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Washington Supreme Court Announces Race and Ethnicity Are Relevant Factors in Analysis of Whether Someone Has Been ‘Seized’
by Jacob Barrett
In a case of first impression in Washington, the Supreme Court of Washington clarified its seizure analysis by expressly holding that race and ethnicity are relevant factors in determining whether a person has been seized.
In April 2019, Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Rickerson was on patrol ...
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