Supreme Court documents
Washington State Supreme Court Order, June 7, 2018
Washington State Supreme Court Order, November 15, 2017
Washington State Supreme Court Order No. 84362-7, October 6, 2016
State of Washington’s Reply Brief and Answer to Amici Curiae Responding to Order Dated July 14, 2016, September 2, 2016
Plaintiff/Respondents’ Consolidated Answer to the Three August 29, 2016 Amicus Briefs, September 2, 2016
Plaintiff/Respondents’ Answer to the State’s August 22, 2016 Filing, August 29, 2016
Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Amicus Curiae Brief in Response to the Court’s Order Dated July 14, 2016, August 29, 2016
Brief of Amicus Curiae, Washington’s Paramount Duty, August 29, 2016
Amicus Curiae Memorandum of The Arc of Washington State, et al.,
in Response to State of Washington’s Brief, August 29, 2016
State of Washington’s Brief Responding to Order Dated July 14, 2016, August 22, 2016
Supreme Court Order No. 84362-7, July 14, 2016
Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Response to Amicus, June 17, 2016
State of Washington’s Reply Brief and Answer to Amicus Briefs, June 17, 2016
Brief of Amicus Curiae, Washington’s Paramount Duty, June 8, 2016
Amici Curiae Brief of Columbia Legal Services, et al., June 7, 2016
Amicus Curiae Memorandum of the Arc of Washington State, et al., June 7, 2016
Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Amicus Brief Addressing 2016 Legislature’s Compliance with McCleary, June 7, 2016
Plaintiff/Respondents’ 2016 Post-Budget Filing, June 7, 2016
State of Washington Memo Transmitting the Legislature’s 2016 Post-Budget Report, May 18, 2016
2016 Report by the Joint Select Committee on Article IX Litigation, May 18, 2016
Supreme Court Order No. 84362-7, January 11, 2016
Ruling in McCleary v. State ($100,000 a day fines) August 13, 2015
Ruling in McCleary v. State (contempt of court) September 11, 2014
Ruling in McCleary v. State, June 12, 2014
Ruling in McCleary v. State, January 9, 2013
Ruling in McCleary v. State, December 12, 2012
Ruling in McCleary v. State, January 5, 2012
• NEWS summary of the ruling
Order re: retention of jurisdiction, July 18, 2012
• NEWS summary of the order
Legislative Annual Reports: Read the Legislature’s annual reports to the Supreme Court and NEWS’ responses to those reports under Enforcement on this site.
Supreme Court Briefs: NEWS filed these briefs in original appeal proceedings before the Washington State Supreme Court:
- Plaintiff’s brief
- Plaintiffs’ brief appendix
- Reply brief
- Answer to Amicus Brief of ACLU
- Answer to Amicus Brief of Institute for Justice
- Answer to Amicus Brief of WASA, AWSP and WASBO
- Answer to Amicus Brief of League of Education Voters
- Appendix 1: Answer to Amicus Brief of League of Education Voters
- Appendix 2: Answer to Amicus Brief of League of Education Voters
Other Supreme Court Documents: Additional Supreme Court filings
Trial court documents
Final judgment of the trial court, Feb. 24, 2010
• NEWS summary of the judgment
• King County Superior Court Documents
