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MyNorthwest · 8h

Disability-rights arguments grow heated at Supreme Court, though sweeping ruling appears unlikely

A disability-rights case at the Supreme Court grew unusually heated on Monday, including accusations of lying and references to one side's
Washington Examiner on MSN.com · 1d

Supreme Court could soon weigh legality of late-arriving ballots

The Supreme Court could soon be asked to review Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law, a case that could impact election integrity rules nationwide.
Icon for www.yahoo.comYahoo · 7d

Handyman charged in murder of 82-year-old woman found partially encased in cement under a shed

He served 11 months in custody before he was freed to enter a treatment program that included a host of conditions, including not leaving Washington state, court records showed. The sheriff's ...
CBS News on MSN.com · 4d

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him enforce transgender military ban for now

President Trump signed an executive order that directed the Pentagon to develop a policy that would bar transgender people from serving in the military.
USA TODAY on MSN.com · 11d

Missing Washington state woman's remains found under shed; handyman person of interest

Marcia Norman, 82, disappeared under suspicious circumstances from her home in Tenino. Her remains were found on April 9 under recently-built shed.
Icon for komonews.comkomonews · 10d

Man sentenced for hate crime of 2023 robberies targeting Asian families in Seattle

Court records show Tubbs is still awaiting trial. Pate's 77-month prison sentence will be followed by 18 months of community custody. He previously served a term in prison in connection to a 2012 ...
Icon for www.yahoo.comYahoo · 29d

Retired Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens passes away

she became active on Washington’s Tribal State Court Consortium. Another focus of Owens’ career was improving judicial education on domestic violence cases. In her time on the district court ...
Icon for www.washingtonpost.comThe Washington Post · 9d

Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving LGBTQ+ storybooks

Here are the biggest cases before the Supreme Court this ... been highly receptive to religious rights claims. The court said Washington state school officials discriminated against a former ...
Courthouse News Service · 11d

Supreme Court orders arguments in birthright citizenship case

The Trump administration is putting the century-old right to the test by flexing its executive authority and attacking judges who try to stop them.
The Advocate · 4d

19-year-old linked to Danbury couple kidnapped in $230M crypto heist is in custody, records show

Veer Chetal, linked to the Danbury couple kidnapped in the $230 million crypto heist, is being held by the U.S. Marshals Service in Virginia, records show.
Icon for www.peninsuladailynews.comPeninsula Daily News · 28d

Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens dies

As a Supreme Court justice, she became active on Washington’s Tribal State Court Consortium. Another focus of Owens’ career was improving judicial education on domestic violence cases. In her time on the district court bench, she found the cases were ...
St George News · 4d

Attorneys request more time to review evidence in Washington City fatal stabbing case

Two teenagers accused in the fatal stabbing of a woman at a Washington City vacation rental appeared in court this week, where their attorneys requested more time to sift through
Icon for www.washingtonexaminer.comWashington Examiner · 26d

Supreme Court leaves future of Planned Parenthood uncertain in Medicaid case

The future of state Medicaid funding ... before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Justices heard Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a closely watched case that could determine whether ...
Associated Press News · 27d

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

The Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 29d

Supreme Court appears poised to side with Catholic Charities as string of religion test cases arrive

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court ... That theological question is central to the case because Wisconsin said the social ministry arm of the Catholic diocese and four affiliates have to participate in the state’s unemployment benefits system because ...
Associated Press News on MSN.com · 7d

US Supreme Court won’t revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adults

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Minnesota asking to revive the state’s ban on gun-carry permits for young adults.
Icon for www.khq.comKHQ · Mar 29, 2025

Retired Washington Supreme Court justice dies at 75

According to the Washington Court system, Owens died in California while visiting family. She served on the state's highest court for nearly 45 years before retiring in December due to declining ...
Icon for www.nytimes.comThe New York Times · 12d

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship

By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court ... will remain paused in every state while the court considers the case. The order was the latest response to a series of emergency ...
Icon for www.independent.co.ukThe Independent · 28d

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Mar 13, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in birthright citizenship cases

Washington — President Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to limit for now the scope of three lower court orders that broadly blocked enforcement of his executive order seeking to end ...
OregonLive.com on MSN.com · 4d

Judge orders public defenders to prove caseloads amid Oregon courts emergency

Judge Rebecca Guptill told the publicly funded Metropolitan Public Defender, which operates offices in Washington and Multnomah counties, to produce detailed caseload information for its Hillsboro-based lawyers.
Los Angeles Times on MSN.com · 6d

Supreme Court appears to favor parents’ right to opt out of LGBTQ+ stories for their children

During an argument Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s conservatives strongly suggested they would extend religious liberty rights to parents with children in public schools.
MyNorthwest · 4d

Rantz: WA Supreme Court proposed rule lets judges arbitrarily dismiss charges against criminals

