Category Archives: In the Courts
Memo to the Seattle Times: Majority vote means fifty percent plus one – no more, no less!
The following is the text of the letter to the editor sent by NPI to the Seattle Times in response to the Times’ Sunday editorial urging the state Supreme Court not to strike down I-1053 if it receives an opportunity to do so. In your Sunday, June 5th editorial (State’s two-thirds rule on taxes should [...]
Also posted in Election Postmortem, Rethinking and Reframing
Tagged Initiative 1053, Media Criticism
Analysis of Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Owen
Earlier today the Washington State Supreme Court released a ruling in Brown v. Owen, declining the opportunity ro rule on the constitutionality of Tim Eyman’s Initiative 960. The Northwest Progressive Institute has published some initial analysis of the decision and its implications, which is available at The Advocate.
Tagged Initiative 960
Statement on the invalidation of Initiative 747
The Northwest Progressive Institute and Permanent Defense this morning applauded the State Supreme Court’s invalidation of Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747, which placed draconian limits on property taxes in 2001. The Court upheld a lower court decision which found the initiative unconstitutional. “Today’s ruling is a victory for the people of the State of Washington,” said [...]
Also posted in Statements & Advisories
Tagged Initiative 747
I-960 lawsuit will continue for now
Our parent organization’s blog reports that Futurewise and SEIU 775 – the plaintiffs in the lawsuit to block Tim Eyman’s initiative from being considered by voters – have filed an emergency motion for accelerated review with the state Supreme Court because the Superior Court refused to actually consider the issues at hand. That’s good news, [...]
Tagged Initiative 960
Statement on the Initiative 747 ruling by Judge Roberts
Permanent Defense today applauded the decision of King County Superior Court Judge Mary Roberts, who ruled that Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747 was unconstitutional. “It’s a very simple concept: Washington State laws, including initiatives passed by voters, cannot violate the state Constitution,” said Permanent Defense Chair Andrew Villeneuve. “We agree with the judge and believe her reasoning in [...]
Also posted in Statements & Advisories
Tagged Initiative 747
Whitman County, nonprofits sue to invalidate Initiative 747
Good news from the Puget Sound Business Journal: Whitman County and a coalition of nonprofit groups are suing the state, arguing that Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747, which capped state and local property tax increase at 1 percent per year, is unconstitutional. At a hearing in King County Superior Court on Friday, June 2, the plaintiffs [...]
Tagged Initiative 747
Eyman’s Initiative 18 lawsuit is ridiculous
Once again, Tim Eyman is sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong… into other people’s business. Initiative 18 is a King County initiative originally sponsored by the King County jail guards’ union that would reduce the size of the King County Council from thirteen members to nine. The union was mad at the council because [...]
Also posted in Ballot Watchdogging
Tagged Initiative 18
Eyman claims premature victory on I-776 court ruling
Tim Eyman, notorious for making sensational predictions, lying about finances, being deceptive to voters and declining to face the reality of his own tax cuts, has declared victory in the I-776 court ruling which has not yet been made public. Eyman’s “victory” statement is an unfounded gamble based on wild speculation and wishful thinking. On [...]
Also posted in Election Postmortem
Tagged Initiative 776
