SERV. EMPLOYEES INTERN. v. UNIV. OF WASH.

No. 96262-6.

447 P.3d 534 (2019)

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 925, a labor organization, Respondent, v. The UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondent, Freedom Foundation, an organization, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed September 5, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Rolf Stahlfeld , Attorney at Law, 145 Sw. 155th St. Ste. 101 Burien, WA, 98166-2591, Sydney Paige Phillips , Attorney at Law, 800 Yauger Way Sw. Unit D105, Olympia, WA, 98502-8915, for Petitioner.

Paul Drachler , Kristen Laurel Kussmann , Jacob Fox Metzger , Douglas Drachler McKee & Gilbrough LLP, 1904 3rd Ave. Ste. 1030, Seattle, WA, 98101-1170, Nancy Sagor Garland , Office of the Attorney General, Uw. Ms. 359475, University of Washington Division Attorney General, Attorney at Law, 4333 Brooklyn Avenue Ne., Floor 18, Uw. Box 359475, Seattle, WA, 98195-9475, Alan D. Copsey, Office of the Attorney General, Po. Box 40100, 1125 Washington St. Se., Solicitor General Division Attorney General, Attorney at Law, 1125 Washington Street, Po. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Respondent.

Danielle Elizabeth Franco-Malone , SCBI&L, Kelly Ann Skahan , Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, 18 W. Mercer St. Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98119-3971, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Labor Council.

Edward Earl Younglove III , Younglove & Coker, PLLC, Po. Box 7846, 1800 Cooper Point Rd. Sw. #16, Olympia, WA, 98507-7846, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Federation of State Employees.

Danielle Elizabeth Franco-Malone , SCBI&L, Kelly Ann" Skahan Barnard, Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, 18 W. Mercer St. Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98119-3971, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Seiu Washington. State Council.

Michael James Gawley , Washington Education Association, 32032 Weyerhaeuser Way S., Federal Way, WA, 98001-9687, Amicus Curiae on behalf, of Washington Education Association.

Tracey A Thompson , Attorney at Law, 14675 Interurban Ave. S. Ste. 307, Tukwila, WA, 98168-4614, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Teamsters Local 117.

James Dow Constantine , Attorney at Law, Po. Box 16285, Seattle, WA, 98116-0285, Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Washington.

Laura Elizabeth Ewan , Barnard Iglitzin and Lavitt LLP, 18 W. Mercer St. Ste. 400 Seattle, WA, 98119-3971, Amicus, Curiae on behalf of Aft Washington.


¶1 Petitioner Freedom Foundation (Foundation) filed a public records request for records relating to union organizing by several University of Washington (UW) faculty members. The UW asked one of these faculty members to search his e-mail accounts for responsive records and, after reviewing those records, gave notice that it intended...

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