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“In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice”

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MAY 28, 2024

“In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice”: Ben Smith and Max Tani of Semafor have this report. The post “In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice” appeared first on How Appealing.

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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

JURIST

APRIL 19, 2022

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. Washington. The District Court ruled in the Circuit City trustee’s favor, and the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the case. Fitzgerald and United States v. United States v.

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US Supreme Court reaches unanimous decision in Washington worker’s compensation case

JURIST

JUNE 21, 2022

The Supreme Court of the United States Tuesday released a decision in United States v. Washington. The case revolves around a 2018 Washington state worker’s compensation law which applied to certain federal workers performing cleanup at the Hanford nuclear site. The law consequently violates the Supremacy Clause.”

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“Father Reidy Goes to Washington — As Supreme Court Clerk; Notre Dame law professor Father Patrick Reidy will clerk for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, starting in October”

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JUNE 19, 2024

“Father Reidy Goes to Washington — As Supreme Court Clerk; Notre Dame law professor Father Patrick Reidy will clerk for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, starting in October”: Mary Frances Myler of National Catholic Register has this report.

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Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody

Above The Law

MAY 28, 2024

The Post's excuse for not running this story is bad, but it's the inevitable side effect of the Supreme Court's structure. The post Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody appeared first on Above the Law.

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“Washington Supreme Court OKs virtual life term for teen”

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“Washington Supreme Court OKs virtual life term for teen”: Gene Johnson of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “One year after saying virtual life sentences are unconstitutional for teenage killers, the Washington Supreme Court changed course Thursday in a split ruling that drew irate dissents from four justices.”

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“Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein leaves Supreme Court practice, law firm”

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MARCH 1, 2023

“Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein leaves Supreme Court practice, law firm”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report. ” The post “Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein leaves Supreme Court practice, law firm” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“U.S. appeals court upholds Washington state’s conversion therapy ban”

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

appeals court upholds Washington state’s conversion therapy ban”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report. Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Washington LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Ban Upheld by Ninth Circuit.” Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. “U.S.

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Greetings from Washington, DC

HowAppealing

APRIL 23, 2023

Greetings from Washington, DC : Where I will be attending tomorrow morning’s two U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments, including one that’s very #OnBrand (and another that, to its credit, was at least interesting enough to merit a “SCOTUSblog” preview ).

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US Supreme Court rejects Turkish appeal to dismiss Washington DC protests lawsuits

JURIST

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a request from the Turkish government to dismiss two civil lawsuits against it. The lawsuits allege that demonstrators were injured by Turkish security forces during a 2017 protest in Washington, DC. ” The lower courts agreed with Akaras’ argument.

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Washington state AG sues to prevent Albertsons’ $4B dividend issue to shareholders

JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Tuesday sued the grocery store chains Albertsons and Kroger for violating the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA). The case is filed in the Washington King County Superior Court. On October 14, Albertsons and Kroger agreed to merge.

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“The Supreme Court: The most powerful, least busy people in Washington; The justices are quietly quitting their day jobs as judges, even as they become more and more political.”

HowAppealing

MAY 6, 2024

“The Supreme Court: The most powerful, least busy people in Washington; The justices are quietly quitting their day jobs as judges, even as they become more and more political.” ” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“A Conversation with Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven C. González; Washington State’s chief justice discusses balls and strikes, diversity on the bench, and the role of state courts in protecting rights”

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JANUARY 23, 2023

“A Conversation with Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven C. González; Washington State’s chief justice discusses balls and strikes, diversity on the bench, and the role of state courts in protecting rights”: Alicia Bannon of the Brennan Center for Justice has this Q&A.

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“Dueling court cases in Washington state and Texas could determine legality of abortion pill”

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MARCH 29, 2023

“Dueling court cases in Washington state and Texas could determine legality of abortion pill”: Spencer Kimball of CNBC has this report. The post “Dueling court cases in Washington state and Texas could determine legality of abortion pill” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Abbie VanSickle will be joining the Washington bureau as a Supreme Court reporter.”

