In a significant move, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) representative assembly approved seven of 16 proposed amendments, notably sanctioning girls flag football as an official sport. However, two amendments addressing transgender student participation in school sports failed to gain the necessary support.

The Leadership Conference said that for 75 years, it has helped secure every major federal civil rights law enacted in the United States. It warned that the same government systems used to advance justice are being weaponized to suppress it.

In a defiant act against constitutional norms, the Trump administration has refused to adhere to a court mandate to return a deportee to El Salvador, undermining the rule of law.