Justice Scalia had long detested restrictions on corporate political contributions but there was little sign that the 2009 arguments on an obscure case called "Citizens United" would lead to anything big legally.

The Oregonian reports that issues " include excessive turnover of senior managers (three different training commanders since 2007; four chiefs and six assistant chiefs of operations since 2000), lack of annual performance reviews, snail-paced investigations of alleged police misconduct and uneven discipline that often gets reduced or overturned due to grievances or arbitration rulings."  

The Seattle Times reports, "These days, the Internet instantly connects you with others who worry what disaster the future might bring."  

The probe by the State Patrol involved the assistant chief who is in charge of SPD's response to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. It was touched off by complaints from police captains, who took a number of concerns to the U.S. Attorney's office.

A Pierce County Superior Court judge agreed with the defense's position on the meaning of the state's child porn law and tossed the charges against Powell, the father-in-law of a missing Utah woman.

The Herald reports, "Washington State Patrol detectives have sent prosecutors the results of their investigation into Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon, but they aren't saying what they've found."  

Connelly writes, "Anarchists who trashed downtown Seattle storefronts on May Day are the best friends an established order could ever have."  

A group of May Day protesters in Seattle broke windows downtown and set a small fire at the old federal courthouse.

The ACLU says current laws are inadequate and that strong new policies will be needed to protect citizens' rights. A professor observes that the legal system has been slow to respond as technology moves rapidly.

Days after the murder of his wife and daugther, a survivalist apparently committed suicide while police encircled the bunker he spent eight years building in a hillside.