Washington First Amendment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Marlon Arteaga-Calix </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry into the United States without permission in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. Marlon Arteaga-Calix was removed from the U.S. in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2021. After returning he has convictions for multiple drug offenses involving cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. The severity of the ... More...
$ (08-27-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Shawn Rutherford Kueck </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with animal cruelty. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> T.K. and Shawn Kueck were married and lived on a rural farm in Rice, Washington. In September 2023, the parties separated after a fight and T.K. left the home with... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II <h2> <center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and M... More...
$ (05-28-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> Crawford v. Washington </h2> </center>
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. The State sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner's wife Sylvia had made during police interrogation, as evidence that the stabbing was not in self-defense. Sylvia did not testify at trial because of Washington's marital privilege. Petitioner argued that admitting the evidence would violate his Sixth Amendment right to be "con... More...
$ (06-08-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v.Kai Domonic Butler </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Kai Domonic Butler, 29, accused of killing Tashylah Combs, 23, in 2024, by unlawfully imprisoned her in his car before a driving move caused her to fall out, leading to fatal head injuries.... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brandon Denzel Washington </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion for prostitution. Brandon Denzel Washington, age 33, was charged with trafficking four different women. Multiple victims testified about Washington trafficking and transporting them to Washington, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Hawaii between 2014 and 2021. Wash... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The recall was classified as a Class I recall... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Roshard Andrew Carty
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, first contacted the 73-year-old Vancouver, Washington victim in 2020. He posed as an employee of Publisher’s Clearinghouse and claimed the victim won $22 million and a car in the lottery, but that she needed to pay taxes and fees to access her winnings. He convinced the vi... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Dylan Rex
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of Wire Fraud; seven counts of Computer Fraud; one count of Possession of Child Pornography; and one count of Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Between July 2020 and March 2023, Dylan Rex, age 32, of La Center, Washington, defrauded over 170 victims of their private and intimate photos and videos sto... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin
Spokane, Washinngton, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Tawhnee Willow Colvin, of Davenport, Washington, was convicted by a jury on all twenty-six counts charged following a trial in September 2025. As evidence presented at the trial established, Colvin was employed as Assistant Director of the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Department of Health and Human S... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Steven E. Graham
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm charges. In late November 2023, Steven E. Graham, age 40, of Wenatchee, Washington, was serving a term of community custody supervision from a prior state drug conviction. Members of the Columbia River Drug Task Force were investigating Graham not only for drug trafficking, but beca... More...
$ (12-30-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Kenneth H. Crause
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. The Spokane Police Department Special Investigations Unit had an active drug trafficking investigation into Kenneth H. Crause, age 55, who was already on federal supervision for a prior drug trafficking conviction. Based on that investigation offi... More...
$ (12-29-2025 - WA)<H2> Randey Thompson v. Central Valley School District No. 365, et al.
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on retaliation in violation of the First Amendment theory. Thompson was placed on paid administrative leave and subsequently transferred to a teaching position as a result of his posting on Facebook a comment about the Democratic National Convention that used epithets, slurs, and violent language.... More...
$ (12-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple, Charles Lon Seltz </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, and Special... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)Burt Schleiger v. Social Security Administration
Benton, Washington, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.<br> <br> DIWC and DIWW are abbreviations for different Social Security disability programs<br> . DIWC stands for "Disabled Insured Widow's Claim," which provides benefits to a disabled widow or widower who is at least 50 yea... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - WA)Estate of Ian Simmers v. County of King, et al.
Seattle, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> After confessing to the crime, Ian Simmers was convicted in 1996 in the<br> Superior Court of Washington for King County for first-degree murder when he<br> was sixteen years old. Decades later, Simmers moved for a new trial. In response,<br> the State moved to vacate the conviction, w... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Dupree L. Meadows
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree assault and first-degree arson. Bond was set at $100,000.<br> <br> Dupree L. Meadows, age 52, was accused of setting a man on fire beneath the Browne.... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Santiago Medero
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the murder of Camille Love and wounding of her brother, Joshua Love, in Tacoma.<br> <br> At the time of the murder, the Loves were driving home after watching the Super Bowl. The siblings were innocent parties who were not associated with any gangs. It is believed they were targeted because Mederos' gang mistakenly... More...
