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	American Civil Liberties Union : Washington Supreme Court Fails to Uphold Marriage Equality
		In the appeal of cases brought by 19 couples who wish to marry, the Court upheld the state’s Defense of Marriage Act of 1998 that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
		Representing the 11 couples for the ACLU are Paul Lawrence, Matthew Segal and Amit Ranade of the law firm Preston Gates and Ellis; Karolyn Hicks of the firm Stokes Lawrence; Roger Leishman of the firm Davis Wright Tremaine; and ACLU of Washington staff attorney Aaron Caplan.
		Brenda Bauer and Celia Castle of Seattle: Brenda is an attorney and Director of the Fleets and Facilities Department for the City of Seattle.
	www.aclu.org /lgbt/relationships/26246prs20060726.html (1434 words)

	Washington Supreme Court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Washington Supreme Court is the highest court in the judiciary of the U.S. state of Washington.
		The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and eight Justices.
		Members of the Court are elected at large by the voters to six-year terms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_Supreme_Court (190 words)

	Campaign for the Court
		Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito split with the court's conservatives in a death penalty case on his first day on the court.
		Justice Samuel Alito was officially sworn in yesterday at the Supreme Court.
		The Senate is expected to confirm Samuel A. Alito, Jr., as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in a vote that begins at 11 a.m.
	blogs.washingtonpost.com /campaignforthecourt (906 words)

	Graham & Dunn - Washington's Supreme Court Got It Right (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There the Court held that the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution did not prevent the City of New London, Connecticut from condemning the homes of Susette Kelo and her fellow petitioners, so that it could transfer the land to a real estate developer to build private research and development office space.
		The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the City’s right to take the property, holding that a “public use” for purposes of the Fifth Amendment required only that the taking be for a “public purpose,” as opposed to a purely private purpose.
		Fortunately, the Washington Supreme Court was faced with the identical question as was presented in Kelo back in 1981, and came to the opposite conclusion under the Washington State Constitution.
	www.grahamdunn.com /whatsnew/articles/cybergrahams/els_July2005.asp (1044 words)

	Contra Cabal 806-41-00 - Trummel v. Mitchell - Washington Supreme Court - Petition for Review
		Washington Supreme Court tried to remedy a travesty of justice by Superior Court and refusal by Court of Appeals to hear the case.
		Just as appellate courts traditionally defer to administrative agencies because of their specialized expertise, so may the supreme court benefit from the cumulative and in-depth expertise of journalists’ groups with profound national and international experience of journalism and freedom of expression.
		Courts could have silenced some of the most important whistle blowers in recent history under the principle espoused by the trial court and upheld by court of appeals.
	www.contracabal.org /806-41-00.html (5114 words)

	Washington Supreme Court Upholds State's Ban On Gay Marriage
		On appeal, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the constitutionality of the marriage law in a decision resulting in six written opinions.
		The concurrence noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the idea that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right in their summary dismissal of Baker v.
		The final dissent argued that the Washington "privileges and immunities" clause should "protect[] us against all governmental actions that create unmerited favoritism in granting fundamental personal rights" and should not be read as equivalent to federal equal protection analysis.
	www.narth.com /docs/statesban.html (1218 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : Washington Supreme Court Upholds Fairness for Gay Couples
		Courts have recognized that when a "meretricious" (i.e., non-marital) relationship ends, the partners have a right to a fair distribution of property acquired or enhanced by the couple while they were together, regardless of who has legal title to the property.
		Yet in a February, 2000 decision, the Washington Court of Appeals refused to award Vasquez an equitable share of his partner's property for the sole reason that the partners were both male.
		The Washington Supreme Court found that the equitable doctrines of property distribution at the end of a committed relationship are not restricted on the basis of sex or sexual orientation.
	www.aclu.org /lgbt/relationships/12003prs20011101.html (423 words)

	ACLU of Washington \| Content Detail
		Brief of Respondents/Cross Appellants by the ACLU (Washington Supreme Court) in Madison et al v.
		The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has asked the courts to restore the vote to ex-felons in Washington who have served their prison terms but are denied the right to vote solely because they owe money.
		The Washington Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of laws that deny the vote to ex-felons, based on their ability to pay court-imposed fines.
	www.aclu-wa.org /inthecourts/detail.cfm?id=484 (990 words)

	Spam BACKGROUND PAPER ON WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT CASE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case on March 20, 2001.
		In June 2001, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the of the state's anti-spam e-mail law.
		That appeal was heard by the Court of Appeals, which upheld the constitutionality of the statute in June 2004.
	www.atg.wa.gov /junkemail/heckelbg.shtml (836 words)

	Contra Cabal 806-31-40 - Washington Supreme Court Decision
		Court of Appeals had previously rejected appeals on motions brought by Council House using a variety of delay and deny tactics.
		The Court remedied a travesty of justice by reversing the appellate court decision.
		Courts need to clarify the appropriate time to use those statutes for trial courts and for litigants.
	www.contracabal.org /806-31-40.html (973 words)

