BREAKING: This morning, the State Supreme Court handed us a long-awaited legal victory, refusing to hear the City of Seattle's desperate request for review of our public records lawsuit dating back to 2023. The City of Seattle has officially run out of lifelines. The City Attorney's Office has needlessly drawn this case out for years, at growing taxpayer expense. As the State Court of Appeals ruled unanimously, the city's failure to adhere to the Public Records Act was not in factual dispute. They failed to follow the law in responding to a request for documents related to former Councilman Andrew Lewis' controversial vote to reject a proposal by the former city attorney to prosecute drug offenses – delaying release until after an election where Lewis was on the ballot. The Public Records Act is a critical tool to ensure government transparency. Seattle should have admitted its error early on and moved on – rather than wage a long and costly legal battle. We offered to settle multiple times over the past three years. I believe the city refused strictly due to animus over my political leanings, not based on their likelihood to prevail on the merits. Without organizations like @CADFWashington, challenging these government abuses would be cost prohibitive. I am grateful for their determination in seeing the case through. Onward.
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) October 12, 2026
The City Attorney's Office has needlessly drawn this case out for years, at growing taxpayer expense. As the State Court of Appeals ruled unanimously, the city's failure to adhere to the Public Records Act was not in factual dispute. They failed to follow the law in responding to a request for documents related to former Councilman Andrew Lewis' controversial vote to reject a proposal by the former city attorney to prosecute drug offenses – delaying release until after an election where Lewis was on the ballot.
The Public Records Act is a critical tool to ensure government transparency. Seattle should have admitted its error early on and moved on – rather than wage a long and costly legal battle. We offered to settle multiple times over the past three years. I believe the city refused strictly due to animus over my political leanings, not based on their likelihood to prevail on the merits.
Without organizations like @CADFWashington
, challenging these government abuses would be cost prohibitive. I am grateful for their determination in seeing the case through. Onward.
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