STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Zachery Kyle MEREDITH, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 17, 2023.
Filed March 16, 2023.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Tobin Scott Klusty , Blankenship Law Firm, 1000 2nd Ave. Ste. 3250, Seattle, WA, 98104-3771, for Petitioner.
Nathaniel Sugg , Snohomish County Pros. Attorney's Office, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA, 98201-4046, for Respondent.
Julia Mizutani , Cornell Law School, 355 Myron Taylor Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853-4901, Breanne Schuster , Juvenile Law Center, 1800 J F K Blvd. Ste. 1900b, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-7412, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu of Washington.
Brian Richard Flaherty , Katherine Elizabeth Hurley , King County Dept. of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, La Rond Baker , American Civil Liberties Union of WA, P.O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Dept. of Public Defense.
Magda Rona Baker , Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.
Paul J. Lawrence , Jacob Alejandro Zuniga , Pacifica Law Group LLP, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3404, Desmond Leoron Brown , Sound Transit Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA, 98104-2826, Todd Maybrown , Allen Hansen Maybrown & Offenbecher, PS, 600 University St. Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, Mattelyn Laurel Tharpe , Attorney at Law, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA, 98104-2826, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Sound Transit.
Paul J. Lawrence , Jacob Alejandro Zuniga , Pacifica Law Group LLP, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3404, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Community Transit and on behalf of Washington State Transit Association (WSTA).
¶1 This case concerns a particular method of fare enforcement that has been used on some barrier-free transit systems and is conducted by law enforcement officers rather than civilian fare enforcement officers. Many transit systems have already discontinued similar practices due to their known, racially disproportionate impact.
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