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Washington State Supreme Court Rules Drug Possession Law Unconstitutional In 5-4 Decision On 3/13/21 at 12:14 AM EST The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that the state s felony drug possession law is unconstitutional. The court s decision potentially upends years worth of convictions, imprisonment and related fines, leaving prosecutors, lawyers and legislators unsure how to proceed. A Democratic state legislator has introduced a replacement law to re-criminalize drug possession. But some legal and drug reform advocates would prefer it remain an inactive relic from War on Drugs. The court issued its decision on February 25 in the case of State of Washington v. Shannon Blake. The case involved a 2016 drug possession charge. ....
Hispanic or Latino voters, according to the U.S. Census Bureau Adams, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Walla Walla and Yakima counties. According to a consent decree in a lawsuit brought under the federal Voting Rights Act in Yakima County, the Washington Secretary of State matches Yakima voter last names to a “Spanish surname” list provided by the U.S. Justice Department in 2004. InvestigateWest also used this list to analyze signature rejections. Latinos make up 37% of the total population in these eight counties, and 21% of the voting population. White, non-Hispanic voters make up most of the remaining voting population in these counties. While the eight counties account for 10% of the statewide voting population, they account for 29% of the Latino voting population in Washington. ....
This week on "The Divide": U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene and Pramila Jayapal shares details with Brandi Kruse about this week's chaos at the Capitol. ....