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Washington state law schools are aiming to recruit more Latino and Native American students through a program at a central Washington university. The state s three law schools at Gonzaga University, Seattle University and the University of Washington are collaborating with Heritage University on a three-week course at the school s Toppenish campus over the summer. Andrew Sund, president of Heritage University, said some law firms have told him they have difficulty recruiting attorneys in the region. . ....
Heart Mountain was an internment camp in northwest Wyoming where Japanese Americans were relocated against their will during World War II. It was the subject of a recent PBS TV special, and will also be featured in the Alliance for Historic Wyoming s new Placed-Based Stories project. Dakota Russell, executive director of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, said while the camp closed at war s end, many families who had lost everything they owned after relocation decided to stay in Wyoming. . ....
This month s guilty verdict in the Kim Potter trial has brought renewed attention to police accountability, but a Minnesota group says fatal encounters with law enforcement still happen too often, and it wants to help departments with their response teams. Potter, a former Brooklyn Center officer, was convicted in the shooting death of Daunte Wright. It followed this spring s conviction of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin. . ....
Nine Texas residents now held in the Dallas County jail system will be bailed out this Thursday and met by reform advocates who say the bail system is not equitable. As in other states, many of those arrested in Texas remain in jail before their criminal cases are resolved and while still legally presumed innocent. Some with enough money to post bond get out of jail, while poorer inmates remain locked up. . ....