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Freedom Foundation Reaction to Washington Supreme Court Ruling on Transparency in Government Collective Bargaining
“It is disappointing the Supreme Court ruled state law pre-empts all local rules over collective bargaining,” said Eric Stahlfeld, Chief …
Supreme Court agrees state can collect tax now, decide later whether it’s legal
Washington’s Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed the state can begin writing rules to collect its hotly contested capital gains income tax long before hearing arguments about whether Douglas County Superior Court Judge Douglas Huber’s ruling the measure unconstitutional should be reversed.
Statement by Freedom Foundation CEO Regarding the Washington Supreme Court’s Decision to Stay “Unconstitutional” Ruling on Capital Gains Tax
“Today’s decision by the State Supreme Court to stay Judge Huber’s ruling on the capital gains income tax is extremely disappointing,” declared Freedom Foundation CEO Aaron Withe. “While the decision from the Supreme Court simply gives the green light for the state to write rules the Department of Revenue claimed it needed to draft now, if the tax ultimately is lawful, the harm to taxpayers should have been given more consideration.
Washington Supreme Court will hear capital gains tax appeal in January
By BRIAN MINNICHExecutive Vice President The Washington State Supreme Court has announced it will hear arguments on Jan. 26 to …
Freedom Foundation Helps Foil Seattle’s Income Tax Scheme
The Washington State Supreme Court on Friday respected almost a century of case law — and the repeatedly expressed will of state residents — by slapping down the city of Seattle’s brazenly unconstitutional income tax proposal.
Supreme Court Makes Scary Decision on Halloween
After the Freedom Foundation’s pair of wins at the Washington State Supreme Court this fall, it was disheartening that all nine justices decided to “trick” rather than “treat” us on Halloween with a third.
Washington Supreme Court rules Freedom Foundation can access public employee lists
In a long-awaited decision, the Washington State Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 in favor of the Freedom Foundation, holding that public employees’ names and dates of birth are subject to disclosure under the state Public Records Act.
Lawsuit Over 2015 Freedom Foundation Information Request Finally Reaches State Supreme Court
Freedom Foundation Litigation Counsel Sydney Phillips on Tuesday explained to the Washington State Supreme Court that a 2016 ruling issued against the organization by a lower court and subsequently upheld on appeal would make a shambles of the state’s public information laws.
Why Freedom Foundation will appeal flawed state court decision to U.S. Supreme Court
The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the Freedom Foundation should have disclosed as a campaign expense the value of free legal services it provided to citizen sponsors of several local ballot measures in 2014. Here’s why we plan to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Freedom Foundation will appeal alleged campaign disclosure violation to U.S. Supreme Court
The Freedom Foundation has announced it will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a 5-4 ruling issued against it on Thursday morning by the Washington State Supreme Court over a campaign finance violation allegedly committed by the organization in 2014.
