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UPDATE: Justice Kennedy blocks release of names of R-71 signers


Posted at 11:35 am by Jerry Cornfield

My earlier post is already outdated so I chucked it..

In a flurry of legal activity today, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has essentially reimposed a ban on release of the names of those signed Referendum 71 petitions.

Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered an injunction against release of the names be stayed thus allowing the state to distribute the information. But Kennedy's ruling lifts that stay, though for how long is uncertain.

Jim Bopp, attorney for sponsors of Referendum 71, said the state's Attorney General's Office has filed documents asking Kennedy to reconsider his decision.

In related news, Bopp said he'll be among the attorneys representing Tim Eyman in Thurston County Superior Court. Eyman sued to keep names of signers of his past initiatives secret. A hearing in that case is Tuesday.

Lots more will be coming out.

Here's the latest story by the Associated Press.

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