Washington State Courts: Washington State Supreme Court Calendar
September 23, 1999
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, September 23, 1999
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Case No. 1 -67442-6
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COUNSEL
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Washington State Republican Party,
v.
Washington State Public Disclosure Commission; Gary Maehara; Susan Brady; Rhonda Cahill; Ronald Meyers; Melissa Warheit; and Christine Gregoire.
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William Glueck
John White
Stephen Reinmuth
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SYNOPSIS: Whether state campaign finance statutes prohibit political parties from spending "soft money" contributions on political ads that do not expressly support or oppose a specific candidate, and if so, whether the statutes infringe on free speech rights.
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Case No. 2 -67520-1 & 67793-0
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COUNSEL
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In re the Detention of
Donald Henrickson,
v.
State of Washington
In re the Detention of
Michael Allen Halgren,
v.
State of Washington
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Christine Jackson
David Hackett
Donald Porter
Shawn Crowley
David Hirsch
David Hackett
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the State, in a sexually violent predator commitment proceeding under RCW 71.09, must prove that the respondent has committed a "recent overt act," if the respondent is incarcerated when the petition is filed but has spent time living in the community since his last offense.
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Case No. 3 - 67805-7
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COUNSEL
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Kay Lybbert and Norma Lybbert, husband and wife and the marital community composed thereof,
v.
Grant County, State of Washington
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George Ahrend
George Fearing
John Schultz
Stephen Hallstrom
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a governmental entity that fails to assert a defense of insufficient service of process until after the statute of limitations has expired should be precluded from asserting the defense.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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