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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
87188-4 |
| Title of Case: |
Wash. Ass'n for Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention v. State |
| File Date: |
05/31/2012 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
05/17/2012 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Appeal from Cowlitz County Superior Court |
| Docket No: | 11-2-01465-8 |
| Judgment or order under review |
| Date filed: | 03/19/2012 |
| Judge signing: | Honorable Stephen M Warning |
JUSTICES
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| Barbara A. Madsen | Signed Majority | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Signed Dissent | |
| Tom Chambers | Dissent in part Author | |
| Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
| Mary E. Fairhurst | Signed Dissent | |
| James M. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
| Debra L. Stephens | Signed Majority | |
| Charles K. Wiggins | Dissent Author | |
| Steven C. González | Majority Author | |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s) |
| | Michael Craig Subit |
| | Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP |
| | 705 2nd Ave Ste 1200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1798 |
Counsel for Respondent(s) |
| | Mary Maureen Tennyson |
| | Washington Atty General |
| | 1125 Washington St Se |
| | Po Box 40110 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0110 |
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| | Bruce L. Turcott |
| | Ofc of The Aty General |
| | 1125 Washington St Se |
| | Po Box 40110 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0110 |
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| | Peter B. Gonick |
| | Washington Attorney General's Office |
| | 1125 Washington St Se |
| | Po Box 40100 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0100 |
Counsel for Respondent Intervenor(s) |
| | Michael K. Vaska |
| | Foster Pepper PLLC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave Ste 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3299 |
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| | David John Burman |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 1201 3rd Ave Fl 40 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3029 |
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| | Ulrike Buschbacher Connelly |
| | Perkins Coie |
| | 1201 3rd Ave Ste 4800 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3099 |
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| | Kathryn Carder Mccoy |
| | Foster Pepper PLLC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave Ste 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3264 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of General Teamsters Union Local no |
| | Dmitri L. Iglitzin |
| | Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lav |
| | 18 W Mercer St Ste 400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98119-3971 |
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| | James Gerard Mcguinness |
| | McGuinness & Streepy Law Offices L.L.C |
| | 2505 S 320th St Ste 670 |
| | Federal Way, WA, 98003-5437 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of United Food and Commercial Worke |
| | Dmitri L. Iglitzin |
| | Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lav |
| | 18 W Mercer St Ste 400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98119-3971 |
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| | James Gerard Mcguinness |
| | McGuinness & Streepy Law Offices L.L.C |
| | 2505 S 320th St Ste 670 |
| | Federal Way, WA, 98003-5437 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Local Government Officials |
| | Hugh Davidson Spitzer |
| | Foster Pepper PLLC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave Ste 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3299 |
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| | P. Stephen Dijulio |
| | Foster Pepper PLLC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave Ste 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3264 |
Wash. Ass'n for Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention v. State
No. 87188-4
CHAMBERS, J. (concurring in part and concurring in dissent in part) -- I
join the dissenting opinion in part. Initiative Measure 1183 violates the subject-in-
title rule of article II, section 19 of the Washington State Constitution because a
reference to "license fees based on sales" in the initiative title is insufficient to alert
voters to the fact that the bill contains a new tax. I write separately because I also
agree with the majority that there is a rational unity between liquor regulation and
public safety and that the appellants' other arguments asserting a violation of article
II, section 19's single-subject rule are meritless. But the violation of the subject-in-
title rule is sufficient to invalidate the initiative, and I concur with the dissent's
ultimate disposition that the initiative is unconstitutional.
Wash. Ass'n for Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention v. State, No. 87188-4
AUTHOR:
Justice Tom Chambers
WE CONCUR:
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