6 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 1980–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Washington courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Babets v. Secretary of Human Servicesgreen2 sentences2013Babets v. Sec’y of Human Servs., 403 Mass. 230 , 526 N.E.2d 1261 (1988). 2013The court reasoned that if “the framers of our government’s structure intended to recognize in [Massachusetts’s] [c]onstitution an executive privilege, it is reasonable to expect that they would expressly have created one.” Id. | 1 | 1 |
State ex rel. Dann v. Taftgreen1 sentence2013It arises from executive power itself. “ Tt is generally acknowledged that some form of executive privilege is a necessary concomitant to executive power.’ ” Dann, 848 N.E.2d at 481 (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Vitauts M. | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Freedom Foundation v. Gregoire
green
2 sentences2014The Supreme Court denied consolidation and stayed West’s case. ¶11 The Supreme Court ultimately held in Freedom Foundation that the executive privilege operated as a constitutional exemption to the PRA disclosure requirements and laid out the applicable test for deciding whether the exemption applies. 178 Wn.2d at 699-705 . 2014The Supreme Court ultimately held in Freedom Foundation that the executive privilege operated as a constitutional exemption to the PRA disclosure requirements and laid out the applicable test for deciding whether the exemption applies. 178 Wn.2d at 699 -705. | 2 | 2014–2014 |
United States v. Nixon
green
2 sentences1984In United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 713 , 41 L.Ed.2d 1039 , 94 S.Ct. 3090 (1974), the United States Supreme Court held that the President's executive privilege, which is of constitutional magnitude, "cannot prevail over the fundamental demands of due process of law in the fair administration of criminal justice." Nixon , at 713. 1984In United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 713 , 41 L.Ed.2d 1039 , 94 S.Ct. 3090 (1974), the United States Supreme Court held that the President's executive privilege, which is of constitutional magnitude, "cannot prevail over the fundamental demands of due process of law in the fair administration of criminal justice." Nixon , at 713. | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Gold Seal Chinchillas, Inc. v. State
green
2 sentences1980Gold Seal Chinchillas, Inc. v. State, 69 Wn.2d 828 , 420 P.2d 698 (1966). 1 It is equally clear that a police chief of a metropolitan city is not protected from defamation liability under a theory of absolute immunity by reason of an executive privilege. 1980Gold Seal Chinchillas, Inc. v. State, 69 Wn.2d 828 , 420 P.2d 698 (1966). 1 It is equally clear that a police chief of a metropolitan city is not protected from defamation liability under a theory of absolute immunity by reason of an executive privilege. | 1 | 1980–1980 |
Moore v. Smith
green
2 sentences1980Moore v. Smith, 89 Wn.2d 932 , 578 P.2d 26 (1978). 1980Moore v. Smith, 89 Wn.2d 932 , 578 P.2d 26 (1978). | 1 | 1980–1980 |
State v. Christianson
green
1 sentence1980As stated in State v. Christianson, 17 Wn. | 1 | 1980–1980 |
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