The state Supreme Court has a banner day for decisions, a racist prosecutor gets a murder conviction thrown out, an attorney on trial and the cross-examination of a rape victim. more ›

Via the Slog, Hominid Views, and The Seattle Times, Darcy Burner conceded the election for Washington's 8th District congressional seat to Sheriff Dave Reichert last night. more ›

We enjoyed reading Eli Sanders' piece in The Stranger this week about the imminent death of the Post Intelligencer and how he's personally all for it and everything, but for the record we personally aren't. We've said as much every time a few JOA tidbits leak out to the public (which is infrequently) and we'll say it again now. We would prefer if there was a little more ideological space between the Times and the P-I, sure, but we'll take the two squabbling siblings over one big daddy paper any day. more ›