(The Center Square) – A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sheriffs in the state's non-charter counties can order the deployment of tear gas to quell a riot without seeking authorization from the chair of a county’s board of commissioners. A recent state law inhibiting a sheriff’s discretion in such situations is unconstitutional, a […]
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