The “Voidable Warrant” Doctrine: Arrest Warrants Issued on Pre-Blake Community-Custody Violations Remain Enforceable until Judicially Set Aside 1. Introduction State v. Balles, 103582-9 (Wash. Jul....
Unified Sufficiency Standard Reaffirmed: State v. Roberts (Wash. 2025) and the Jackson-Green Test for Bench Trials 1. Introduction Case: State v. Roberts, No. 103546-2, Supreme Court of Washington,...
“Beyond the Jailhouse Door” – Washington Supreme Court Outlaws Pat-Down, Handcuff, and Detention Procedures for Finger-Printing Pre-Trial Releasees Introduction State v. Evans (Wash. Sup. Ct. 2025)...
State v. Lewis: Foreign Convictions Excluded From the “Out-of-State” Category Under Washington’s Sentencing Reform Act Introduction State v. Lewis, No. 102910-1 (Wash. July 17, 2025), is a landmark...
State v. Bell: De Novo Review and Automatic Reversal for GR 37 Violations Introduction State v. Bell, 3 Wn.3d ___ (2025), marks the Washington Supreme Court’s most detailed engagement with General...
Guaranteed Annual Paid Military Leave for Washington Public Employees Irrespective of Work Schedule Commentary on Bearden v. City of Ocean Shores, Supreme Court of Washington, 2 Wn.3d ___ (2025) 1....
Legislative Funding Marks the End-Point of the Deliberative Process Exemption A Commentary on Citizen Action Defense Fund v. Office of Financial Management, Supreme Court of Washington, No. 103370-2...
Post-Dismissal Pseudonymity & Open Courts: John Doe P v. Thurston County Sets Strict Limits on Sealing Litigant Identities 1. Introduction John Doe P v. Thurston County, No. 102976-4 (Wash. June 12...
Informal Directives Fulfill RCW 49.48.040(1)(b): Redefining “Order the Payment” Introduction Department of Labor & Industries v. Cannabis Green, LLC, 2025 Wash. LEXIS 102922-5, is a landmark Supreme...
Analyst Testimony Requirement for Forensic Evidence: Enforcing the Confrontation Clause in State v. Hall-Haught Introduction State v. Hall-Haught is a landmark decision of the Washington Supreme...
Virtual Certainty Standard for Latent Disease Under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act Introduction Cockrum v. C.H. Murphy/Clark-Ullman, Inc. (Howmet Aerospace, Inc.) marks a pivotal shift in...
Notice of Appearance Bars Default Judgment Under RCW 59.18.365(3) Introduction Sangha v. Keen, decided May 22, 2025 by the Supreme Court of Washington, addresses whether RCW 59.18.365 permits a...
911 Citizen Tips and the Dual Requirement of Factual Basis and Basis of Knowledge for Reasonable Suspicion Introduction City of Wenatchee v. Stearns (No. 102680-3) is a 2025 Supreme Court of...
Extending RCW 4.16.340: Childhood Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Applies to Continuing Abuse into Adulthood Introduction M.R. v. State of Washington was decided by the Washington Supreme Court...
ESSB 5078 Upheld: Large-Capacity Magazines Are Not “Arms” Under Article I § 24 or the Second Amendment Introduction In State of Washington v. Gator’s Custom Guns, Inc., No. 102940-3 (May 8, 2025),...
Scope of CEMA’s Truthfulness Requirement: Prohibition on False or Misleading Subject Lines in Commercial Emails Introduction Brown v. Old Navy, LLC (No. 102592-1, Apr. 17, 2025) is a...
Administrative Matters Fall Outside Local Initiative Power: Jewels Helping Hands v. Hansen Introduction In Jewels Helping Hands et al. v. Brian Hansen et al., 2025 WL ___ (Wash. Apr. 17, 2025), the...
Clarification of Accomplice Liability: Sufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence under RCW 9A.08.020 Introduction In State v. Zghair, 2025 WL ___ (Wash. 2025), the Washington Supreme Court addressed...
Statutory Clarity in Community Custody Conditions: Defining “Sexually Explicit Conduct” to Avoid Vagueness Introduction In State v. J.H.-M., the Supreme Court of Washington addressed whether a...
Reaffirming Disbarment for Trust-Account Misappropriation: The Three-Stage Sanctions Framework Clarified in In re Wallstrom Introduction This commentary examines the Washington Supreme Court’s April...