King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office argued the statute's plain language and context require affirming McBride's indeterminate sentence; the bench questioned whether cross‑references to subsections must be read together or treated as inactive in particular sentencing contexts.

During argument, several justices questioned whether the court should decide statutory issues (UPEPA) before constitutional questions and asked whether fee awards under the statute are reviewed de novo or for abuse of discretion. Counsel debated whether the statute's "shall" language mandates fees or allows interpretive room.

Bronson Barlow, appearing pro se, told a three-judge panel that RCW 74.20A.055(2)s tolling exception should not allow the Department to recover TANF for the period after a 60-day notice window when the Department's first documented location effort came the day after that window expired.

Defense counsel told the appellate panel that the wrongful-death act lists recoverable damages exhaustively and that 'pecuniary injury' was removed from the statute in 1971 and not restored in a way that would allow household-services awards.

During oral argument the bench repeatedly questioned counsel about the statutory and practical differences between issuing process (writs) and entering defaults, and whether default entries can be removed for good cause when a defendant is known to be in government custody.

Counsel debated whether the commissioner's enabling statute (discussed as §11.174 and related provisions) narrowly permits only rules 'necessary' to operate a campus, or whether subsection (c)'s assignment authority lawfully fits within that grant.

After roughly 90 minutes of oral argument over attorney fees, statutory interpretation, and facts about a Rio Rancho road closure, the New Mexico Supreme Court took the case under advisement and said it will issue an opinion later.

The Supreme Court of Texas heard oral arguments in case no. 240883 over whether a federal statute of repose bars a wrongful-death suit tied to a Bell helicopter and whether a flight manual (or a subsection of it) qualifies as a "part" that can restart the repose period.

Judge examines implications of late affirmative defenses in Healy's auctioneer litigation.