Supreme Court blocks release of names on same-sex marriage petition
October 20, 2009
[JURIST] US Supreme Court [official website] Justice Anthony Kennedy [official profile, PDF] issued a temporary order [text, PDF] Monday prohibiting the publication of the names of those who signed a Washington state petition to overturn a state law giving same-sex partners the same rights as marrie....... [more] 
Ninth Circuit upholds Washington state rule requiring dispensing of Plan B contraceptive
July 9, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Wednesday upheld [opinion, PDF] the state of Washington's mandates prohibiting patient discrimination and requiring that pharmacies deliver lawfully-prescribed, approved medications. Under the rules, pharmacists are not req....... [more]
Cancer patient commits physician-assisted suicide under Washington law
May 24, 2009
[JURIST] A Washington State woman who was diagnosed with terminal cancer has become the first person to commit physician-assisted suicide under the state's Death with Dignity Act [text, PDF]. Linda Fleming had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and on Thursday took barbiturates prescribed by a d....... [more]
Washington passes bill expanding rights of same-sex couples
April 16, 2009
[JURIST] The Washington State House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday voted 62-35 to approve a bill [text, PDF; materials] granting same-sex couples the same rights and benefits of married couples in the state. The law effectively construes statutory gender specific terms such as "....... [more]
Ninth Circuit rules Seattle parade law unconstitutional
December 13, 2008
'[JURIST] A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 Friday that Seattle''s parade law is unconstitutional. The court was asked to decide whether the Seattle Municipal Ordinance violates the free speech guarantees of the First....... [more]
Washington non-consensual organ-harvesting case to be resolved by state court
August 27, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has asked the Washington Supreme Court to determine whether the sister of a man whose bodily tissues were harvested for medical research without consent may sue for damages. In an order issued....... [more]
Injunction against Washington emergency contraception law upheld
May 1, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday dismissed an appeal of an injunction suspending a Washington state law that would require pharmacists to dispense Plan B emergency contraceptives, the so-called"morning after" pill. US District....... [more]
Washington high court rules inmate has no right to starve himself
April 11, 2008
'[JURIST] The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Washington state constitution does not provide a right for prison inmates to starve themselves to death. Convicted arsonist Charles R. McNabb sued the Washington State Department of....... [more]
Supreme Court rules Washington state primary election system constitutional
March 18, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Washington''s system for primary elections does not violate the First Amendment right of freedom of association. The decision came in the consolidated cases of Washington State Grange v. Washington State....... [more]
Federal judge blocks Washington emergency contraception law
November 9, 2007
'[JURIST] A federal judge Thursday issued an injunction suspending a Washington state law that would require pharmacists to dispense Plan B emergency contraceptives, the so-called"morning-after pill." US District Judge Ronald Leighton''s injunction....... [more]
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