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J.M. Johnson, J. ¶1 In The Washington Basic Education Act of 1977,1 the legislature began a system of funding to school districts that improved all salaries but still allowed local teacher salary variation. By 2007, the gap between the highest and lowest average school salary figures had been narrowed considerably. Federal Way School District No. 210 receives the lowest salary funding level from the S

219 P.3d 941 (2009) FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210, a municipal corporation; Ed Barney; Cynthia Black; Evelyn Castellar; Ginger Cornwell; Charles Hoff; David Larson, individually and as guardian for Andrew Larson and Joshua Larson; Thomas Madden, individually and as guardian for Bryce Madden; Shannon Rasmussen; Sandra Rengstorff, individually and as guardian for Taylor Rengstorff and Kali Rengstorff, Respondents, v. The STATE of Washington;

105 P.3d 985 (2005) 153 Wash.2d 657 ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY COALITION, Respondent, v. TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT and Tacoma-Pierce County Board Of Health, Appellants. No. 75675-9. Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc. Argued November 16, 2004. Decided February 10, 2005. *986 Pau

NORRIS, Circuit Judge: Bethel School District appeals a judgment for declaratory and injunctive relief, damages, and $12,750 costs and attorney’s fees in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a student who claimed that the district had abridged his freedom of speech as protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. We affirm. I On April 26, 1983, appellee Ma

951 P.2d 357 (1998) TACOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY, a municipal corporation, Respondent, v. Carolyn WOESSNER, individually, Defendant, Appellant. No. 20145-3-II. Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2. February 20, 1998. *359 David Robert Minikel, Tacoma, for Appellant. William Edward Holt, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Et al., Tacom

755 F.2d 1356 53 USLW 2463, 23 Ed. Law Rep. 520 Matthew N. FRASER, a minor, and E.L. Fraser, as his GuardianAd Litem, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403, Christy B. Ingle; David C.Rich; J. Bruce Alexander; and Gerald E. Hosman,Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 83-3987, 83-4142. United States Court of Appeals,Ninth Circuit.

Stafford, J. This appeal arises from a judgment of the trial court declaring unconstitutional the State's reliance upon special excess levy funding for discharging its paramount duty to make ample provision for the education of its resident children as required by Const, art. 9, § 1. Respondents cross-appeal from the trial court's denial of requested attorneys' fees. We affirm in part and modify in part. The fa

121 Wn.2d 737 (1993) 854 P.2d 1046 MICHAEL COLLIER, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE CITY OF TACOMA, Appellant. No. 59442-2. The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc. July 1, 1993. William J. Barker, City Attorney, and John C. Kouklis, Patricia Bosmans, and Heidi Ann Horst, Assistants, for appellant. Adam Kline, f

Stafford, J. (dissenting) — This case encompasses the most important combination of constitutional, taxation and educational issues faced by the Supreme Court in its recent *732history. The decision has had a long, difficult, stormy, and ofttimes painful, period of gestation. Unfortunatély, in the end, the opinion characterized as the majority has given birth to a legal py

ELY, Circuit Judge: This cause comes before the Court in an unusual posture. Local elected school authorities, who so often in the past in other jurisdictions have resisted court-ordered integration, have in this instance invoked the jurisdiction of the federal courts because their self-generated efforts to achieve racial balance in the public schools have been hindered by go

*245¶1 The School Districts’ Alliance for Adequate Funding of Special Education (Alliance)1 sought to have the courts declare statutes governing Washington State’s special education funding process unconstitutional both facially and as applied. The trial court agreed with the Alliance that the 12.7 percent cap on the number of funded students was unconstitutional,

202 P.3d 990 (2009) SCHOOL DISTRICTS' ALLIANCE FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, consisting of Bellingham School District No. 501, a municipal corporation; Bethel School District No. 403; Burlington-Edison School District No. 100, a municipal corporation; Everett School District No. 2, a municipal corporation; Federal Way School District No. 210, a municipal corporation; Issaquah School District No. 411, a municipal corporation; Lake Washington

Dibell, J. Action by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant school district damages sustained from becoming infected with tuberculosis through the negligence of the defendant while she was employed as a school teacher. The court directed a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals from the'judgment. The plaintiff was a teacher in the Maple Hill school of the defendant district. She commenced

1 Reported in 225 N.W. 449. Action by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant school district damages sustained from becoming infected with tuberculosis through the negligence of the defendant while she was employed as a school teacher. The court directed a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals from the judgment. 1. The plaintiff was a teacher in the Maple Hill

Wenke, J. Jesse M. Burnett, as plaintiff, brought this action in the district court for Keith County against The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, a public corporation, as defendant. The purpose and object of the action is to obtain a judgment declaring the rights of the parties in and to the lands involved. The plaintiff prayed he be ■decreed to be the owner in fee thereof, that the defendant be found t

157 F.3d 630 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7417, 98 Daily JournalD.A.R. 10,299UNITED STATES of America; Muckleshoot Tribe; Nooksack;Upper Skagit; Squaxin Island; Lummi Indian Tribe; MakahTribe; Tulalip Tribe; Swinomish Indian Tribal Community;Quileute Indian Tribe; Puyallup Tribe; Hoh Indian Tribe;Suquamish Tribe; Quinault Indian Nation; ConfederatedTribes & Bands Of The Yakima Indian Nation; NisquallyIndia

797 F.Supp.2d 1107 (2011) Carl KNIGHT, Plaintiff, v. Kathy BROWN, et al., Defendants. Case No. C10-0753JLR. United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle. June 27, 2011. *1114 Keith P. Scully, Newman & Newman, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff. Mark G. Stockdale, Seattle, WA, Richard J. Glein, Sun Lakes, AZ, Timot

Madsen, C.J. ¶1 Vicki Parker, James Johnson, and Marie Clarke appealed directly to this court from an order of the Thurston County Superior Court denying them relief in an action challenging the candidacy of Christine Schaller for the office of judge of the Thurston County Superior Court. Appellants argue that Schaller is not statutorily eligible for the office because she does not reside in, and therefore is not a qualified elec

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT CHARLES R. BREYER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE More than two years ago, the Court held that an ordinance enacted by the City and County of San Francisco (“the City”) was unconstitutional. See generally Mem. & Order (dkt. 92). While appealing that decision, the City amended its ordinance, mooting the appeal, See USCA Mem. Dispo. (dkt. 127) at 2. The Nin

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON IN CLERK’S OFFICE NOVEMBER 12, 2020 SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 12, 2020 SUSAN L. CARLSON