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Ninth Circuit issues opinion on R-71 petition case

Ninth Circuit issues opinion on R-71 petition case

Last week in California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled to lift the ban on Washington releasing the Referendum 71 petitions. But the U.S. Supreme Court this week suspended the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, which means the ban remains in effect while the Supremes prepare to resolve this issue once and for all. In its reversal of Tacoma-based U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle’s ruling last month that the petitions shouldn’t be released because they are “anonymous…

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Ninth Circuit announces Doe v. Reed hearing dates

Ninth Circuit announces Doe v. Reed hearing dates

The Attorney General’s Office informed us Tuesday that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has announced the schedule for the appeal filed by the state in Doe v. Reed, which deals with the issue of blocking the release of the names and addresses of the Referendum 71 petition signers. The appeal’s oral argument will take place Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. in Pasadena, Calif.  Here is the order that came from the Ninth Circuit.