including one that requires employers to provide accommodations for pregnant employees.
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Nick Brown, who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney for western Washington, has announced he is running to become the state's next attorney general. He will face off against state Sen. Manka Dhingra, a longtime prosecutor herself. Both Democrats are aiming to replace Bob Ferguson.
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Nick Brown, U.S. Attorney for Western Washington, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down — a resignation that arrives amid expectations that he is planning to run for state attorney general.
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The Washington state attorney general’s office and Department of Social and Health Services have been fined $200,000 for withholding of evidence in an ongoing lawsuit. The costly legal blunders have come to light as Attorney General Bob Ferguson launches his run for governor.
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On April 20, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1177 that establishes a cold case unit specifically for missing and murdered Indigenous women and people in the state.