What About my Gun(s)?
In November 2022, one of Washington’s Court of Appeals dropped a weapons surrender order on a Kitsap County second degree assault case involving a no ...
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What About Free Speech?
This past week the United States Supreme Court ruled, on First Amendment grounds, that to prosecute someone for what is indisputably a ‘true threat’ of ...
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What is up with Gun Control and Protection Orders?
In an interesting move last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to consider whether our government may forbid people subject to domestic violence orders ...
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Safely Off the Roadway?
When does the affirmative defense of ‘safely off the roadway’ apply? Well, it doesn’t apply to the crime of driving under the influence (RCW 46.61.502), ...
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Seattle Graffiti Acceptable?
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Seattle’s Community Court – What Now?
Seattle’s Community Court has gone the way of the dinosaurs. It only took about 2.5 years to meet its demise. Community Court was meant to ...
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What About Drug Possession and Public Use?
So what happens now that the Seattle City Council rejected the most recent drug prosecution bill? The legislation would have adopted into the City’s ...
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Is Day Reporting in the Cards?
What is Bothell Municipal Court’s Day Reporting program? In 2021 Bothell Municipal Court began offering alternatives to jail in some cases. One such alternative ...
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When do I have to Show for an SMC Arraignment?
We here at SQ Attorneys are frequently asked when can an arraignment simply be waived in Seattle Municipal Court. The answer lies in the court’s ...
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Drug Possession Sanctions Approved?
It is done. Governor Jay Inslee signed SB 5536, which outlines appropriate penalties for drug possession in Washington. Washington’s new drug possession statute prioritizes treatment, ...
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