Emily Schwing
Stories
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WA Congresswoman Cruises to Victory, Claims Eighth Term
Washington 5th Congressional District Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers beat Democratic challenger Lisa Brown in the 2018 midterm election to claim...
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court wouldn't let in this tribal chairman because he was wearing a headdress
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Native women turn up the volume in violence, sexual assault conversations
According to the National Institute of Justice , four in five Native American and Alaska Native women will experience some kind of domestic violence in...
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Yakama Tribe chairman denied entry to Supreme Court over headdress
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, Oct. 30 in a five-year-old case that questions the rights outlined in an 1855 treaty between the United States and Washington’s Yakama Nation. Yakama Tribal Chairman JoDe Goudy was denied entry to the court for wearing his traditional headdress.
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Yakama Nation Tax Case, As Justices Interpret 1855 Treaty
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a five-year-old case that questions the rights outlined in an 1855 treaty between the United States...
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Northwest Tribal Leader Denied Access By Security Outside US Supreme Court
JoDe Goudy, Chairman of the Yakama Nation, was denied entry to the US Supreme Court Tuesday. Goudy almost always dons his traditional regalia with...
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In ‘Landmark’ Yakama Nation Gas Tax Case
Whether a Northwest Native tribe can legally transport goods and services across state lines is at the heart of arguments that will be presented to the...
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Eastern Washington Congressional Candidates McMorris Rodgers And Brown Face Off In Final Debate
Campaign organizers for incumbent eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers were not happy Wednesday night following a debate in Walla...
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Eastern Washington Congressional Candidates McMorris Rodgers And Brown Face Off In Final Debate
During the debate, which was also carried live nationally on CSPAN, the candidates touched on one hot-button issue in Indian Country: violence against women.
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Environment
No, hunters didn't shoot at Australian firefighters in Washington state