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Tag Archives: Criminal Justice

Donald Trump indicted again — this time, finally, for assaulting American democracy

Excerpt: The indictment is the result of careful, methodical work by Special Counsel Jack Smith and many hardworking investigators at the Department of Justice, who have labored to ensure that the work done to expose what happened on January 6th didn't merely pass into history as a report, but led to charges. 
Published at:4:14 PM on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Our Environment, Policy Topics
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Second Trump indictment lands, this one from federal charges filed by special counsel

Excerpt: The indictment charges that Trump unlawfully took and retained classified information that did not belong to him after exiting the White House, and that he lied about his actions and obstructed the federal government's efforts to recover the documents, because he didn't want to give them back.
Published at:11:56 AM on Friday, June 9th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Open Government, Policy Topics
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Several Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy in January 6th insurrection

Excerpt: These convictions are more than just a victory for the Department of Justice - they are an encouraging sign for the future of American democracy. For our republic to endure, attempts to overturn a free and fair election by force must be thwarted and their perpetrators held accountable.
Published at:11:44 AM on Thursday, May 4th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Policy Topics
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Oregon Republicans flee the Capitol to block gun safety and reproductive justice bills

Excerpt: Republicans in Oregon are once again holding up the business of the Oregon State Legislature by refusing to show up for work, which is preventing the Senate from taking up critical gun safety and reproductive justice bills.
Published at:6:55 PM on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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“Blake fix” bill fails in State House, prompting calls for special session on drug policy

Excerpt: Several Democrats joined the chamber's forty Republicans in casting nay votes, creating a potent obstacle to the bill's passage that leadership determined could not be surmounted before the clock ran out on the 2023 legislative session.
Published at:10:30 PM on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics
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Washington State House of Representatives amends and approves police pursuit bill

Excerpt: A bipartisan majority of the Washington State House has endorsed updates to the law governing police pursuits, lowering the standard for police officers to instigate a chase from probable cause to reasonable suspicion while attaching a number of new conditions to police departments’ use of that pursuit authority.
Published at:9:30 AM on Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics
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VICTORY! Washington State House votes to remove death penalty and Eyman’s two-thirds nonsense from our state’s body of laws

Excerpt: Legislation that would formally scrub a long list of statutes no longer in effect from the Revised Code of Washington is now going to Governor Inslee after receiving a vote in both chambers.
Published at:8:00 PM on Friday, April 7th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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ACCOUNTABILITY: Donald Trump indicted!

Excerpt: Trump's lawbreaking predated his four years in the White House, continued while he occupied the Oval Office, and continued even after he left. Yet until March 30th, 2023, he had only been the subject of investigations and no charges. That has changed. The logjam has broken; we have an indictment.
Published at:4:06 PM on Thursday, March 30th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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“Pro-life” Idaho Republican Governor Brad Little just signed a firing squad execution bill

Excerpt: Idaho Republicans are most definitely not trying to change their state's laws to abolish executions. They could be, but they are choosing not to be. It's a choice.
Published at:4:30 PM on Saturday, March 25th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Washington State Senate approves bill to update, loosen restrictions on police pursuits

Excerpt: The substitute bill passed by the Senate consisted of a compromise striker offered by Senator Manka Dhingra (D-45th District: Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish, Duvall), Chair of the Law & Justice Committee. The compromise deeply divided both caucuses in the Senate.
Published at:5:44 PM on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate votes to remove death penalty and Eyman’s two-thirds nonsense from our state’s body of laws

Excerpt: Senate Bill 5087, prime sponsored by Senator Jamie Pedersen (D-43rd District: Seattle) and requested by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, would formally scrub a long list of statutes no longer in effect from the Revised Code of Washington.
Published at:1:05 PM on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Donald Trump’s accounting firm Mazars USA severs ties, retracts financial statements

Excerpt: In addition to being ordered to testify under oath in a ruling issued today by State Supreme Court Judge Arthur F. Engoron along with two of his children -- a decision that his attorneys will no doubt promptly appeal -- Donald Trump lost the services of his longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA. 
Published at:1:36 PM on Thursday, February 17th, 2022
Written by:Peter Orth
Categories:Civil Liberties, Litigation, Policy Topics, World Commmunity
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New York investigators are closing in on the Trump Organization. Who will crack first?

Excerpt: The New York Attorney General's office has demonstrated it has evidence of unusual business practices regarding its valuations for certain properties that it would like the officers of the Trump Organization to explain.
Published at:3:45 PM on Saturday, January 29th, 2022
Written by:Peter Orth
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Two bills to polish and refine 2021 police reform laws clear Washington State House

Excerpt: House Bill 1719 and House Bill 1735 received nearly unanimous support in Friday afternoon floor action.
Published at:4:34 PM on Friday, January 28th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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