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Civil Survival Project Amends Legal Financial Obligations Lawsuit Naming Washington State and all Thirty Nine Counties
Aug 19, 2021/Press Release
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. The Civil Survival Project (CSP), a non-profit organization, and six class representatives Irene Slagle, Christina Zawaideh, Julia Reardon, Adam Kravitz, Laura Yarbrough, and Deighton Boyce, have filed an amended class action complaint against the State of Washington and each of the thirty-nine counties in the State. Over the last several decades, the State …
Lawsuit Challenges State and Counties to Refund Financial Penalties for Drug Charges
Apr 17, 2021/News Item
A nonprofit representing formerly incarcerated Washington residents is suing the state and its 39 counties in an attempt to address one of the loose ends left by the state Supreme Court’s landmark opinion in February ruling all simple drug possession charges unconstitutional. The Seattle-based Civil Survival Project filed the class action lawsuit on Thursday, April 15, in …
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Civil Survival Project Amends Legal Financial Obligations Lawsuit Against Washington State And Counties, Files Class Action
Apr 15, 2021/Press Release
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON …. The class action lawsuit is filed on behalf of the Civil Survival Project (CSP), a non-profit organization, and three class representatives Irene Slagle, Christina Zawaideh, and Julia Reardon. Plaintiffs seek to stop the ongoing collection of Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs) related to simple drug possession convictions under what is now an unconstitutional and …
By Throwing Out Drug Law, Washington Supreme Court Creates Massive Fallout
Mar 22, 2021 /News Item
In the wake of the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling in the “Blake” decision on February 25, people can no longer be arrested for simple drug possession in Washington state. Officials must now chart a new path to address past convictions and current substance use. Even supporters of drug decriminalization say they were caught by surprise …
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