108 results for: Judicial and Legal Systems
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Judge Jack Tanner, Seattle, March 28, 1997
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed Jack Edward Tanner (1919-2006) as judge to the Western District Court. Tanner was the first African American federal judge west of the Mississippi. A Tacoma native, Tanner attended the University (then College) of Puget Sound and the University of Washington School of Law, passing the bar exam in 1955. At the same time, he…
ID Number:2000.107.19970328.10.12
Date:1997
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Vigil for WTO protesters held at King County Jail, Seattle, December 3, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991203.3.13
Date:1999
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Vigil for WTO protesters held at King County Jail, Seattle, December 3, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991203.3.31
Date:1999
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WTO protesters released from jail, Seattle, December 5, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991205.1.34
Date:1999
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Harinder "Paul" Bains, with his son, Ikjot Bains, Seattle, June 21, 2002
Harinder "Paul" Bains and his two brothers Gurinder and Gagandeep immigrated to Washington from India in 1987, seeking freedom from religious persecution. The brothers settled in Okanogan, became US citizens, and started a gas station and gasoline transport business called Flying B. In 2000, they complained to oil company Arco alleging racial and religious discrimination while contracting with Arco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.20020621.CD02.001
Date:2002
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Pierre Parent having his blood pressure checked at the Monroe Correctional Complex, August 14, 2002
In August 2002, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on long-standing issues in Washington's prison health care system, including incomplete or inaccurate patient records, lack of proper staff training, missed diagnoses, poor handling of emergencies, and severe medical staff shortages. At the time, Washington prisons had more than 15,000 inmates, but only five full-time staff doctors, and prison wardens instead of doctors…
ID Number:2000.107.20020814.CD01.02.001
Date:2002
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Prison medical staff changing patient's bandages at Monroe Correctional Complex, August 14, 2002
In August 2002, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on long-standing issues in Washington's prison health care system, including incomplete or inaccurate patient records, lack of proper staff training, missed diagnoses, poor handling of emergencies, and severe medical staff shortages. At the time, Washington prisons had more than 15,000 inmates, but only five full-time staff doctors, and prison wardens instead of doctors…
ID Number:2000.107.20020814.CD01.02.002
Date:2002
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Flier for a forum protesting the death penalty, Seattle, December 10, 1976
On December 10, 1976, two Socialist groups, the North End Militant Forum and the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) held a public meeting at the University of Washington HUB to protest the death penalty. Tim Ford, Elmer Dixon and Toby Emmerich spoke at the meeting. The image on the flier shows a man being strapped into an electric chair.
ID Number:2002.23.1.32.1
Date:1976
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Leaflet for trial of the Seattle Seven, November 16, 1970
In February 1970, members of the Chicago Seven were sentenced on contempt charges stemming from riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Demonstrations took place in numerous cities. The Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) called for protests in downtown Seattle. On February 17, over 2000 demonstrators carried on running battles with the police, breaking windows in the U.S. Courthouse and downtown businesses.Seventy-five…
ID Number:2002.23.1.41.1
Date:1970
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Free Yvonne Wanrow mailer, 1978
Yvonne Swan Wanrow is an activist advocating for the rights of Native Americans and women. She is a member of the Colville Tribes of eastern Washington. On August 11, 1972, Wanrow shot and killed a convicted sex offender when he attempted to assault her young son. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty years in prison, but appealed…
ID Number:2002.23.1.52.1
Date:1978