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Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 100,999-2
Title of Case: Portugal v. Franklin County
File Date: 06/15/2023
Oral Argument Date: 05/11/2023

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Franklin County Superior Court
Docket No: 21-2-50210-4
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 05/09/2022
Judge signing: Honorable Alexander C. Ekstrom

JUSTICES
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Steven C. GonzálezSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Majority
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensSigned Majority
Sheryl Gordon McCloudSigned Majority
Mary I. YuMajority Author
Raquel Montoya-LewisSigned Majority
G. Helen WhitenerDid Not Participate
Millie M. JudgeSigned MajorityJustice Pro Tem.

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s)
 Joel Bernard Ard  
 Ard Law Group PLLC
 P. O. Box 11633
 Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110-5633

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Edwardo Morfin  
 Morfin Law Firm PLLC
 732 N. Center Pkwy.
 Kennewick, WA, 99336-8100

 Sonni Waknin  
 UCLA Voting Rights Project
 3250 Public Affairs Building
 Los Angeles, CA, 90095

 Bernadette Samson Reyes  
 UCLA Voting Rights Project
 3250 Public Affairs Building
 Los Angeles, CA, 90095

 Chad W. Dunn  
 UCLA Voting Rights Project
 3250 Public Affairs Building
 Los Angeles, CA, 90065

 Francis Stanley Floyd  
 Floyd Pflueger & Ringer PS
 3101 Western Ave. Ste. 400
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3017

 Amber L Pearce  
 Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S.
 3101 Western Ave. Ste. 400
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3017

 Amanda Dawn Daylong  
 Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S.
 3101 Western Ave. Ste. 400
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3017

Amicus Curiae on behalf of State of Washington
 Tera Marie Heintz  
 Office of The Attorney General
 P. O. Box 40100
 1125 Washington Street Se
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0001

 Sarah Elizabeth Smith  
 Office of The Attorney General
 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3188

 Jeffrey Todd Even  
 Office of The Attorney General
 P. O. Box 40100
 1125 Washington St. Se
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Fred T. Korematsu Center
 David A.Perez  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3099

 Hannah Elizabeth Mar Parman  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3095

 Heath Loring Hyatt  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3099

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu of Washington
 David A. Perez  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3099

 Hannah Elizabeth Mar Parman  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3095

 Heath Loring Hyatt  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd. Ave. Ste. 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3099

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Brennan Center for Justice
 Yurij Alexandrovich Rudensky  
 Brennan Center For Justice
 120 Broadway Ste. 1750
 New York, NY, 10271-0202

 Wendy Weiser  
 Brennan Center For Justice
 120 Broadway, Suite 1750
 New York,, NY, 10271

 Alicia Bannon  
 Brennan Center For Justice
 120 Broadway, Suite 1750
 New York,, NY, 10271

 Nathaniel B. Edmonds  
 2050 M St. Nw
 Washington,, DC, 20036

 Lindsey Ware Dieselman  
 2050 M Street Nw
 Washington,, DC, 20036

 Tor Tarantola  
 2050 M Street Nw
 Washington,, DC, 20036

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Oneamerica and Campaign Legal Center
 Tiffany Mae Cartwright  
 MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
 705 2nd Ave Ste 1500
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1745

 Simone Leeper  
 Campaign Legal Center
 1101 14th Street Nw, Suite 400
 Washington, DC, 20005

 Mark P. Gaber  
 Campaign Legal Center
 1101 14th Street Nw, Suite 400
 Washington,, DC, 20005

 Molly E. Danahy  
 Campaign Legal Center
 1101 14th Street Nw, Suite 400
 Washington,, DC, 20005

 Aseem Mulji  
 Campaign Legal Center
 1101 14th Street Nw, Suite 400
 Washington,, DC, 20005

 Valencia Richardson  
 Campaign Legal Center
 1101 14th Street Nw, Suite 400
 Washington,, DC, 20005

 Benjamin Phillips  
 Campaign Legal Center
 1101 14th Street Nw, Suite 400
 Washington,, DC, 20005

 Annabelle Harless  
 Campaign Legal Center
 55 Monroe Street, Suite 1925
 Chicago,, IL, 60603

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Law School Clinics
 David B. Owens  
 Attorney at Law
 100 S King St. Ste. 100
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2885

 Ruth Greenwood  
 6 Everett Street, Suite 4105
 Cambridge,, MA, 02138

 Nicholas Stephanopoulos  
 6 Everett Street, Suite 4105
 Cambridge,, MA, 02138

Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Rights Project
 Jonathan Franklin Mitchell  
 Attorney at Law
 111 Congress Ave Ste 400
 Austin, TX, 78701-4143

 Daniel I. Morenoff  
 P. O. Box 12207
 Dallas,, TX, 75225


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