Legal Opinion
Bering v. Share
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1986No. 51533-6PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, J.
No judicial task is more difficult than balancing the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of this country against conflicting rights and freedoms of their fellow citizens. In accepting this delicate task, we recognize there can be few absolutes under the constitutions of a state and country boasting of such a diverse people. The magnificence of the documents under which we have consented to governance lies in their flexibility to accommodate the conflicting views and lifestyles of the governed. In our role as arbiter, we cherish such flexibility.
This appeal presents two principal…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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