Marianna Wharry

October 02, 2023 | Law.com

"We are so thankful for this opportunity to protect trans youth, their families, and their medical providers from this baseless and dangerous law," said Malita Picasso, staff attorney for the ACLU's LGBTQ & HIV Project. "While this fight is not over, every day that transgender Montanans are able to access this care is a critical and life-saving victory. We will never stop opposing this ban and all others like it until every transgender person has the care and support they need to thrive."

By Marianna Wharry

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September 29, 2023 | Law.com

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By Marianna Wharry

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September 28, 2023 | Law.com

"[T]he Supreme Court held that Washington's mandatory 'Three Strikes' law may be applied to childhood offenses, and that crimes committed by a child may count as automatic 'strikes' toward a life without parole sentence," Jan Trasen, of the Washington Appellate Project, said in statement. "This disregards evidence-based [Washington state] precedent that 'children are different' from adults, and that they must be sentenced differently. As the dissenting justices said, 'A juvenile charged and sentenced in adult court does not magically become an adult because of the venue in which the case is resolved. … Children are different and age matters.'"

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

September 26, 2023 | Law.com

"Today's opinion is a victory for Mackenzie and for student survivors across the country," said Alexandra Brodsky, a staff attorney at Public Justice in Washington D.C., who argued the case before the en banc court. "Gender violence has grave effects on students' access to education. For that reason, the civil rights law Title IX requires schools to address known abuse. And as the Ninth Circuit explained today, a school's power to stop violence—and its responsibility to do so—doesn't stop at the campus boundary."

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

September 25, 2023 | Law.com

Sheriffs and county commissioners of seven noncharter counties challenged the state over a statute requiring an officer to obtain authorization from the "highest elected official in the jurisdiction" before using tear gas to suppress a riot or threat

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

September 22, 2023 | The Recorder

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Marianna Wharry

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September 22, 2023 | The Recorder

The suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Marianna Wharry

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September 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"Management of AI-related risks is currently one of the top challenges for businesses," said attorney Stephanie Goutos of Gunderson Dettmer Stough.

By Marianna Wharry

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September 21, 2023 | Law.com

The Court of Appeals for the state of Washington affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging eight Washington counties' conduct in the 2020 general election, but the panel stopped short of awarding the counties attorney fees for the filings.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

September 18, 2023 | Law.com

The Lummi Nation are not entitled to disputed waterways in Washington's North Puget Sound based on a 1974 court decree, the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

By Marianna Wharry

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