WA to become third state to punish ‘stealthing.’ Here’s what else will become law on Monday
On Monday, Washington will become the third state in the nation to allow punishment for “stealthing,” the act of removing or tampering with a sexually protective device before or during intercourse without a partner’s consent. While California and Maine also have laws against the practice, Washington’s law is more expansive. It adds dental dams, spermicides, cervical caps, and other devices used to prevent pregnancies and the spread of disease to the list of barriers that cannot be removed or tampered with. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Tony Overman)
WA leaders praise, fear Supreme Court’s homelessness ruling
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison cheered Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that chipped away at a limited set of protections for homeless people living outside on the West Coast. The court ruled that it is not cruel or unusual punishment to fine or jail homeless people for sleeping outside in public places. The ruling, while in theory only applying to cities under the 9th Circuit Court’s purview, sends a message across the country that elected officials have significant leeway in determining how and when to clear people living in public places, regardless of whether there is enough affordable housing or available shelter. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Nick Wagner)
“I’m happy the law works,”: Police accountability law sees first conviction after 8 years
On Thursday, Officer Jeff Nelson became the first officer in Washington state convicted by a jury for murder for on-duty actions under the state’s police accountability law. “It’s eight years. And to see it…one part, the 2018, was changing the law. That was huge, but this is stratospheric,” said André Taylor, Executive Director of Not This Time, responding to the conviction of an Auburn police officer for murder. Continue reading at KOMO. (Kevin Clark)
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