Washington State Legislature v. Lowry

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

• noting that the comments of a legislative sponsor are “noteworthy,” if not conclusive, as to a statute’s plain meaning

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Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Island County v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-05-14· cited 115×
• State v. McCuistion
  Washington Supreme Court· 2012-05-03· cited 71×
• State v. Rizzo
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-11-29· cited 62×
• Gregory v. Shurtleff
  Utah Supreme Court· 2013-03-19· cited 60×
• Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. Lawerence Denney
  Idaho Supreme Court· 2015-11-20· cited 50×
• Washington State Grange v. Locke
  Washington Supreme Court· 2005-01-20· cited 31×
• Washington State Legislature v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-10-07· cited 28×
• State v. Reis
  Washington Supreme Court· 2015-05-07· cited 28×
• Alaska Legislative Council v. Knowles
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-04-20· cited 26×
• Automotive United Trades Organization v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 2012-10-04· cited 26×
• In Re: Gretchen Ruff (fka Gretchen Worthley) v. William Worthley
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2017-03-28· cited 17×
• State v. Thomas
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2000-12-21· cited 15×
• Chelan Basin Conservancy v. GBI Holding Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2018-03-15· cited 7×
• Nelson v. P.S.C., Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2023-09-21· cited 4×
• Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. Lawerence Denney
  Idaho Supreme Court· 2015-09-10
• Attorney General Opinion No.
  Kansas Attorney General Reports· 2002-10-02
• Opinion No. (2001)
  Nebraska Attorney General Reports· 2001-06-25
• Springer v. Freedom Vans LLC
  Washington Supreme Court· 2025-01-23
• Branson v. Wash. Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC
  Washington Supreme Court· 2025-09-04
• Washington State Legislature v. Inslee
  Washington Supreme Court· 2021-11-10

Cites

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

• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-29· cited 2,492×
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-18· cited 1,386×
• Westerman v. Cary
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-04-28· cited 188×
• In Re Stranger Creek
  Washington Supreme Court· 1970-02-26· cited 173×
• State v. Ritchie
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-05-11· cited 160×
• State Ex Rel. Sego v. Kirkpatrick
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1974-07-19· cited 138×
• Washington Federation of State Employees v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-08-31· cited 124×
• Brown v. Firestone
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1980-03-13· cited 97×
• Hamilton v. Department of Labor & Industries
  Washington Supreme Court· 1988-09-22· cited 94×
• State v. Wright
  Washington Supreme Court· 1974-12-12· cited 89×
• CLEAN v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1996-12-20· cited 89×
• Howell v. Spokane & Inland Empire Blood Bank
  Washington Supreme Court· 1990-02-14· cited 86×
• State ex rel. Blakeslee v. Clausen
  Washington Supreme Court· 1915-04-22· cited 84×
• Fulmore v. Lane
  Texas Supreme Court· 1911-11-22· cited 71×
• North Coast Air Services, Ltd. v. Grumman Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1988-07-15· cited 69×
• Commonwealth v. Dodson
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1940-10-14· cited 68×
• Flanders v. Morris
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-01-07· cited 67×
• Washington Federation of State Employees v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-05-17· cited 59×
• Rios v. Symington
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1992-06-30· cited 56×
• Spokane County Health District v. Brockett
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-11-05· cited 55×

Other cases named Washington State Legislature v. Lowry

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Washington State Legislature v. Lowry
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-02-27· cited 36×