$0 (10-14-2022 - WA)State of Washington v. John Doe
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault. <br> <br> Twently-eight old male suspect accused of shooting and killing one man and wounding another.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> On September 24, 2025, the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County She... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Katie AL. Sims
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree malicious mischief.<br> <br> SPD officers responded to an auto dealership located in the 1300 block of West 3rd Avenue on what was initially reported as an argument. Officers contacted the complainant and were advised that as two subjects were arguing near the dealership, one of them began throwing roc... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - WA)Christina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway
Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory <br> under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway's sexual misconduct. St. Clair alleges constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a violation of the Washington... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl<br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty pleas to ... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. <br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Willie McCoo, Jr.
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Willie McCoo Jr., 55, of Seattle, allegedly fatally stabbed Kiara Sewell, 31, of Tacoma.<br> <br> The State has charged the defendant with two counts of premeditated murder, committed with a deadly weapon against an intimate partner and against a roommate, which showed deliberate cruel... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Vitaliy F. Bobak </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with massive stolen goods trafficking scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> First of a pair of men charged in massive stolen goods trafficking scheme enters guilty plea</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Randall Ping </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling nearly $900,000 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Washington state employee sentenced to prison for embezzling nearly $900,000</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br>... More...
$0 (09-11-2025 - WA)Vanessa Velasco Ortega v. Isaiah Holloway, et al.
Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Isaiah Holloway and Vanessa Velasco Ortega cross-appeal from the district<br> court's order granting in part and denying in part Holloway's motion for summary<br> judgment. Holloway encountered Velasco Ortega in the course of his duties as a<br> Deputy Police Officer for the O... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. KhaliilAhmed, aka “Bossup â€, Yohannes Wondimagegnehu, aka “Jon†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with violent drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> First two members of violent drug trafficking organization sentenced to prison</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Tw... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - WA)Leona M. Qualey v. Pierce County, et al.
Tacoma, Washington personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> The suit calls tOn Jan. 16, 2022, Moses Portillo was shot and killed. The plaintiff claimed that the shooting "unnecessary, reckless, negligent and wrongful,†and it claims Dolan violated proper police procedure, Sheriff's Department's policies and procedures and Washi... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jered Shay Picard </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assaulting His Intimate Partner with a Firearm and Attempted Witness Tampering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Nespelem Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Assaulting His Intimate Partner with a Firearm and Attempted Witness Ta... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - WA)<H2> Jamall S. Baker v. Tammy O'Reilly
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Prisoner civil rights laws protect inmates from violations of their constitutional rights while incarcerated. These laws safeguard against cruel and unusual punishment, discrimination, and denial of due process. Key areas of protection include freedom from excessiv... More...
$0 (06-18-2025 - wa)<h1> United States of America v. Dennis Aguilar Huisa </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and one count of money laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man caugh... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Lamara Allen Thompson
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography.<br> <br> An individual convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) for production of child pornography is subject to a mandatory<br> term of imprisonment of at least 15 years. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2251(e), that mandatory term is increased to at least 25<br> years if that individual "has o... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Justin Baker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting teen </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California man who molested teen on flight sentenced to two years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A 42-year-old Los Angeles County, California man was was in... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Gary Clark
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse.<br> <br> Gary Clark, the former mayor of Zillah, Washington was charged with multiple counts of first-degree rape and two counts of indecent exposure.... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sajed Al-Maarej </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defraud defrauding retailer's of more than $4 million </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dearborn, Michigan man, who used fake refund scheme to defraud retailers of more than $4 million, sentenced to three years in prison </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Carver </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second-in-command of drug distribution organization tied to Aryan Prison Gang sentenced to 12 years in prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...
$0 (12-16-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Patrick McDonagh; Matthew McDonagh </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Irish brothers sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding elderly homeowners across the country</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two brothers from Ireland... More...
$0 (12-16-2024 - WA)James W. Cherberg and Nan Chot Cherberg v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a breach of contract theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> On June 29, 2012, the Cherbergs purchased the Policy from Fidelity covering their newly purchased property. Fidelity does not dispute that the Policy failed to expressly identify, "take exception to," or "otherwise disclose the existence of" the Exclusive Easements.<br> <... More...
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