Proposed rule may allow judges with the WA Supreme Court to dismiss charges arbitrarily, bypassing the state legislature.
Icon for www.eenews.netE&E · 3d

Supreme Court could consider challenge to Washington state carbon market

The Supreme Court will as soon as next month review a constitutional challenge to Washington ... to advance its case under the dormant Commerce Clause, which limits state laws that discriminate ...
Icon for www.mercurynews.comMercury News · 9d

Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally ask US Supreme Court to keep their identities anonymous

The Washington State Supreme Court ruled in February that they can be identified ... the day of an insurrection claimed they are protected under the state’s public records law. They say they did nothing wrong and that revealing their names would violate ...
Icon for rollcall.comRoll Call · 11d

Supreme Court to review Trump birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court will decide the future ... immigrants,” the challengers wrote. The cases are Trump et al. v. CASA Inc. et al.; Trump et al. v. Washington, et al.; and Trump et al.
San Diego Jewish World · 11d

Case Study: Doxxer Loses Seattle Court Case

The Court noted that the speech in question related to matters of public concern and advocacy and firmly stated that constitutionally protected speech cannot be the basis for a civil protection order.
Icon for www.opb.orgOPB · 11d

Sexual misconduct case dismissed against ex-staffer of Southwest Washington youth treatment center

A separate civil case against Daybreak was also thrown out April 1 by a Washington State Court of Appeals. It overturned a contempt order against Daybreak, sought by the state department of health ...
KSMU · 5d

After a scathing rebuke, judge grants DOJ an extension in deportation case

A federal judge gave the Trump administration another week to answer detailed questions about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whose illegal deportation has raised concerns about due process.
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 6d

Handyman charged with murder of 82-year-old woman found buried under a shed

A Washington state handyman is facing charges ... according to authorities and court records. Norman had disappeared "under suspicious circumstances" from her residence near Tenino, a small ...
TIME on MSN.com · 6d

What’s At Stake With The Supreme Court’s LGBTQ+ Schoolbooks Case

Montgomery County is the nation’s most religiously diverse county and the largest in the state of Maryland.
Icon for www.wweek.comWillamette Week · 27d

Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez Sends Society Hotel Case to Washington County

Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton agreed to take on the cases against Nicole Middleton, 42, and Rhythm Kenaley, 30, who were arrested March 27 outside The Society Hotel after a ...
JD Supra · 7d

Washington Supreme Court Expands Reach of Anti-Spam Law

The Washington Supreme Court has just handed down a decision significantly expanding the scope of its anti-spam law to now cover a wide array of
Tri-City Herald · 4d

Washington courts trump voters on homeless encampments | Opinion

The ruling will have chilling effects on the future of enforcing homeless camping laws in Washington.” | Opinion
Education Week · 10h

Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Landscape for Charter and Religious Schools

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 30 will take up the much-debated case of a Roman Catholic charter school in Oklahoma.
The Seattle Times · 10d

WA Supreme Court strikes down Spokane homeless initiative

The case is unusual because most cases involving homeless camping bans ask whether they violate a person’s rights. This one focused on residents' power.
News Talk KIT 1280 · 5d

Government Overreach? 4 Seattle Police Officers Beg Supreme Court over January 6th

Seattle police officers say it's none of our public business to know their names and want SCOTUS to make that happen.
Cronkite News · 3d

When does President Donald Trump’s defiance of courts in deportation case cross the line into a constitutional crisis?

President Donald Trump has thumbed his nose at federal courts repeatedly in the case of the migrant deported to El Salvador by mistake and despite a protective order. Other presidents have pushed the limits of their authority,
Bloomberg Law News · 11h

Case: Individual Employment Rights/Due Process (E.D. Wash.)

Ferry County, Washington, its sheriff, select deputies, and the city of Republic are entitled to summary judgment on the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim of a police officer alleging that his termination violated his 14th Amendment rights,
Icon for www.kitsapsun.comKitsap Sun · 26d

Washington state reports another measles case. What does measles look like?

Washington state has reported its third measles case in 2025. The Snohomish County Health Department said it was notified on April 1 that an infant from Snohomish County tested positive for measles.
Icon for www.foxnews.comFox News · Mar 25, 2025

First confirmed case of measles in Washington, D.C. investigated by health officials

A confirmed case of measles in Washington, D.C. is being investigated ... hospitalized from the outbreak so far in the Lone Star State. The CDC has confirmed a total of 378 cases nationwide ...
Icon for www.nbcnews.comNBC News · 5d

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow transgender military ban

John Sauer filed an emergency application at the court seeking to block a nationwide injunction issued by a judge in Washington state ... "This case is not about politics — it’s about the ...
Icon for www.thenewstribune.comNews Tribune · 4d

Second CA man sentenced for smuggling people across border into Whatcom County

According to court records, the organization directed noncitizens ... before transporting them to “various locations” in Washington and throughout the U.S. Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy ...