9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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September 14, 2010
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 - 84691-0
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COUNSEL
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Seattle Times Company, et al.
v.
The Honorable Susan K. Serko, et al.
Dewayne Darcus Allen, et al.
Latanya Clemmons, et al.
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Bruce Johnson/Eric Stahl/Sarah Duran/William Hanbey
James Pharris
Mary Young High/Gregory Link/Kent Underwood/John O'Melveny/Philip Thornton/Kirk 'Chip' Mosley
Keith MacFie/Grace Pierre-Whitener
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SYNOPSIS: Should this court direct a trial court to (1) allow the release of records from a police investigation, and (2) unseal exhibits from a criminal trial?
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Case No. 2 – 83426-1
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COUNSEL
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Richard and Annette Bowie, et al.
v.
Washington Department of Revenue
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Scott Edwards
Heidi Irvin/Donald Cofer
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SYNOPSIS: The Court must decide whether Petitioners are engaged in the business of printing and publishing newspapers, periodicals or magazines for the purposes of receiving a preferential tax rate under Washington’s Business and Occupations tax statute.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 84045-8
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Sione P. Lui
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Deborah Dwyer
David Zuckerman
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SYNOPSIS: The trial court admitted expert testimony based in part on the work of others who were unavailable to be cross-examined. This Court must decide whether that testimony violated Lui’s constitutional right to be confronted with the witnesses against him.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |