Free Speech
As the public demands answers regarding why an armed, alleged fentanyl and meth distributor was previously employed as the Clallam County Drug Court Coordinator, the Court Administration has decided on a strategy of absolute secrecy. In a blatant refusal of transparency, the Clallam County Superior Court is aggressively withholding years
The motion asks the court to order the removal of certain articles and requests a coercive fine of up to $2,000 per day until the articles are removed.
The Clallam County Superior Court’s official Facebook page remains completely dark as of this morning, almost two weeks after it abruptly vanished from the internet. Newly obtained internal emails reveal that the sudden disappearance followed a frantic, behind-the-scenes scramble by court officials to disable public commentary and
Free Speech
A Washington State appellate court has ruled that a trial court’s order banning a man from mentioning his estranged family online “in any manner whatsoever” violates the First Amendment. In an unpublished opinion filed today, March 31, 2026, Division Two of the Washington State Court of Appeals affirmed domestic
Yesterday afternoon, the Clallam County Superior Court appeared to delete its official Facebook page entirely. The abrupt removal of the court’s digital presence comes less than 48 hours after the Olympic Herald reported that the court had ceased unconstitutionally censoring public comments. It appears that when the court lifted
The Olympic Herald has sent a formal letter to Clallam County Superior Court addressing a troubling pattern of censorship on the court’s official social media channels. In correspondence delivered to the court, I outlined allegations that the administrator of the court’s official Facebook page is engaging in unconstitutional
Facing intensified scrutiny over his decision to appoint his close friend and former business partner, Lane Wolfley, as counsel for a high-profile murder trial, Superior Court Judge Brent Basden has gone on the offensive. In a display from the bench this morning—during a hearing that, ironically, involved yet