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JANUARY 25, 2023

“Abbie VanSickle will be joining the Washington bureau as a Supreme Court reporter.” The post “Abbie VanSickle will be joining the Washington bureau as a Supreme Court reporter.” ” The New York Times Co. issued this news release today. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Washington Judge Cedes Credit Card Late Fee Suit to Texas Court; Fifth Circuit blocked transfer of the case from Texas; Industry is seeking an injunction blocking $8 fee cap”

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APRIL 11, 2024

“Washington Judge Cedes Credit Card Late Fee Suit to Texas Court; Fifth Circuit blocked transfer of the case from Texas; Industry is seeking an injunction blocking $8 fee cap”: Evan Weinberger of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Washington state expands voting rights for individuals with felony convictions

JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Wednesday expanding voting rights for persons with felony convictions. HB 1078 automatically restores voting rights for people with felony convictions once completing a sentence of total confinement through the Washington Department of Corrections.

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“Interview With Justice Kagan: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was interviewed by federal Judge Jeffrey Sutton as part of the 2024 Supreme Court Fellows Program, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.”

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“Interview With Justice Kagan: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was interviewed by federal Judge Jeffrey Sutton as part of the 2024 Supreme Court Fellows Program, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.” ” C-SPAN has posted the video from this afternoon’s event at this link.

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“A conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Washington University”

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APRIL 6, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Washington University”: Washington University in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dana Rieck has an article headlined “ Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks life — and a little poker — at Washington U.” “A conversation with U.S.

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Amazon to pay $2.25M, shut down price-fixing program after Washington state AG investigation

JURIST

JANUARY 28, 2022

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson Thursday announced that Amazon will pay $2.25 Ferguson’s office filed a resolution in the King County Superior Court. Ferguson’s office filed a resolution in the King County Superior Court. Currently, over half of all Amazon sales are through third-party sellers.

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“Washington Top Court Asked to Weigh in on Birth Defect Damages”

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JANUARY 3, 2022

“Washington Top Court Asked to Weigh in on Birth Defect Damages”: Julie Steinberg of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on an order certifying a question to the Supreme Court of Washington that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

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“Racial covenants in home titles to remain in public record, Washington Supreme Court rules”

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APRIL 1, 2022

“Racial covenants in home titles to remain in public record, Washington Supreme Court rules”: Laurel Demkovich of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington has this report. You can access yesterday’s unanimous ruling of the Washington Supreme Court at this link.

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“Appeals court mulls reviving Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against Washington Post; The former Post journalist claims she was banned from #MeToo reporting because she’d experienced sexual assault”

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Appeals court mulls reviving Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against Washington Post; The former Post journalist claims she was banned from #MeToo reporting because she’d experienced sexual assault”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

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“Washington Supreme Court mandates COVID-19 vaccines for workers, encourages lower courts to do same”

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AUGUST 19, 2021

“Washington Supreme Court mandates COVID-19 vaccines for workers, encourages lower courts to do same”: Kip Hill of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington has this report. Yesterday, the Washington State Supreme Court issued this order.

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Washington State Sets Template for Protecting Kids’ Privacy in Court

The Crime Report

MAY 24, 2022

This month, the Washington State Supreme Court took a bold step toward protecting children in the legal system. With a few tweaks to existing court rules, the justices created a new requirement that children faced with criminal charges be identified in court documents by their initials and birthday rather than full name. [1].

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“Former Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer: ‘Are you kidding? You’ll get more cases than ever!’; The American lawyer on the problem of overturning of Roe vs Wade, the ‘psychological difficulty’ of retirement — and what ‘Macbeth’ tells us about Washington.”

HowAppealing

MAY 6, 2024

“Former Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer: ‘Are you kidding? The American lawyer on the problem of overturning of Roe vs Wade, the ‘psychological difficulty’ of retirement — and what ‘Macbeth’ tells us about Washington.” The post “Former Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer: ‘Are you kidding?

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“The New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each; The prize for public service went to ProPublica for coverage of the Supreme Court; The Pulitzer board also issued a special citation for journalists covering the Middle East”

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MAY 6, 2024

“The New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each; The prize for public service went to ProPublica for coverage of the Supreme Court; The Pulitzer board also issued a special citation for journalists covering the Middle East”: Michael M. Grynbaum of The New York Times has this report.

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“Judges Debate What to Do When Precedent, Originalism Collide; Judges appear at Federalist Society event in Washington; Note resource issues in lower courts exploring original meaning”

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

“Judges Debate What to Do When Precedent, Originalism Collide; Judges appear at Federalist Society event in Washington; Note resource issues in lower courts exploring original meaning”: Jacqueline Thomsen and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law have this report (subscription required for full access).

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“Washington Supreme Court weighing fate of racist covenants in Spokane home deeds”

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

“Washington Supreme Court weighing fate of racist covenants in Spokane home deeds”: Laurel Demkovich of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington has an article that begins, “A Spokane homeowner wanted a historic racist covenant removed from his home’s title and deed.

