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WA’s newest state Supreme Court justice is sworn in
After a narrow election victory in November, Sal Mungia is officially Washington’s newest state Supreme Court justice.
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WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts
Like everything else, Washington’s court system was upended by COVID-19. Court proceedings paused or moved online. Cases piled up. Justice was delayed.
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Supreme Court rejects Washington state COVID misinformation case filed by RFK Jr., John Stockton
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected a case on Monday filed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former NBA player John ...
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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 ...
State, gun shop clash at WA Supreme Court over high-capacity magazine ban
The state law prohibits the sale of gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Justices must decide if residents’ rights ...
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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 ...
Spin Control: State Supreme Court wrestles with ban on large-capacity magazines
The state currently limits magazines for semiautomatic firearms to no more than 10 rounds. After the ban went into effect in ...
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 ...
Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma
The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious ...
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.
Wisconsin voters gear up for another high-stakes state Supreme Court race
Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, a liberal, will face former Wisconsin Attorney General conservative Brad Schimel ...
Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision
A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution asking that the power to regulate marriage be returned to the states.