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  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Unlike Oregon, Bloggers Are Journalists in Washington State, Do Qualify for Legal Protections

    ​This morning we told you about the troubling case of Crystal Cox, the Oregon blogger who was successfully sued for defamation, thanks in part to a federal court ruling that she isn't a "journalist" and therefore doesn't qualify for the state's media shield laws. Now, the man who wrote the shi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Amanda Knox's Chances of Suing Italian Prosecutors Would Be Better If She Wasn't American

    The only charge that the Italian appeals court held up after Amanda Knox's murder conviction was overturned was the crime of defamation stemming from when Knox falsely accused bar owner Patrick Lumumba of being the murderer who killed Meredith Kercher. For that Knox was sentenced to three years in p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Gary Locke Tapped by Obama as Ambassador to China--and Likely Envoy for Boeing, Microsoft

    ​President Obama is set to nominate ex-Washington governor and former King County exec Gary Locke as the next ambassador to China. The Commerce Secretary "has the experience and relationships necessary to take on this key post," a senior administration official told ABC News. That's clear not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Bill Russell's Resume: After Today, it will Include a Nice Medal from the President

    Russ, with rings​You live long enough, you get to see something like this, a fellow former Seattle Times columnist win the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Bill Russell receives that honor today from Barak Obama. He'll be on the stage with an eclectic panel of recipients including Maya Angelou­ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Sims, Locke File US Disclosure Reports

    King County Executive-turned-Assistant HUD Secretary Ron Sims has somewhere around $600,000 - or much less - in assets and maybe $180,000 - or less - in debts, according to his 8-page financial disclosure statement filed under the new Obama administration's transparent-government rules. Former gover ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    Gary Locke: A Corporate Champion at Commerce

    Our former governor takes to D.C. a record of favors for Boeing and Microsoft.

  • News

    August 27, 2008

    An Ill-Fated, Dragon-Headed, Slow Boat to China

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • News

    June 18, 2008

    The Tear-Down

    One more attempt to strip the BIAW of its pro-Rossi war chest. This time, in court.

  • News

    January 16, 2008

    Tuxedo Disjunction

    Not every toxic work situation can be remedied in court. A Seattle Symphony lawsuit is teaching that lesson the hard way.

  • News

    March 28, 2007

    From Hell's Heart, I Litigate at Thee!

    A sci-fi legend declares war on scrappy local publisher Fantagraphics. But in the battle of comix versus futurists, who's the bigger bully?

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    A Waterfront Brawl

    E-mails suggest Port of Seattle CEO Mic Dinsmore tried to influence last year's Port Commission election, and two of the five members think he should go.

  • News

    May 3, 2006

    A GOP Debt Goes Away

    The state Republican Party has quietly eliminated a huge legal bill from contesting the election of Gov. Christine Gregoire.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    War on the War on Drugs

    Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2005

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    Strengthening the Shield

    State Attorney General Rob McKenna stands up for journalism.

  • News

    November 2, 2005

    Election 2005, City Hall, Seattle Public Schools, the Bird Flu

    State Attorney General Rob McKenna stands up for journalism.

  • News

    August 10, 2005

    State Politics, Monorail, Quote

    State Attorney General Rob McKenna stands up for journalism.

  • News

    August 3, 2005

    The Cost of Secrecy

    A citizen pursues meaningful monetary punishment for King County's failure to disclose public records.

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    Trolley Town

    Paige Miller's lauded proposal to save the cute waterfront streetcar illustrates the city's political and transportation malaise.

  • News

    February 2, 2005

    Council Congestion

    Everyone's gunning for Richard Conlin in the 2005 City Council campaign.

  • News

    January 19, 2005

    Dinocracy Delayed

    The Republican challenge of Gov. Christine Gregoire is already bogging down in court, so she's likely to hold office for months, at least.

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    The Do-Over Campaign

    The Republicans are executing postelection strategy perfectly, and the Democrats and Gov. Christine Gregoire are failing to respond.

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    White House, No House

    The Republicans are executing postelection strategy perfectly, and the Democrats and Gov. Christine Gregoire are failing to respond.

  • News

    December 24, 2003

    Culture of Molestation

    The Republicans are executing postelection strategy perfectly, and the Democrats and Gov. Christine Gregoire are failing to respond.

  • News

    November 26, 2003

    The Jailbird Journalist

    Pesky Web publisher Paul Trummel, with help from friends in the media, appeals Superior Court Judge James Doerty's gag on his opinions.

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    The P-I Lives—for Now

    The Times ponders its next move after a big loss in court.

  • News

    September 17, 2003

    Between the Lines

    A flurry of legal filings in the Seattle newspaper lawsuit affords a look at how Times and Post-Intelligencer executives have embittered a publicly entrusted monopoly.

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Unsolved murder

    Investigation into the shooting of Tom Wales moves slowly.

  • Music

    May 9, 2001

    Crocodile Rocks

    How a nightclub overcame fierce competition and adapted to the gentrification of its neighborhood to thrive for 10 years—and counting.

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    Answering WTO's big questions

    We've sifted through the documents, heard the testimony, and read the reports: Here's our take on what went wrong in the streets of Seattle.

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    Defame and fortune

    In a Seattle court, freedom of the press is under attackby the press.

  • News

    June 23, 1999

    Au revoir, Odalisque

    SAM has been celebrated for returning its Nazi-looted Matisse. But the move may have been more shrewd than saintly.

  • Arts

    June 16, 1999

    Au revoir, "Odalisque"

    SAM has been celebrated for returning its Nazi-looted Matisse. But the move may have been more shrewd than saintly.

  • News

    September 16, 1998

    Letters

    Do the right thing

  • News

    September 2, 1998

    Why won't SAM give it back?

    Inside this building is a painting that was stolen from a Jewish family by the Nazis.

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