	National and International News - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming.
		WASHINGTON — The New York Times asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block the government from reviewing the phone records of two reporters in a leak investigation about a terrorism-funding probe.
		Court rejects Skakel case Supreme Court won't hear appeal of murder conviction of Kennedy cousin.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/supreme-court.htm (382 words)

	Recent Developments: Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Contributions to Parties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a 6-2 decision, the Washington Supreme Court struck down an initiative, codified at RCW 42.17.640, that aimed to restrict campaign contributions to candidates and parties.
		Thus, the Court appears to hold that only direct monetary transfers may be treated as contributions to a candidate, and does not address the broader "anything of value" standard usually applied.
		Accordingly, it concluded that issue advocacy by a political party may not be limited or otherwise regulated by the state and that the restriction on contributing to the party for such advertisements violated the First Amendment.
	www.brook.edu /gs/cf/headlines/wash_republicans.htm (340 words)

	Graham & Dunn - Washington's Supreme Court Upholds Builders' Statute of Repose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The court found that manufacturers should be treated differently from builders because they build their products in a controlled environment and are better able to control the quality of their products.
		As a result, the court found that the exclusions were reasonably related to the statute's purpose, which was to protect on-site builders against stale claims.
		The court also found that the statute served a legitimate public interest and therefore did not violate Washington's access to courts provision-which the homeowners had claimed guaranteed them a right to a remedy.
	www.grahamdunn.com /cybergrahams/shg_feb2002.html (751 words)

	2004 Scorecard & Guide to the Washington Supreme Court
		Washington’s judiciary, which finds its authoritative voice in the nine members of the Supreme Court, is a separate and co-equal branch of state government.
		The breadth of influence the Supreme Court has on job providers means it is important for AWB members to care about what kind of judges and judging goes on at the Court.
		As this split within the Court shows, the ability of the employer community to always rely on a fair hearing in cases of importance to it is not guaranteed, indeed is balanced precariously with one or two swing votes deciding close cases.
	www.awb.org /law/scorecard/2004main.asp (852 words)

	Washington Supreme Court Upholds Traditional Marriage!
		July 27, 2006 – On July 26, the Supreme Court of Washington state issued a decision ruling that the legislature had the right to define marriage as a union of one man and one woman.
		Washington, DC – “Today’s decision by the Washington State Supreme Court in upholding traditional marriage is welcome news to us,” said Traditional Values Coalition Chairman Rev. Louis P. Sheldon today.
		The Washington Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the state legislature is exercising its constitutional right in passing a Defense of Marriage Act to prohibit same-sex marriages in the state.
	www.traditionalvalues.org /modules.php?sid=2809 (574 words)

	Re-Elect Justice Richard B. Sanders Washington State Supreme Court
		Justice Richard B. Sanders was first elected to the Supreme Court by special election in 1995 and was reelected to serve a full term of six years in 1998.
		During his 26 years of legal practice prior to becoming a Justice of the Washington Supreme Court, Justice Sanders tried several hundred cases at virtually every level of the court system and litigated more than 100 appeals (no fewer than 60 of which resulted in published opinions).
		Since coming to the Supreme Court he has become one of its most prolific writers and he is recognized for his published opinions.
	www.friendsofjustice.com /bio.html (360 words)

	Washington Supreme Court Closely Divided on Rationality of State's Death Penalty
		The Washington State Supreme Court recently came within one vote of effectively abolishing the state's death penalty when it ruled in the case of death row inmate Dayva Cross.
		The court's 5-4 ruling upholding Cross' death sentence revealed a deep division about the future of the state's law.
		Since the 1960s, Washington has executed only 4 condemned murderers - and three of those sought death by refusing to appeal their sentences.
	www.deathpenaltyinfo.org /article.php?did=1740&scid=64 (530 words)

	Howard Center Applauds Washington Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage - Christian Newswire
		A surprising court decision from a liberal state upholds the social value of traditional marriage, the benefits of marriage to children and the right of a state legislature to restrict the definition of marriage.
		The Washington Supreme Court decision actually involved two consolidated cases of separate groups of same-sex couples who had challenged the marriage laws of the state.
		Allan Carlson observed that the Washington Supreme Court decision may represent a turning point in the seemingly never-ending court battles to protect marriage and children, “When it comes to preserving traditional marriage and the natural family, it’s typically been judges versus the people.
	www.christiannewswire.com /news/50286634.html (557 words)

	Washington Wire - WSJ.com » Supreme Court TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Supreme Court TV Supreme Court justices regularly decree that their hearings will never be broadcast, but that doesn’t mean the brethren are always camera shy.
		Supreme Court justices regularly decree that their hearings will never be broadcast, but that doesn’t mean the brethren are always camera shy.
		The Washington Wire, which is among the most venerated products of the Journal's Washington bureau, also is one of the oldest standing features in American journalism.
	blogs.wsj.com /washwire/2006/05/02/supreme-court-tv (335 words)

	ADF: Washington state DOMA constitutional - Alliance Defense Fund - Defending Our First Liberty
		In their opinion issued today, the justices stated that “the plaintiffs have not established that as of today sexual orientation is a suspect classification or that a person has a fundamental right to a same-sex marriage.” The full text of the court’s opinion can be read at www.telladf.org/UserDocs/AndersenOpinion.pdf.
		That court stayed its ruling until the state Supreme Court could hear the matter (www.telladf.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=2775).
		Eight same-sex couples to whom King County officials denied marriage licenses filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court of Washington for King County on Mar. 8, 2004, at the invitation of King County Executive Ron Sims.
	www.alliancedefensefund.org /news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=3811 (517 words)

