Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party was decided today, upholding Washington's primary voting system, passed by voters as initiative I-872, as facially constitutional against the state GOP's challenge on the grounds it violates freedom of association ( Read more... )

Excellent, excellent news today out of the Washington Supreme Court: random, suspicionless drug testing of student athletes has been held unconstitutional under the state constitution's Article I, section 7, which protects Washingtonians' privacy from lawless, unreasonable invasion by the state ( Read more... )

I'm going to Sen. Murray's last weekly coffee this session, where Washington constituents get to have their picture taken with the Senator and tell her what issues are of concern to them. I want to mention transit and expanding light rail for sure, but what else should I bring up? I know nothing about the Viaduct, and since leaving Walla Walla I've ( Read more... )

I got to see this case argued before the WA Supreme Court while I was but a mere prospie, and now the results are in: Use sponges to seal your envelopes, murderers (and others ( Read more... )