The Washington State Supreme Court accepted review of Freedom Foundation v. Gregoire. The case will determine if the Governor has a constitutional-based "executive privilege" allowing her office to withhold public records that would otherwise be disclosable under the Public Records Act. This is a big one.
The case was brought by the Freedom Foundation.
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