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Daily Archives: June 1st, 2016

Supreme Court’s ruling against I‑1366 sets important precedent against hostage-taking

Excerpt: Last Thurs­day, when the Wash­ing­ton State Supreme Court issued its unan­i­mous ver­dict in Lee v. State, it did­n’t mere­ly bury Tim Eyman’s I‑1366 in Wash­ing­ton’s polit­i­cal grave­yard… it also set a wel­come and impor­tant prece­dent against the pol­i­tics of hostage-taking. [Don’t know who Tim Eyman is? Read this. Don’t know what I‑1366 is? Go here.] This aspect of the rul­ing has yet […]
Published at:8:20 AM on Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections, Litigation
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