October 28, 2026Op-Ed: Rich Conservatives Are Trying to Buy Washington’s Supreme Court Again, Don’t Let Them
In 2024, wealthy conservative political operatives tried to use dark money to install their handpicked candidate, Dave Larson, on Washington state’s Supreme Court.
October 28, 2026The Seattle Times Coverage of State Supreme Court Candidate Ian Birk is Partisan and Lopsided
They’ve shamed Birk for being partisan. Their coverage of his race defends the paper’s own corporate interests.
October 26, 2026Sean O’Donnell is Trying to Bluewash His Campaign and Hide Corporate Cash Support
O’Donnell parades Democratic support while hiding DOZENS of Republican party endorsements from website
October 26, 2026Sean O’Donnell Falsely Claimed State Dems Support
SEATTLE – In his efforts to bluewash the overwhelming support his campaign has received from statewide Republicans, MAGA donors, and piles of corporate cash from big oil, pharma and tobacco, Sean O’Donnell claimed in a fundraising email:
October 19, 2026Illegal Money for Sean O’Donnell from Big Corporations
Big oil, big pharma, big tobacco and big tech behind effort to elect a conservative Supreme Court Chevron, Koch Industries, Philip Morris and others behind late spending from JOBS PAC
October 15, 2026Sean O’Donnell is hiding the extent of his right-wing support
Behind a carefully crafted moderate image, O’Donnell has hidden dozens of Republican party endorsements; First he was a “rising star” of Full Court Press; Now Trump donor Steve Gordon is throwing his money behind O’Donnell.
October 13, 2026 In Our View: Birk recommended for state Supreme Court
Among two qualified candidates for Washington State Supreme Court, Position 4, The Columbian's Editorial Board recommends a vote for Ian Birk.
April 30, 2026 Progressives and Dark-Money Backed Conservatives Vie for Control of Washington State Supreme Court
This November, Washingtonians will cast their ballots for five Washington State Supreme Court justices. Due to a rush of retirements (both forced and chosen), five of the nine total seats on the court are up for grabs this year, representing a majority of the court.
January 30, 2026 Electing the Supremes Plus an interesting DUI vote and some recommended reading
November seems like a long way off, but not for a bunch of ambitious judges who have already filed campaign paperwork for what shapes up to be the busiest state Supreme Court campaign season in a while.