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Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 99407-2
Title of Case: State v. Grocery Mfrs. Ass'n
File Date: 01/20/2022
Oral Argument Date: 09/28/2021

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Thurston County Superior Court
Docket No: 13-2-02156-8
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 12/12/2016
Judge signing: Honorable Anne Hirsch

JUSTICES
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Steven C. GonzálezMajority Author
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Dissent
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Dissent
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensSigned Dissent
Sheryl Gordon McCloudDissent Author
Mary I. YuSigned Majority
Raquel Montoya-LewisSigned Majority
G. Helen WhitenerSigned Majority

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s)
 Robert Bertelson Mitchell Jr.  
 K&L Gates LLP
 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1158

 Aaron Edward Millstein  
 K&L Gates LLP
 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1158

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Garth Ahearn  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 1250 Pacific Ave. Ste. 105
 P. O. Box 2317
 Tacoma, WA, 98401-2317

 Karl David Smith  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 P. O. Box 40100
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

 Noah Guzzo Purcell  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 1125 Washington St. Se
 P. O. Box 40100
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

 Cristina Marie Hwang Sepe  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3188

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Building Industry Association of Washington
 Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr.  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Brooke Marie Frickleton  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Paul Spencer Graves  
 Attorney at Law
 13509 Se 83rd St.
 Newcastle, WA, 98059-3308

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Enterprise Washington
 Brooke Marie Frickleton  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Paul Spencer Graves  
 Attorney at Law
 13509 Se 83rd St.
 Newcastle, WA, 98059-3308

 Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr.  
 Building Industry Association of Washing
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Farm Bureau
 Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr.  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Brooke Marie Frickleton  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Paul Spencer Graves  
 Attorney at Law
 13509 Se 83rd St.
 Newcastle, WA, 98059-3308

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Institute for Free Speech
 Owen Yeates  
 Institute for Free Speech
 1150 Connecticut Avenue Nw Suite 801
 Washington, DC, 20036

 Alan Gura  
 Institute for Free Speech
 1150 Connecticut Avenue Nw Suite 801
 Washington, DC, 20036

 Ryan Morrison  
 Institute for Free Speech
 1150 Connecticut Avenue Nw Suite 801
 Washington, DC, 20036

 Ryan P. McBride  
 Lane Powell PC
 1420 5th Ave Ste 4200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2375

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Legislators
 Andrew Ryan Stokesbary  
 Stokesbary PLLC
 1003 1/2 Main St. Ste. 5
 Sumner, WA, 98390-1444

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Manufacturers
 Patrick Hedren  
 National Association of Manufacturers
 733 10th Street Nw Suite 700
 Washington, DC, 20001

 Erica Klenicki  
 National Association of Manufacturers
 733 10th Street Nw Suite 700
 Washington, DC, 20001

 Elizabeth Alice Och  
 Attorney at Law
 1601 Wewatta St. Ste. 900
 Denver, CO, 80202-6314

 Benjamin A. Field  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Sean Marotta  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 Thirteenth Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Patrick C. Valencia  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
 Tara S. Morrissey  
 Chamber of Commerce of the USA
 1615 H Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20062

 Stephanie A. Maloney  
 Chamber of Commerce of the USA
 1615 H Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20062

 Elizabeth Alice Och  
 Attorney at Law
 1601 Wewatta St. Ste. 900
 Denver, CO, 80202-6314

 Sean Marotta  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 Thirteenth Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Benjamin A. Field  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Patrick C. Valencia  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Forging Industry Association
 Elizabeth Alice Och  
 Attorney at Law
 1601 Wewatta St. Ste. 900
 Denver, CO, 80202-6314

 Sean Marotta  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 Thirteenth Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Benjamin A. Field  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Patrick C. Valencia  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Treated Wood Council
 Elizabeth Alice Och  
 Attorney at Law
 1601 Wewatta St. Ste. 900
 Denver, CO, 80202-6314

 Sean Marotta  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 Thirteenth Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Benjamin A. Field  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Patrick C. Valencia  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Retail Association
 Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr.  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Paul Spencer Graves  
 Attorney at Law
 13509 Se 83rd St.
 Newcastle, WA, 98059-3308

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Electrical Contractors Association
 Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr.  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Paul Spencer Graves  
 Attorney at Law
 13509 Se 83rd St.
 Newcastle, WA, 98059-3308

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Food Industry Association
 Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr.  
 Building Industry Association of Wash.
 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300
 Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719

 Paul Spencer Graves  
 Attorney at Law
 13509 Se 83rd St.
 Newcastle, WA, 98059-3308


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