Synopsis: Whether a trial court has equitable authority to consider the identity of the person making a public records request when determining whether to enjoin disclosure under the Public Records Act.

Synopsis: Whether a police officer responding to a report of a possible intoxicated driver improperly stopped the driver on a pretext when he pulled the driver over for having an unlawfully modified muffler.

Synopsis: Whether police officers seeking consent to enter a defendant's home to execute an arrest warrant on the defendant's brother were required to advise the defendant of his right to refuse consent under State v. Ferrier, 136 Wn.2d 262, 960 P.2d 927 (1998).

Synopsis: Whether an appropriation allocating a portion of motor vehicle fuel tax revenues to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission constitutes a permissible "refund" of fuel tax revenues to off-highway vehicle users.

Synopsis: Whether the warrantless search of a car occupant's purse incident to the occupant's arrest outside the car is unlawful under Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. 332, 129 S. Ct. 1710, 173 L. Ed. 2d 435 (2009).

Synopsis: Whether in a prosecution for first degree arson on the basis of fire damage to "property valued at ten thousand dollars or more with intent to collect insurance proceeds," RCW 9A.48.020(1)(d), the term "valued at" means the fair market value of the property or the value of the insurance coverage of the property.

Synopsis: Whether records of a public hospital's investigation of a staff physician are exempt from public disclosure as privileged peer review committee records under RCW 4.24.250, privileged quality improvement committee records under RCW 70.41.200, or confidential public hospital district commission deliberations concerning a physician's medical staff privileges under RCW 70.44.062(1).

Synopsis: Whether in a medical negligence action the trial court erroneously denied discovery of a hospital's credentialing, privileging, and personnel records as privileged quality improvement committee records under RCW 70.41.200 and RCW 70.41.230 without reviewing the records in camera.

Synopsis: Whether Washington public policy or principles of due process are violated if the Washington Fair Labor Contractor Act requires a trial court to award statutory damages of $500 per plaintiff per violation.

Synopsis: Whether for purposes of evaluating a criminal defendant's competency to stand trial, the term "qualified expert or professional person" under RCW 10.77.060(1)(a) requires a competency evaluator to be qualified to assess the defendant's competency in light of the defendant's cultural background.