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WASH. ASS'N FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE v. STATE

No. 87188-4.

278 P.3d 632 (2012)

174 Wn.2d 642

WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, a Washington nonprofit corporation; David Grumbois, an individual, Appellants, and Gruss, Inc., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff, v. STATE of Washington, Respondent, and John McKay, Bruce Beckett, Costco Wholesale Corporation, The Yes On 1183 Coalition, Washington Restaurant Association, MacKay Restaurant Group, Northwest Grocery Association, Safeway, Inc., The Kroger Company, and Family Wineries of Washington, Respondents/Intervenors.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 31, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Craig Subit , Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Mary Maureen Tennyson , Washington Atty. General, Bruce L. Turcott , Ofc. of The Atty. General, Peter B. Gonick , Washington Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

Michael K. Vaska , Foster Pepper PLLC, David John Burman , Attorney at Law, Ulrike Buschbacher Connelly , Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, Kathryn Carder Mccoy , Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondents/Intervenors.

Dmitri L. Iglitzin , Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lav, Seattle, WA, James Gerard McGuinness , McGuinness & Streepy Law Offices L.L.C., Federal Way, WA, amicus counsel for General Teamsters Union Local No. 174 and United Food and Commercial Workers Local Union No. 21.

Hugh Davidson Spitzer , P. Stephen Dijulio , Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Local Government Officials.

GONZÁLEZ, J.

¶ 1 This court was asked to determine whether Initiative 1183 (I-1183) violates the single-subject and subject-in-title rules found in article II, section 19 of the Washington State Constitution. I-1183 removes the State from the business of distributing and selling spirits and wine, imposes sales-based fees on private liquor distributors and retailers, and provides a distribution of $10 million per year to local governments for the purpose...

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