The Fight for Civil Legal Aid
Tacoma Reckons With A Housing Crisis
A mass eviction from a Tacoma apartment complex is causing city leaders to take a hard look at tenant protections that have lagged behind Seattle’s.
Evicted Over $49: What Happens When Seattle’s Poorest Tenants Can’t Make Rent
The city's public housing authority leaves little wiggle room for struggling residents.
‘Seismic shift’: New law will reduce number of juveniles sent to adult court in Washington state
The new law will reduce the number of 16- and 17-year-olds who have been charged with a handful of violent offenses from entering the adult criminal-justice system. It also extends juvenile jurisdiction to age 25, up from age 21, for those convicted of certain crimes.
Civil-rights, voter-law attorney Joaquin Avila, of Seattle, dies at 69
Civil rights lawyer Joaquin Avila, who fought discrimination in classrooms, workplaces and voting booths as a leader of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, has died. He was 69.
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$95,000 Fine Over Sex Harassment At Wenatchee Orchard: EEOC
The only woman tractor driver at a Wenatchee orchard was sexually harassed and forced into a lower-paying job, according to a lawsuit.
NJP helps client being garnished for medical debt apply for and receive Charity Care
Many people with medical debt may qualify for a program called Charity Care that provides assistance to those who cannot afford to pay their medical bills. An NJP attorney talks with KIRO’s Jesse Jones about the program. > Watch Video
Justice Dept. Office to Make Legal Aid More Accessible Is Quietly Closed
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has effectively shuttered an Obama-era office dedicated to making legal aid accessible to all citizens, according to two people familiar with the situation.
NJP represents mobile home park homeowners in lawsuit against county
The Shady Acres Homeowners’ Association filed a lawsuit this week to prevent Kittitas County from demolishing or closing the Shady Acres mobile home park in Ellensburg.
AG Seeks Legislation to Create Statewide Driver’s Relicensing Program
Attorney General Bob Ferguson notified the Washington Legislature his office is requesting legislation to establish a program to address traffic-based financial obligations that does not penalize people for their poverty. In a December 1, 2017 Report, required by law, the AG’s Office proposes a system to consolidate traffic debt, owed courts in multiple jurisdictions, into […]