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WA honors Magna Carta’s 800-year legacy of liberty

WA honors Magna Carta’s 800-year legacy of liberty

British flag flies outside Capitol. (Photos courtesy of Benjamin Helle) As the Union Jack flew at the Washington state Capitol and inside the ornate Temple of Justice, the state joined a national and international celebration of the 800-year legacy of liberty and the rule of law. The foundational document was described as “the most famous and pivotal law document in the world” by Robin Twyman, UK consul in Seattle. Robert Stacey, an expert on early British history, said American colonists…

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