Browse Washington Supreme Court's 2025 caseload. 25 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Intoxication Doesn't Invalidate Confession If Rights Understood
State v. Ellis, decided by Washington Supreme Court on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, made after bein...
Workers' Comp Claim Denied: No Causal Link Found Between Work and Aggravated Condition
Azorit-Wortham v. Dep't of Lab. & Indus., decided by Washington Supreme Court on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Azorit-Wortham, appealed the denial of her claim ...
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Governor's COVID-19 Restrictions
Eyman v. Hobbs, decided by Washington Supreme Court on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether Governor Jay Inslee's "Stay Home, Stay Hea...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Disability Discrimination and Contract Claims
Erickson v. Pharmacia LLC, decided by Washington Supreme Court on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Erickson, sued Pharmacia LLC for wrongful termination, alleging ...
Washington Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Miranda Warning
State v. Luna, decided by Washington Supreme Court on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, obtained after he...
Tribe's dam construction on its land upheld against landowner's claims
Flying T Ranch, Inc. v. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, decided by Washington Supreme Court on October 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Flying T Ranch sued the Stillaguamish Tribe, al...
Debt collector's aggressive calls to workplace violate CPA and FDCPA
Luv v. W. Coast Servicing, Inc., decided by Washington Supreme Court on October 9, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a debt collector's repeated, aggressive ...
Ineffective Assistance Claim Procedurally Barred in Personal Restraint Petition
In re Pers. Restraint of Schoenhals, decided by Washington Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the petitioner, who was convicted...
Prior No-Contact Order Violation Admissible in Assault Case
State v. Owen Gale Ray, decided by Washington Supreme Court on September 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Owen Gale Ray for second...
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination Claim
Branson v. Wash. Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC, decided by Washington Supreme Court on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Branson, sued the defendant, Washington Fine Wi...
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Child Dependency Finding
In re Dependency of C.J.J.I., decided by Washington Supreme Court on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court reviewed a dependency case involving a child, C....
Washington Supreme Court: Coercive Interrogation Invalidates Confession
State v. Thompson, decided by Washington Supreme Court on August 28, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary after ...
State Not Liable for Employee's Off-Duty Negligence
Arends v. State, decided by Washington Supreme Court on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Arends, sued the state for negligence after a state employee allegedly caus...
Juvenile's confession deemed voluntary despite age
State v. A.M.W., decided by Washington Supreme Court on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a juvenile's confession, made after being ...
Washington Supreme Court Quashes Recall Petition for Insufficient Allegations
In re Recall of Ruelas, decided by Washington Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a recall petition against a public of...
Warrantless car search unlawful without probable cause
State v. Balles, decided by Washington Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtain...
WA Supreme Court: No-Knock Warrant Lacked Probable Cause for Exigent Circumstances
State v. Evans, decided by Washington Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by suffici...
Washington Supreme Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
State v. Roberts, decided by Washington Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by suffi...
Washington Supreme Court: "Good Cop/Bad Cop" Interrogation Doesn't Invalidate Confession
State v. Lewis, decided by Washington Supreme Court on July 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary after ...
Washington Supreme Court: Misleading about evidence strength doesn't automatically make confession involuntary
State v. Bell, decided by Washington Supreme Court on July 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary when ob...
City Not Liable for Property Dispute Claims
Bearden v. City of Ocean Shores, decided by Washington Supreme Court on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bearden, sued the City of Ocean Shores for alleged violations...
Public Records Act request denied as overly broad and burdensome
Citizen Action Def. Fund v. Off. of Fin. Mgmt., decided by Washington Supreme Court on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF) sued the Office of Fin...
Retaliatory Discharge for Reporting Safety Violations Upheld
Cockrum v. C.H. Murphy/Clark-Ullman, Inc., decided by Washington Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Cockrum, sued C.H. Murphy/Clark-Ullman, Inc. (Murphy...
Insurer's subrogation rights survive employee settlement
Dep't of Lab. & Indus. v. Cannabis Green, LLC, decided by Washington Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court addressed whether a workers' compe...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
State v. Hall-Haught, decided by Washington Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Hall-Haught, was convicted of first-degree murder and unlawful possession...
CaseLawBrief tracks 25 opinions from Washington Supreme Court in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Voluntariness Of Confessions (4 cases), Fifth Amendment Self Incrimination (4 cases), Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure (3 cases), Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self Incrimination (2 cases), Waiver Of Constitutional Rights (2 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 19, Plaintiff Win: 5, Reversed: 1.