Good evening from the KOWW Newsroom. This is Seattle Now. I'm Patricia Murphy. Here are today's

top stories. It's Thursday, June 27. A jury found former Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson

guilty today in the shooting death of Jesse

Surrey in 2019. Lawyers for Nelson say they'll seek a new trial. Elaine Simons is Saray's foster

mother. She spoke outside the courtroom after the verdict. This is justice not only for the

Surrey family. This is justice for Washington State, for families passed for I-940 forward,

that it will set presidents, will allow other families to feel that justice can prevail,

and that we can show that there is accountability, resolution, and justice for our families in the state.

Voters passed measure I-940 several years ago. It lowers the legal standard for charging police

officers who use deadly force on the job. Nelson is the first police officer convicted of murder

under this law. His lawyers have 10 days to file a motion for a retrial.

Washington Senator Patty Murray says despite today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Idaho's abortion

ban will continue to have a dangerous chilling effect. The ruling means Idaho's abortion ban will not

be enforced in emergencies. It also reinstates legal protections

for physicians who provide emergency abortions. The federal law, also known as EMTALA, requires

emergency physicians to stabilize patients, which can include abortions. Idaho Code only allows them

if the life of the mother is in danger. Washington

Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland says the decision is not a win. It's a delay that leaves space for

extremists to try again. The case now returns to a federal appeals court and could once again

end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Music before the U.S. Supreme Court. Seattle Public School leaders are laying out more details about the framework they'll use to decide which elementary schools should close.

Sammy West reports.

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