Supreme Court of Washington Territory
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- Apr 19, 1862The Seat of Government Stays PutThe Supreme Court of Washington Territory voids legislative attempts to relocate the capital from Olympia to Vancouver.Olympia, WA
- Dec 11, 1871The Shadow Over San Juan IslandA Supreme Court justice warns that the legal limbo surrounding the San Juan islands threatens to turn the territory into a lawless refuge for criminals.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Feb 4, 1887The Day Seattle’s Women Lost the VoteWhen the Territorial Supreme Court struck down women’s suffrage in 1887, the city’s lawyers, politicians, and citizens scrambled to interpret the fallout of a ruling that suddenly stripped thousands of their hard-won rights.Seattle, WA
- Jul 9, 1887The Defiant Board of RegistrationWhen the Supreme Court of Washington Territory ruled against women’s suffrage in 1887, Seattle officials openly revolted, ordering women to register for the upcoming city election anyway.Seattle, WA
- Aug 17, 1888The Day the Supreme Court Barred Seattle Women from the Ballot BoxIn a pivotal 1888 ruling, the Washington Territorial Supreme Court officially disenfranchised women, setting the stage for a decades-long fight for political agency.Spokane, WA
- Mar 28, 1889The Test Case for Chinese ExclusionAs the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear the Chae Chan Ping case, the lives and property rights of Chinese laborers in Washington hang in the balance.Seattle, WA
- Oct 9, 1891The Court That Took Away Washington Women's VoteHolding up Wyoming's eighteen years of women's suffrage as proof of its benefits, the Tribune condemns the territorial supreme court for reversing Washington women's right to vote.Olympia, WA