Legal Opinion
Thorsted v. Munro
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1996No. Nos. 94-35222, 94-35223, 94-35267, 94-35285, 94-35287 and 94-35289PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The dispositive order filed January 4,1996, is ordered published.
ORDER
The district court in this case held unconstitutional Washington’s Initiative Measure 573, which is codified at Wash.Rev.Code ch. 29. Thorsted v. Gregoire, 841 F.Supp. 1068 (W.D.Wash.1994). The Washington statute is, in effect, a term-limits provision. In light of the Supreme Court’s subsequent decision in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, — U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 1842, 131 L.Ed.2d 881 (1995), we affirm the district court’s finding of unconstitutionality. Because Thornton was decided on the basis of the Qualifications…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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- Western Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Sonoma CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by29 opinions
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