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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Washington Ban on Conversion Therapy for Kids

The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

federal appeals court unanimously upheld Washington state’s ban on conversion therapy for children, Reuters reports. Ferguson et al. on Tuesday, a U.S. The panel rejected a therapist’s argument that the ban violated his right to free expression through the practice of the controversial ‘treatment.’ The 9th U.S.

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“Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy; Washington State, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care”

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

“Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy; Washington State, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. ” David G.

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“A conservative Warren court; The Roberts Supreme Court faces the same critiques from its critics as Warren’s”

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JULY 9, 2024

“A conservative Warren court; The Roberts Supreme Court faces the same critiques from its critics as Warren’s”: Law professor Richard M. Re has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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Washington State Bar Seeks Chair to Helm Technology Task Force

LawSites

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This was just passed along to me from someone at the Washington State Bar Association. Familiarity with the Access to Justice Technology Principles as adopted by the Washington Supreme Court. If you are interested, act fast. The deadline is tomorrow. I am posting the notice verbatim. on Friday, February 9, 2024.

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“Credit Card Late Fee Case Moved Again to Washington From Texas; No affected banks in Texas district, judge rules again; CFPB’s final rule would slash credit card late fees to $8”

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MAY 29, 2024

“Credit Card Late Fee Case Moved Again to Washington From Texas; No affected banks in Texas district, judge rules again; CFPB’s final rule would slash credit card late fees to $8”: Michael Smallberg of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued yesterday.

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“The worst decisions in the history of the Washington Supreme Court, according to the chief justice”

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JUNE 14, 2022

“The worst decisions in the history of the Washington Supreme Court, according to the chief justice”: David Gutman of The Seattle Times has this report.

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Life Sentence for Teen Upheld By Washington High Court

The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

One year after saying virtual life sentences are unconstitutional for teenage killers, the Washington Supreme Court upheld a 61-year sentence for Tonelli Anderson, a Black man who was 17 when he shot two women, killing one of them and blinding the other, during a drug robbery in 1994, reports the Star Tribune.

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US Supreme Court rejects former Guantanamo detainee’s request to appeal war crime convictions

JURIST

MAY 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including one for the killing of a US soldier in Afghanistan. A Canadian court ultimately released him on bail in 2015 and four years later commuted his sentence.

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Court of Appeals of Washington Finds No Error in Prosecutor Repeatedly Referring to Defendant as a Hornet's Nest

EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 21, 2021

That was the question addressed by the Court of Appeals of Washington in its recent opinion in Matter of Richmond, 2021 WL 1032855 (Wash.App. Does a prosecutor commit misconduct by repeatedly referring to a defendant as "a hornet's nest?"

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Court of Appeals of Washington Finds 1981 Newspaper Article Admissible Against Mobil as an Ancient Document

EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

Similar to its federal counterpart, Washington Rule of Evidence 901(b)(8) provides that By way of illustration only, and not by way of limitation, the following are examples of authentication or identification conforming with the requirements of this rule: (8) Ancient.

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“Whoops, the progressive road to nirvana ran into a Supreme Court detour; Two Supreme Court rulings block the progressive drive to concentrate power in the executive branch”

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JULY 10, 2024

“Whoops, the progressive road to nirvana ran into a Supreme Court detour; Two Supreme Court rulings block the progressive drive to concentrate power in the executive branch”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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“Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures; A majority of the D.C. Circuit panel seems inclined to reinstate suits against George Washington University and American University”

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JANUARY 14, 2022

“Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures; A majority of the D.C. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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“Sonia Sotomayor’s Book Scandal Is Banal and Troubling; The Supreme Court justice’s buckraking hardly compares to that of her conservative colleagues; But it still says a lot about how much Washington has changed”

HowAppealing

JULY 20, 2023

“Sonia Sotomayor’s Book Scandal Is Banal and Troubling; The Supreme Court justice’s buckraking hardly compares to that of her conservative colleagues; But it still says a lot about how much Washington has changed”: Walter Shapiro has this essay online at The New Republic.

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“Washington Supreme Court considers case that could impact whether cities can tow cars people live in”

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MARCH 17, 2021

“Washington Supreme Court considers case that could impact whether cities can tow cars people live in”: In today’s edition of The Seattle Times, Scott Greenstone has a front page article that begins, “The Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on a landmark case that could change how Seattle enforces parking violations (..)

