Legal Opinion
Cornelius v. Department of Ecology
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 12, 2015No. 88317-3PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶1 In 2003, our legislature made substantial amendments to this state’s water law. In 2010, we found those amendments facially constitutional. Today, Scott Cornelius, Palouse Water Conservation Network, and Sierra Club Palouse Group (collectively Cornelius) bring an as-applied constitutional claim (among other claims) against Washington State University (WSU), the Department of Ecology, and the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB). We find the amendments were applied constitutionally and find the other claims unavailing. We affirm.
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¶2 Cornelius and WSU both draw water from the Grande…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Saunders v. Lloyd's of LondonWashington Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by34 opinions
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