New law ensures firearms industry faces consequences for irresponsible practices

SPOKANE — A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and dismissed a challenge to Washington’s new law that ensures gun manufacturers and dealers — like other purveyors of dangerous goods — must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands.

JUDGES — SUPERIOR COURTS — COMMISSIONERS — COURT CLERK — STATUTORY AUTHORITY — Authority Of Visiting Superior Court Judges To Preside Over Court Hearings In Visiting Judge’s Home County, Appear Remotely, And Delegate Authority To Court Commissioners

1.         With limited exceptions, including the consent of the parties to hold court elsewhere, a visiting superior court judge should hold a hearing in the county in which the judge is visiting.

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s bipartisan proposal to create an Artificial Intelligence Task Force in the Attorney General’s Office passed the Legislature today in a bipartisan 30-19 vote. The task force will convene technology experts, industry representatives, labor organizations, civil liberty groups and other stakeholders to discuss AI benefits and risks and make recommendations to the Legislature.