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Olympia
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May 5, 2016
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THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
| Case No. 1 – 91494-0
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COUNSEL
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PATRICIA BLACKBURN, DAVID EUGENE CARPENTER, JACOB DAU, DENNIS FANT, BONIFACIO H. FORNILLOS, AKANELE A. IMO, JOSE M. LOPEZ, RALPH PETERSON, and MATTHEW J. STALEY,
Appellants,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL,
Respondents.
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Jesse Andrew Wing
Joseph Robert Shaeffer
Tiffany Mae Cartwright
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Grace C.S. O'Connor & Joseph Michael Diaz
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| SYNOPSIS: Did Western State Hospital's staffing decision in response to a mentally ill patient's threats constitute employment discrimination on the basis of race in violation of the Washington Law Against Discrimination?
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| Case No. 2 – 91534-2
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COUNSEL
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CITY OF SNOQUALMIE, a municipal corporation
Respondents,
v.
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE DOW CONSTANTINE, an individual, in his official capacity; KING COUNTY ASSESSOR LLOYD HARA, an individual, in his official capacity; KING COUNTY,
Other Parties,
and
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Appellant.
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Hon. Bob C. Sterbank
Matthew J. Segal
Taki V. Flevaris
Margaret A. Pahl
Hon. Bob Ferguson
David M. Hankins
Kelly Owings
Andrew J. Krawczyk
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| SYNOPSIS: Whether a statute that exempts tribal property from tax but requires a payment in lieu of tax actually imposes a tax.
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1:30 P.M.
| Case No. 3 – 92593-3
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COUNSEL
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
TREY M.,
Appellant.
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Hon. Joseph A. Brusic
Tamara Ann Hanlon
Lila Jane Silverstein
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| SYNOPSIS: Should Washington change its First Amendment "true threat" test from a reasonable-speaker test to a subjective-intent test?
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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