Michael Withey

J. Edgar Hoover and the Forsythe Saga

J. Edgar Hoover and the Forsythe Saga

Image: Hoover's doubts about Forsythe in his own handwriting in long-secret FBI Documents On the 40th anniversary of the assassinations of two of Seattle’s most beloved labor leaders a Freedom of Information lawsuit has revealed a gross miscarriage of justice by the...

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Summary Execution Topping Amazon Charts

Great news! Summary Execution is topping the Amazon charts as #1 best seller in International Law, Legal History, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law Evidence. And, popular book selling website, BookBub, is now promoting Summary Execution at discounted rates. BookBub...

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News: KING 5 reporter Lori Matsukawa

A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit was filed against the FBI on Nov. 9th. The suit claims the Seattle FBI has failed to provide over 1200 pages of documents related about its handling of Levane Forsythe, the Seattle FBI informant who was sent to the scene of the...

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Read our Excerpt in YES! Magazine

Read our excerpt in YES! Magazine titled How to Sue a Dictator: "A brutal regime from across the Pacific Ocean ordered the assassination of two union activists in Seattle. Here’s the true story of how the killers—including the president of the Philippines—were made to...

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Judge Rothstein Receives WSAJ Judge of Year Award

The Honorable Barbara Rothstein received the Washington State Association of Justice’s coveted Judge of the Year Award last month at the group’s annual Law Day Celebration. Rothstein, who is now on senior status, served as the director of the Federal Judicial Center...

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Literary Agent, Chip MacGregor, Joins Team!

Literary Agent, Chip MacGregor, Joins Team!

Major Developments in The Domingo and Viernes Story!! Literary agent Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary has agreed to be our agent to get the book published. Chip is a highly successful and well regarded agent who will represent Mike with both the book publishing...

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Former Superior Court Judge on the  Lives of Gene and Silme

Former Superior Court Judge on the Lives of Gene and Silme

What follows is a personal account of Mike Fox, one of the attorneys who represented Gene Viernes, Silme Domingo and Silme’s brother Nemesio Domingo in their fight against race discrimination in the cannery industry in Alaska. Mike had dedicated his life and career to the representation of farm workers, cannery workers, and the downtrodden and neglected. On the bench he was widely acclaimed for his fairness, and sense of justice. It is my personal honor to present Mike’s heartfelt reflections on our fallen heroes, Gene Viernes and SIlme Domingo:

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