This morning the Washington State Supreme Court issued a messy 67-page ruling on whether a lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s COVID-era ordinance mandating additional hazard pay for food-delivery workers can go forward. The lower court had allowed some of the claims to move forward, while dismissing others. The Supreme …
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CHOP business owners’ lawsuit against city gets pared down, city officials get spanked for deleting texts
U.S. District Court Thomas Zilly handed down two rulings today in the “Hunters Capital” lawsuit filed by a collection of Capitol Hill business owners and residents in response to the city’s handling of the CHOP in the summer of 2020. The city had filed a motion for summary judgment to …
Continue readingState Supreme court rules against City of Seattle for errant 911 medical response
The Washington State Supreme Court this morning ruled against the City of Seattle in a case over its a 911 medical response call that went very wrong. In response to a 911 call. the city’s 911 call center dispatched a medical unit that went to the wrong address, and it …
Continue readingSeattle School District sues social media platforms
The Seattle School District has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok for allegedly contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
Continue readingNew lawsuit claiming city’s graffiti ordinance is unconstitutional
A new lawsuit has been filed against the City of Seattle claiming that the city’s graffiti ordinance is unconstitutional, and that SPD selectively enforces it against people writing anti-police messages. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support …
Continue readingSauk-Suiattle Tribe loses appeal over Gorge Dam
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ended the year by issuing a ruling in the lawsuit by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe filed against Seattle City Light and the City of Seattle. The Tribe had argued that the Gorge Dam violated federal law, the federal act establishing the Washington Territory, and subsequently …
Continue readingNew legal challenge to MHA program
Today a Seattle homeowner filed a lawsuit in U.S. District court challenging the constitutionality of Seattle’s MHA program. She alleges that the MHA program requirements are an impact fee that are not proportional to the impact her proposed project would have. I hope you found this article valuable. If you …
Continue readingSPD Q3 Accountability Report
This evening the City of Seattle submitted to the U.S. District Court its third-quarter 2022 accountability report. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
Continue readingBiden administration weighs in on Seattle’s hotel worker healthcare mandate
A legal challenge to Seattle’s ordinance mandating that hotel employers provide healthcare to their employers has been in limbo for a year, waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to take the case. In May, it asked the Solicitor General, the official representative of the federal executive branch, …
Continue readingMotion for sanctions in CHOP businesses/residents lawsuit
The plaintiff businesses and residents who are suing the city over the CHOP have filed a motion for sanctions against the city related to the deletion of text messages from Mayor Durkan, SPD Chief Best, SFD Chief Scoggins, and other key city officials. They are asking the judge to acknowledge …
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