Docket No. 82744-3  Facts: Respondent Matthew Hirschfelder was convicted in the Superior Court for Grays Harbor County of sexual misconduct with a minor pursuant to Washington Revised Code §9A.44.093(1)(b), which criminalizes sexual contact between school employees and students, Continue reading →

Docket No. 82690-1  Facts: After the petitioner Office of the Attorney General initiated an investigation of respondent Ameriquest Mortgage Company’s lending practices for alleged violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (Washington Revised Code §19.86), a member of the public filed a request for records collected during the investigation Continue reading →

Docket No. 82736-2  Facts: Petitioner Kevin Monday was convicted of first degree murder and first degree assault in the Superior Court for King County after a trial in which the prosecutor attempted to account in his closing statement for several witnesses recanting earlier statements made to the police and expressing reluctance to testify by stating that adherence to an informal code often makes African Americans reluctant to testify against other African Americans. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82731-1  Synopsis: Whether offenders still in prison for drug offenses may challenge a community custody condition prohibiting possession of “hand held electronic scheduling and data storage devices,” and if so, whether the prohibition is unconstitutionally vague. Continue reading →