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State Supreme Court Says Low-Level Sex Offender Records “Public Record”
State Supreme Court Says Low-Level Sex Offender Records “Public Record”
State Supreme Court Says Low-Level Sex Offender Records “Public Record”
A Mesa woman has seen the Washington State Supreme Court side with her, as they overturned a King County Superior court order that banned the release of Level 1 Sex Offender records. The court ruled information about Level 1 offenders, those considered the lowest risk to re-offend, can be released as part of the state's Public Records Act.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Judicial Appeals on Same-Sex Marriage
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Judicial Appeals on Same-Sex Marriage
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Judicial Appeals on Same-Sex Marriage
Monday, the United State Supreme Court refused to hear appeals on lower-court judicial rulings that affect same-sex marriage.  Lower-Court  judges, in five separate cases in Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Indiana, said state Constitutional Amendments defining marriage as being between a woman and a man were unconstitutional.   The Supreme Court refused to hear challenges that support thes