Supreme Court of Washington Blog


The blog provides news, information, and analysis of the cases before the Supreme Court of Washington.

Author: The blog is written by Evergreen Freedom Foundation's: Jonathan Bechtle, legal counsel and chief operations officer; Trent England, director of the Citizenship & Governance Center; and Michael Reitz, general counsel.

Blawg Related Categories: Appellate Practice • Constitutional Law • States • Washington

Recent Posts from Supreme Court of Washington Blog


  • Are judges permitted to blog?

    The Washington Ethics Advisory Committee has issued an opinion on whether judicial blogging is permitted under the Code of Judicial Conduct. Established in 1983 by the state Supreme Court, the Committee provides judicial officers with…

  • Today's Opinion: To repay or not to repay the bail bond?

    State v. William Joseph Kramer, No. 81071-1. All City Bail Bonds posted a $20,000 appearance bond for William Kramer, who subsequently failed to show up for his court hearing. The bond was ruled forfeited. All…

  • Today's oral arguments - Nov. 17, 2009

    Today is the last day of arguments in the Fall 2009 session. Arguments will resume in the Winter 2010 session on January 12. The Court will hear three cases today, two in the morning and…

  • Today's arguments, Nov. 16, 2009

    Today the Court will hear three cases, two in the morning and one in the afternoon. (Docket, briefs) In the morning session, starting at 9:00 a.m., the Court will hear: Tobin v. Department of Labor…

  • This week at the Supreme Court, November 16, 2009

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments today and tomorrow, and may issue opinions on Thursday.

  • Are legal blogs inferior to newspapers?

    This is slightly off-topic for this blog, but a news story I noticed prompted the question above. George Erb of the Puget Sound Business Journal has a report on Friday’s annual meeting of the Bench-Bar-Press…

  • Friday fun: Halloween at the court

    Justice Debra ("Gangsta") Stephens and Chief Justice Gerry ("Big Dawg") Alexander at the court's annual Halloween party.

  • Today's Opinions: Blakely claims another sentence

    In re the Personal Restraint Petition of Beito, No. 77973-2. Jessica Dawn Seim was 14 when she was raped and murdered by Corey Beito, who was arrested and charged with aggravated murder in the first…

  • Opinion: school salary disparities are not unconstitutional

    The Supreme Court today says that education salary disparities between school districts do not violate the Washington Constitution. The case is Federal Way School District 210 v. State, No. 80943-7 (briefs and argument). In 2006,…

  • Tomorrow's opinions: school funding & exceptional sentences

    The Supreme Court will issue opinions in at least two cases tomorrow. Federal Way School District 210 v. State, No. 80943-7 (briefs and argument). Whether salary disparities between school districts are unconstitutional. The Washington Constitution…