October 2018 Bar Bulletin
Order To Place I-1639 on Ballot
Ball, et al. v. Wyman and
Safe Schools Safe Communities
No. 96191-3, August 24 (9-0)
Verbatim Decision
Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst Writes for the Court
On August 17, 2018, “Respondent-Intervenor Safe Schools Safe Communities’ Notice of Appeal to the Washington Supreme Court” was filed and an accelerated briefing schedule was established. Having reviewed the briefing and other documents filed in the matter, the Court has unanimously determined that the following order be entered:
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED:
Appellant’s [Safe Schools Safe Communities] campaign gathered over 378,000 signatures on petitions in support of placing Initiative 1639, an initiative to the...