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Seattle pride
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
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Downtown Seattle
Blue background with text that says Juneteenth: a day to celebrate a day to activate. Community Event
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Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 12:00am to Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 12:00am
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Various

This case asks whether Washington violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment when it followed a state law forbidding the use of public funds for theology degrees

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that the state's Equal Access to Justice Act allows the awarding of attorney fees at each level of judicial review.

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Solis Diaz’s PRP argues that his extensive term-of-years sentence is the functional equivalent of a juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentence, and is therefore unconstitutional under the U.S. and Washington State Constitutions.

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In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court struck down mandatory life without possibility of parole sentences when imposed on individuals convicted of committing murder while under age 18 (referred to herein as JLWOP sentences). 

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