WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE v. STATE

The WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE, J. Clyde Ballard, and Daniel R. McDonald, Respondents, v. The STATE of Washington; Gary Locke, a state officer in his capacity as Governor of the State of Washington; The Office of Financial Management, an agency of the executive branch of the State of Washington; Richard Thompson, a state officer in his capacity as Director of the Office of Financial Management; The Department of Ecology, an agency of the executive branch of the State of Washington; Thomas Fitzsimmons, a state officer in his capacity as Director of the Department of Ecology; The Department of Social and Health Services, an agency of the executive branch of the State of Washington; Lyle Quasim, a state officer in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services; and Michael J. Murphy, a state officer in his capacity as State Treasurer, Appellants.