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2. Andersen v. King County - Wikipedia

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   Andersen v. King County, 138 P.3d 963 (Wash. 2006), [1] formerly Andersen v. Sims, is a Washington Supreme Court case in which eight lesbian and gay couples sued King County and the state of Washington for denying them marriage licenses under the state's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as between a man and a woman.

3. King County Superior Court - Wikipedia

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   The Superior Court of Washington for King County (more commonly, the King County Superior Court) is the largest trial court in Washington state. It is based at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, in downtown Seattle, Washington. It also operates a juvenile facility and a Regional Justice Center in Kent, southeast of Seattle.

4. Seattle Municipal Court - Wikipedia

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   Seattle Police Court was the precursor to the Municipal Court. [2] Justices were appointed by the city council among King County Justices of the Peace serving in Seattle. [1] The 1890 Freeholders Charter established a police court in Seattle, but the provision was repealed in 1892 after a state law created a municipal court for the city. [2]

5. Same-sex marriage in Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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   On September 7, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Richard D. Hicks ruled in Castle v. State that the state's marriage laws violated the equal protection of privileges and immunities clause of the State Constitution. The Washington Supreme Court consolidated the two cases, Andersen v. Sims and Castle v. State, for review as Andersen v. King ...

6. McCleary v. Washington - Wikipedia

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   The Court also urged the Governor at the time, Jay Inslee, to call a special session of the legislature to pass a funding plan to bring the State into compliance. [ 9 ] On June 7, 2018, the Supreme Court declared the state had fully covered the funding of basic education, lifting the contempt order and $100,000 a day fine, ending any judicial ...

7. King County deemed a ‘judicial hellhole’ by new report

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   (The Center Square) – King County has been listed as a “judicial hellhole” in a new report due to previous decisions by King County Courts. The American Tort Reform Association releases a ...