	Paradoxical Ruling Appealed to Washington Supreme Court - by George A. Clowes - The Heartland Institute
		On June 24, a Washington Appeals Court panel ruled 2-1 that the WEA had those rights, and that a state law designed to protect the free speech of teachers violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
		The Appeals Court ruling reverses the effect of a campaign finance initiative, I-134, that was approved by 72 percent of the state’s voters in 1992.
		The case was on appeal after the court found the WEA guilty of five years of violations, with the union agreeing even before the trial that it had “committed multiple violations” of the law.
	www.heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=12951 (714 words)

	Thank You to Washington Supreme Court for its July 1999 Safety Decision Against On-The-Job Smoking
		The Supreme Court of the State of Washington in an 8 July 1999 decision, Aviation West Corporation v Washington State Dep't of Labor and Industries, 138 Wash 2d 413; 980 P2d 701, was the latest court in a long line to uphold a pure air rights no-smoking rule on the job.
		This fact of other laws is well-established under several principles of law, e.g., the general protective law for the population, e.g., 18 USC § 1111 (the federal murder ban).
		In this context, the Washington State Supreme Court is, by upholding the pure air rights rule against on-the-job smoking, upholding moral values that seek to prevent abortion, alcoholism, SIDS, and crime.
	members.tripod.com /medicolegal/thankwashsctprosafety.htm (1296 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: State Supreme Court denies citizenship for UW School of Law grad Takuji Yamashita on October 22, ...
		The University of Washington opened its law school in 1899 in downtown Seattle, near the courts and law offices of its instructors.
		On October 22, 1902, the Supreme Court decided against the immigrant and cited precedents in which other Asians had been denied citizenship because of their race.
		Nearly 50 years later, the UW School of Law, the Washington State Bar Association, and the Asian Bar Association of Washington successfully petitioned the state Supreme Court to admit Yamashita posthumously as an honorary member of the State Bar.
	www.historylink.org /output.CFM?file_ID=2870 (664 words)

	NCLR: Washington Supreme Court Protects Children Born to Same-Sex Couples (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With its landmark decision, the Washington Supreme Court has now become the second state supreme court, following California earlier this year, to hold that same-sex couples who have and raise children together are both legally responsible as parents.
		NCLR filed an amicus brief in the Washington case, urging the Court to hold that both women were legal parents.
		The Washington Court of Appeals held that Carvin was entitled to seek parental rights such as custody or visitation based on her established parental relationship with the child.
	www.nclrights.org /releases/pr-parentrights110305.htm (418 words)

	Washington Blade Online
		After a 16-month delay, the Washington State Supreme Court this week upheld the state's ban on gay marriage in a 5-4 vote, leaving intact the Defense of Marriage Act and delivering yet another court-inflicted blow to the gay marriage movement.
		Two other justices agreed the Washington DOMA was constitutional, for a total of five voting to uphold the act, and wrote separately to explain their thinking.
		Josh Friedes, advocacy director of Equal Rights Washington, said although his group is disappointed with the ruling, he appreciates the struggle the justices went through to render their decision.
	www.washblade.com /thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=8382 (1363 words)

	C-SPAN: Washington Journal Supreme Court Watch
		Washington Journal features a segment called "Supreme Court Watch." These interviews examine the Supreme Court nomination process and the confirmation process by looking at a different facet of the story each day.
		Judge Charles Pickering, Author of "Supreme Chaos: The Politics of Judicial Chaos and the Culture War" discusses his nomination to the 5th Circuit Court that was successfully filibustered by Senate Democrats in 2001.
		Stephen Henderson, Supreme Court Correspondent for Knight-Ridder Newspapers, discusses the legacy of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, his possible successor as Chief Justice, prospective nominees to fill the vacancy on the Court, and the effect his death with have on the Roberts confirmation hearing.
	www.c-span.org /resources/courtwatch.asp (3154 words)

	District of Columbia Courts
		The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration is the policy-making body for the D.C. Courts.
		The mission of the District of Columbia Courts is to protect rights and liberties, uphold and interpret the law, and resolve disputes peacefully, fairly and effectively in the Nation's Capital.
		The D.C. Courts are proud to have been named one of the top ten court websites worldwide by Justice Served.
	www.dccourts.gov /dccourts (124 words)

	State's high court upholds ban on gay marriage
		The state Supreme Court today upheld Washington's law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, rejecting the argument of 19 same-sex couples that they've been unfairly denied the right to wed.
		Earlier this month, New York's highest court ruled that the state's law allowing marriage only between a man and a woman was constitutional, and Georgia's Supreme Court reinstated a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage that had been approved by voters.
		State of Washington) arguing that denying marriage to same-sex couples violates the state Constitution's guarantees of equality, liberty and privacy to all state citizens.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/278896_samesex26ww.html (1711 words)

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