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Consequences For Drug Possession Could Change in 2023 in Washington State

The Crime Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

Tough decisions on how to handle drug convictions will be on the agenda for legislators in Washington state this year, Laurel Demkovich reports for The Spokeman Review.

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“In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice”

SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

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US Supreme Court reaches unanimous decision in Washington worker’s compensation case

“Father Reidy Goes to Washington — As Supreme Court Clerk; Notre Dame law professor Father Patrick Reidy will clerk for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, starting in October”

Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody

“Washington Supreme Court OKs virtual life term for teen”

“Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein leaves Supreme Court practice, law firm”

“U.S. appeals court upholds Washington state’s conversion therapy ban”

Greetings from Washington, DC

US Supreme Court rejects Turkish appeal to dismiss Washington DC protests lawsuits

Washington state AG sues to prevent Albertsons’ $4B dividend issue to shareholders

“The Supreme Court: The most powerful, least busy people in Washington; The justices are quietly quitting their day jobs as judges, even as they become more and more political.”

“A Conversation with Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven C. González; Washington State’s chief justice discusses balls and strikes, diversity on the bench, and the role of state courts in protecting rights”

“Dueling court cases in Washington state and Texas could determine legality of abortion pill”

“Abbie VanSickle will be joining the Washington bureau as a Supreme Court reporter.”

“Washington Judge Cedes Credit Card Late Fee Suit to Texas Court; Fifth Circuit blocked transfer of the case from Texas; Industry is seeking an injunction blocking $8 fee cap”

Washington state expands voting rights for individuals with felony convictions

“Interview With Justice Kagan: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was interviewed by federal Judge Jeffrey Sutton as part of the 2024 Supreme Court Fellows Program, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.”

“A conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Washington University”

Amazon to pay $2.25M, shut down price-fixing program after Washington state AG investigation

“Washington Top Court Asked to Weigh in on Birth Defect Damages”

“Racial covenants in home titles to remain in public record, Washington Supreme Court rules”

“Appeals court mulls reviving Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against Washington Post; The former Post journalist claims she was banned from #MeToo reporting because she’d experienced sexual assault”

“Washington Supreme Court mandates COVID-19 vaccines for workers, encourages lower courts to do same”

Washington State Sets Template for Protecting Kids’ Privacy in Court

“Former Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer: ‘Are you kidding? You’ll get more cases than ever!’; The American lawyer on the problem of overturning of Roe vs Wade, the ‘psychological difficulty’ of retirement — and what ‘Macbeth’ tells us about Washington.”

“The New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each; The prize for public service went to ProPublica for coverage of the Supreme Court; The Pulitzer board also issued a special citation for journalists covering the Middle East”

“Judges Debate What to Do When Precedent, Originalism Collide; Judges appear at Federalist Society event in Washington; Note resource issues in lower courts exploring original meaning”

“Washington Supreme Court weighing fate of racist covenants in Spokane home deeds”

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Washington Ban on Conversion Therapy for Kids

“Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy; Washington State, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care”

“A conservative Warren court; The Roberts Supreme Court faces the same critiques from its critics as Warren’s”

Washington State Bar Seeks Chair to Helm Technology Task Force

“Credit Card Late Fee Case Moved Again to Washington From Texas; No affected banks in Texas district, judge rules again; CFPB’s final rule would slash credit card late fees to $8”

“The worst decisions in the history of the Washington Supreme Court, according to the chief justice”

Life Sentence for Teen Upheld By Washington High Court

US Supreme Court rejects former Guantanamo detainee’s request to appeal war crime convictions

Court of Appeals of Washington Finds No Error in Prosecutor Repeatedly Referring to Defendant as a Hornet's Nest

Court of Appeals of Washington Finds 1981 Newspaper Article Admissible Against Mobil as an Ancient Document

“Whoops, the progressive road to nirvana ran into a Supreme Court detour; Two Supreme Court rulings block the progressive drive to concentrate power in the executive branch”

“Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures; A majority of the D.C. Circuit panel seems inclined to reinstate suits against George Washington University and American University”

“Sonia Sotomayor’s Book Scandal Is Banal and Troubling; The Supreme Court justice’s buckraking hardly compares to that of her conservative colleagues; But it still says a lot about how much Washington has changed”

“Washington Supreme Court considers case that could impact whether cities can tow cars people live in”

Consequences For Drug Possession Could Change in 2023 in Washington State

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