Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 14, 2010

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.

Case No. 1 - 84691-0

COUNSEL

Seattle Times Company, et al.
     v.
The Honorable Susan K. Serko, et al.

Dewayne Darcus Allen, et al.

Latanya Clemmons, et al.

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

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?

Case No. 2 – 83426-1

COUNSEL

Richard and Annette Bowie, et al.
     v.
Washington Department of Revenue

Scott Edwards

Heidi Irvin/Donald Cofer

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.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 – 84045-8

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Sione P. Lui

Deborah Dwyer

David Zuckerman

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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