Pride puppies and a charter school: a look at the blockbuster religion cases at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court took more religious rights cases in recent years than it heard in the previous two decades. Is it eroding ...
Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations with the conservative Supreme Court in the boxing ring
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's found an outlet for the frustration that can result from being ...
Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the ...
The Supreme Court’s New Standard For Challenging Tax Regulations
The Supreme Court newly empowered the judiciary in reviewing agency regulations. What difference will it make for the tax ...
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Plans for new gun regulations progress in Washington Legislature
Sandra Ramirez’s son Joseph was hanging out with friends last February at the home of a boy whose parents owned a gun.
WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts
Stephens also highlighted the court’s Blake decision. In the landmark ruling in 2021, the state Supreme Court struck down Washington’s law criminalizing drug possession. As a result, convictions under ...
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Washington Supreme Court Says Employers May Not Unreasonably Restrain Employees From Working for Competitors
In a case of first impression, the Washington Supreme Court interpreted Washington law regarding noncompete agreements to broadly protect ...
Washington State University found liable in fraternity hazing death of Sam Martinez
The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled a trial court errored last year when it dismissed a lawsuit against WSU for its role in a 2019 hazing death.
Supreme Court Justices Could Back Trump's Birthright Citizenship Move
The Supreme Court will likely hear the case after several states teamed to try to stop Trump's birthright executive order.
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting bar for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court has left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of ...
Hobbs is first Democrat in 20 years to appoint justice to Arizona Supreme Court
Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...