The Washington Supreme Court handed down its decision in In Re DFF. They held that involuntary mental health commitment proceedings cannot be secret. Think of the mischief that could happen if it were otherwise.
NOTE: Michele Earl-Hubbard and Chris Roslaniec of Allied Law Group filed a "friend of the court" brief urging openness.
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