Judge Orders Halt to Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Tickets
OLYMPIA — An estimated 100,000 Washington residents will have their driver’s licenses reinstated and people will no longer be penalized for driving while poor as a result of a judge’s order signed today requiring the Department of Licensing (DOL) to stop suspending licenses for unpaid traffic tickets for non-criminal moving violations. The order comes in…
Virtual legal aid clinic to take place May 22
On Saturday, May 22nd, the Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers will be holding a free virtual legal aid clinic, offering one-on-one phone or Zoom consultations for people needing assistance with civil legal cases such as divorce, custody, landlord/tenant cases, and more, from 10 a.m. to noon. Pre-registration for the clinic is required by May 17th.…
Thurston County Superior Court Rules Washington Driver’s License Suspension Law Unconstitutional
ACLU Washington — On Friday, April 30, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson ruled that Washington’s law authorizing automatic and mandatory license suspensions for unpaid moving violation fines without meaningful evaluation of the driver’s ability to pay the fine violates the state constitution’s right to due process. The ACLU of Washington filed a…
KPTZ Compass: Discussing State v. Blake with public defender Richard Davies and prosecutor James Kennedy
In a narrow 5-4 ruling, the Washington State Supreme Court recently declared the state’s felony drug possession law unconstitutional because it did not require proof that the accused knowingly or intentionally possessed the drugs. This week on the Compass, we talk with Jefferson County Prosecutor James Kennedy and then with Public Defender Richard Davies about…
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