Supreme Court:

In re Dependency of M.L.W. and I.A.W. (Dependency)(Termination of Parental Rights: Parent lacked third party standing to raise issue of child’s right to family integrity with younger siblings in termination proceeding. Parent could not raise the issue on behalf of the child where nothing hindered the child’s ability to protect their own interest) & (Appellate Courts must consider the specific record before it in determining if racial bias infected a social worker’s decision to defer family therapy prior to seeking termination of parental rights).

Appellate Courts:

State v. Brashear (Div. 1)(A criminal defendant is entitled to effective assistance of counsel, which includes the ability to confer privately and meaningfully with the attorney at all critical stages of the proceedings, pursuant to the Sixth Amendments and Article 1, Section 22 of the Washington Constitution. No violation occurred here).