Docket No. 83023-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 55572-3)  Facts: Prior to his impending release from prison, respondent Charles Post was ordered committed as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Washington Revised Code §71.09 after a trial in the Superior Court for King County. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82568-8 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 59666-7)  Facts: Prior to his impending release from prison, petitioner Gale West was committed indefinitely as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Washington Revised Code §71.09 after a trial in the Superior Court for King County. Continue reading →

Docket No. 83040-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 61779-6)  Facts: Petitioner Lee Rousso sought a declaratory judgment in the Superior Court for King County that Washington Revised Code §9.46.240, which prohibits gambling via the internet, unduly burdens interstate commerce and therefore unconstitutionally infringes upon the authority of Congress under Article I §8 of the United States Constitution to regulate interstate commerce. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82845-8 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 37079-4)  Facts: Respondent Internet Community and Entertainment Corporation was ordered to cease operation of its website Betcha.com by the petitioner Washington State Gambling Commission, which asserted that Betcha.com was a professional gambling operation and therefore in violation of Washington Revised Code §9.46. Continue reading →