Protect Pub. Health v. Freed

¶ 1 This case involves the issue of whether a proposed initiative is beyond the scope of the local initiative power. Proposed Initiative 27 (I-27) would allow King County voters to decide whether to ban public funding for community health engagement location (CHEL) sites, colloquially known as safe injection sites, and to create civil liability for any person or entity who operates a site. King County Superior Court granted respondent Protect Public Health's (PPH) motion for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief and enjoined King County from placing I-27 on the ballot. The court…