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Op-ed: Texas can鈥檛 block votes cast in other states. Absurdly, it鈥檚 trying.
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Op-ed: Texas can鈥檛 block votes cast in other states. Absurdly, it鈥檚 trying.

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A new lawsuit filed by Texas would interfere with voting processes in states across the country if it wasn't doomed to fail, writes 红桃视频 Professor Lisa Manheim. (Source: The Washington Post)

Opinion: What divesting from Seattle police is really about
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Opinion: What divesting from Seattle police is really about

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Prof. Ang茅lica Ch谩zaro: The mayor and police officials wants to 鈥渞eimagine鈥 public safety, but to change policing we need to imagine safety for the first time. (Source: Crosscut)

How Trump Could Attempt a Coup
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How Trump Could Attempt a Coup

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The Biden campaign is planning for the worst. Here are three possible scenarios. Professor Lisa Manheim is quoted. (Source: The Atlantic)

Washington Supreme Court reverses its 1960 ruling that allowed Seattle cemetery to discriminate against a Black family

Washington Supreme Court reverses its 1960 ruling that allowed Seattle cemetery to discriminate against a Black family

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In striking down the opinion, the Supreme Court said it was trying to reckon with the court system鈥檚 long history of racial discrimination. Professor Theo Myhre is quoted. (Source: The Seattle Times)

Carol Fuller '54, first female superior court judge for Mason and Thurston counties, dies at 90

Carol Fuller '54, first female superior court judge for Mason and Thurston counties, dies at 90

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The judge鈥檚 admirers and loved ones remember her as a gentle, but tough pioneer with boundless courage 鈥 the personification of grace under pressure. (Source: The Olympian)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught me not to panic

Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught me not to panic

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Prof. Liz Porter: From the practice of law to the practice of living, the extraordinary justice stayed focused on the tasks at hand. (Source: Crosscut)