WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE v. INSLEE

NO. 98835-8.

498 P.3d 496 (2021)

WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE, Respondent, v. The Honorable Jay INSLEE, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Washington, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: November 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alicia O. Young , Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, Tera Marie Heintz , Office of the Attorney General, 1125 Washington Street Se Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0001, for Appellant.

Jeffrey Todd Even , Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 40100, 1125 Washington St. Se Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, Zachary Pekelis Jones , Pacifica Law Group, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3404, Lauryn Kay Fraas , Office of the Attorney General, 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Respondent.


¶ 1 Washington's constitution permits the governor to veto whole bills, "entire section[s]" of bills, and "appropriation items." WASH. CONST. art. III, § 12. In this case, we are asked to determine whether Governor Inslee exceeded this constitutional authority when he vetoed...

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