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Ninth Circuit ruling on Seattle “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance

On March 22, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, Legal

Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals published its ruling on an appeal of a lower court ruling that upheld Seattle’s “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance. The ordinance prohibits landlords from looking at a prospective tenant’s criminal record and from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant (such as denying tenancy) …

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Judge dismisses defamation suit against Sawant

On March 9, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal

Today U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman ruled in favor of Councilmember Sawant in dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed against her by two SPD officers who claimed that she called them murderers. From the ruling: Sawant asks that the claims not advance to trial because Miller and Spaulding have failed …

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Split decision by state appeals court on Seattle City Light “greenwashing” case

On March 6, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Environment, Legal

Today the Washington State Court of Appeals handed down a mixed decision in a case filed by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe accusing Seattle City Light of “greenwashing” its hydroelectric power plants. A lower court had dismissed the Tribe’s case in its entirety. The appeals court affirmed most of that decision, agreeing …

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Adley Shepherd case dismissed

On February 23, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Labor, Legal, Public Safety

Today a U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by former SPD Officer Adley Shepherd against the City of Seattle. Shepherd was fired by the city after he punched a handcuffed suspect in the back of his squad car. He was reinstated by an arbitrator, but then a court …

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City of Seattle sues Hyundai and Kia over easy-to-steal cars

On February 19, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal, Public Safety

Last month the City of Seattle filed a lawsuit in federal court, accusing automakers Hyundai and Kia of violating the public nuisance statutes by selling cars that are easy to steal because they don’t include vehicle immobilizer anti-theft technology.

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City of Seattle settles CHOP lawsuit

On February 15, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal, Public Safety

This morning the City of Seattle informed a federal court that it has reached a settlement agreement with a group of business and property owners that had sued the city over damage done during the CHOP in June and July of 2020. No terms of the agreement have been announced …

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State Supreme Court ruling on Seattle “hazard pay” for delivery workers

On February 9, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In COVID, Labor, Legal

This morning the Washington State Supreme Court issued a messy 67-page ruling on whether a lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s COVID-era ordinance mandating additional hazard pay for food-delivery workers can go forward. The lower court had allowed some of the claims to move forward, while dismissing others. The Supreme …

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CHOP business owners’ lawsuit against city gets pared down, city officials get spanked for deleting texts

On January 13, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal, Public Safety

U.S. District Court Thomas Zilly handed down two rulings today in the “Hunters Capital” lawsuit filed by a collection of Capitol Hill business owners and residents in response to the city’s handling of the CHOP in the summer of 2020. The city had filed a motion for summary judgment to …

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State Supreme court rules against City of Seattle for errant 911 medical response

On January 12, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal

The Washington State Supreme Court this morning ruled against the City of Seattle in a case over its a 911 medical response call that went very wrong. In response to a 911 call. the city’s 911 call center dispatched a medical unit that went to the wrong address, and it …

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Seattle School District sues social media platforms

On January 6, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal

The Seattle School District has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok for allegedly contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!

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