When Prayer Isn’t Enough

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to challenge your accuser in court, but we regulate it, especially when an accuser is a minor in a sexual assault case. So, too, the Supreme Court has said that in the face of a compelling government interest, the obtaining and possession of firearms may be ...

Another accuser files claim in Ed Murray abuse case

A man who accused former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sex abuse claims the City of Seattle sided with the mayor and stood by as Murray “slandered his accusers.” An Oregon man has filed a claim for damages accusing former Mayor Ed Murray and the City of Seattle of defamation and negligence.

Ed Murray sex abuse accuser files claim against city

Murray accuser Delvonn Heckard also said Murray paid him sex, and the City of Seattle agreed last year to settle a lawsuit with Heckard for $150,000. Heckard died earlier this month, though his cause and manner of death have not been released by the King County Medical Examiner. Heckard died at ...