Lee v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that a case may be justiciable under the public interest exception even where the requirements of standing are not strictly met
• considering challenge to initiative that would either result in an immediate and yearly reduction in the state’s operating budget of $1.4 billion or amend the Washington Constitution
• finding a two subjects violation in an initiative that both set a sales tax rate and proposed a constitutional amendment requiring a supermajority vote or voter approval to raise taxes
• affirming the judgment of the trial court to void an initiative in its entirety
• “Whether an initiative violates the single subject rule generally starts with the ballot title.”
• legislation “is void in its entirety” when it violates the single subject rule

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Tim Eyman v. Robert Ferguson
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2019-01-23· cited 12×
• City Of Seattle, Appellant/cr-respondent v. S. Michael Kunath, Respondent/cr-appellant
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2019-07-15· cited 4×
• American Hotel & Lodging Association, Apps. v. City Of Seattle, Res.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2018-12-24· cited 2×
• Harold Messersmith & Lisa R. Bryant v. Town of Rockford
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2023-05-18· cited 1×
• Garfield Cty. Transp. Auth. v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 2020-10-15
• Tracy Doriot V. State Of Washington
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2025-01-07
• Pimentel v. Judges of King Cty. Superior Court
  Washington Supreme Court· 2021-03-18

Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Coleman v. Miller
  Supreme Court· 1939-06-05· cited 641×
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 2000-10-26· cited 212×
• Walker v. Munro
  Washington Supreme Court· 1994-08-29· cited 175×
• Diversified Industries Development Corp. v. Ripley
  Washington Supreme Court· 1973-09-27· cited 165×
• To-Ro Trade Shows v. Collins
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-08-02· cited 142×
• American Legion Post 149 v. WASH. DEPT. OF HEALTH
  Washington Supreme Court· 2008-09-11· cited 129×
• American Legion Post No. 149 v. Department of Health
  Washington Supreme Court· 2008-09-11· cited 127×
• Washington Federation of State Employees v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-08-31· cited 124×
• Citizens for Responsible Wildlife Management v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 2003-06-19· cited 90×
• Greater Harbor 2000 v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-06-05· cited 84×
• Brower v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-12-24· cited 82×
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
  Washington Supreme Court· 2003-06-26· cited 78×
• Coppernoll v. Reed
  Washington Supreme Court· 2005-09-08· cited 68×
• Flanders v. Morris
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-01-07· cited 67×
• State Ex Rel. Distilled Spirits Institute, Inc. v. Kinnear
  Washington Supreme Court· 1972-01-20· cited 63×
• ZDI Gaming, Inc. v. Washington State Gambling Commission
  Washington Supreme Court· 2012-01-12· cited 57×
• Ford v. Logan
  Washington Supreme Court· 1971-04-15· cited 49×
• City of Burien v. Kiga
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-09-20· cited 49×
• State v. Dougall
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-10-13· cited 46×
• Pierce County v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 2003-10-30· cited 42×