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Respect Washington v. Global Neighborhood, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, No. 35528-4-III · judgment January 29, 2019

Certiorari denied · December 9, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the First Amendment protects citizens’ interests in voting on an initiative that has met all time, place and manner requirements for an initiative to qualify for placement on the ballot.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Richard M. Stephens
Stephens & Klinge, LLP

For respondent
Michael C. Ormsby
Office of the City Attorney

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 09 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 20 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
  3. Nov 06 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents Global Neighborhood; Refugee Connections Spokane, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Oct 23 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents Spokane County; and Vicky Dalton, Spokane Count Auditor to respond filed.
  5. Oct 21 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Spokane to respond filed.
  6. Oct 08 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2019)