Politics and Legal Updates

Can a Judge Prevent You From Seeing Your Kids If You’re Unvaccinated?

March 3, 2022

Motherhood and Abortion by Guest Blogger – Kaitlin Buie

June 14, 2017

The nuances of abortion are not something readily discussed in our society. Abortion is a hot button issue that many people feel strongly about on both sides of the isle and I view this issue through a limited partisan lens, often ignoring both scientific and economic facts. One of the most strik...

Trump’s Proposed Transportation Budget Cuts Come at a Time When Seattle Needs Money the Most

March 26, 2017

Trump's “America First” budget outline would throw a major wrench in many proposed transit developments in King County and the greater Puget Sound area. This is coming at a time when Seattle construction and development is at an all-time high with no signs of slowing down. Trump's new blueprint w...

Trumpcare

March 24, 2017

The GOP unveiled their new healthcare plan last week. For years, conservatives have railed against the Affordable Care Act and vowed to replace it with a better and more affordable alternative.  As it turns out, there was no real plan in place and they began scrambling to put something together i...

Does Donald Trump Impact Your Marriage?

March 14, 2017

Will our increasingly polarized political climate have a future impact on divorce? Following the election of Donald Trump, there were several viral news stories about women leaving their husbands over their political differences. Is this justifiable? Should there be a marriage vow clause for “in ...

Navigation Center – Can it work in Seattle?

February 24, 2017

We previously wrote about some innovative approaches Seattle was considering that were utilized by other major cities to address the growing homelessness crisis. One of these solutions was the Navigation Center model from San Francisco. This model was used as a way to migrate entire encampments i...

Child Welfare Needs a Solution

February 13, 2017

We wrote about a potential dramatic restructuring of our state's child welfare system that would aim, among many other things, to address state worker turnover. One proponent of this plan is The Seattle Times, which argues that the state would get better outcomes by shifting focus to a prevention...

Trump’s Immigration Ban is a Nightmare for University Students

January 31, 2017

Panic, fear and confusion are widespread after Donald Trump's seven nation immigration ban was signed into law and begun to take immediate effect. Students and faculty alike are shock that such drastic change was implemented so quickly. There are over 17,000 students currently studying here in th...

How Can Trump Impact Your Parental Rights?

January 25, 2017

With Trump officially sworn in as the 45 President of the United States; many are running to their local family lawyer. Why? Because parentage rights may be in question. In Washington State one parent is considered the biological parent of the child and the other presumptive parent. This can get ...

The Most Vulnerable

January 23, 2017

Trump, ACA, children