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Washington’s Yakima County represents breaking point in state’s public defender crisis
State’s patchwork approach to providing attorneys pits constitutional rights against public safety, legal experts say.
Law and Justice
Trump’s rhetoric breeds ‘unprecedented’ threats, federal judge in Seattle says
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik said calling judges names and threatening to seek their impeachment has resulted in an unprecedented number of online threats to judges themselves.
Grants Pass must fulfill court-mandated conditions before enforcing camping ban
A Josephine County circuit court judge halted Grants Pass' camping ban on Friday, requiring the city to restore lost camping capacity and ensure accessibility for disabled individuals before enforcement can resume.

Law and Justice
Attempted murder trial in Benton County abruptly dismissed after three days amid undisclosed footage
Body camera footage showed the alleged victim contradicting his claim of self-defense. It wasn’t released for two years.

Politics
Oregon lawmakers put forward new gun bill on heels of Measure 114 court decision
Senate Bill 243 condenses four bills into one and would enact sweeping changes to the state's gun laws.
Eugene-based sneaker business owner pleads guilty in $80M fraud scheme
Zadeh Kicks' owner Michael Malekzadeh and Chief Financial Officer Bethany Mockerman were charged with falsifying information on multiple bank loan applications, and receiving more than $15 million in the process.
Law and Justice
Roberts rejects Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching federal judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of a judge who ruled against his deportation plans.
Law and Justice
Early voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court race tests enthusiasm on both sides, with key cases likely
Republicans and Democrats fighting for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will get a sense of how energized their sides are with the start of early in-person voting for the hotly contested race

Oregon immigration advocates decry Trump’s use of wartime law to speed deportations
On Saturday, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime authority that would allow the executive to speed deportations, targeting a Venezuelan gang. The act requires the president to declare the country is at war, giving him the power to speed deportations.

Law and Justice
Legal organizations alarmed over Trump’s targeting of Seattle law firm Perkins Coie
Trump’s order, titled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLC,” seeks to punish the firm, in part over its representation of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, and its involvement in commissioning the anti-Trump dossier compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele in 2016.