Spokane County v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 125 Wash. 2d 129 - Carrick v. Locke · 87 Wash. 2d 232 - In Re the Salary of the Juvenile Director · 85 Wash. 2d 743 - Zylstra v. Piva · Spokane Co. v. State Ex Rel. Co. Comrs. · 85 Wash. 2d 266 - City of Tacoma v. O'Brien
Most-quoted passages
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“not whether two branches of government engage in coinciding activities, but rather whether the activity of one branch threatens the independence or integrity or invades the prerogatives of another.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Given that the district court is a part of the judicial branch and, as such, has the power to maintain control over the inherent functions of its operation, we cannot conclude that the statutory scheme of the Act violates the separation of powers doctrine, per se. Under the Act, the district court, not another branch, retains the power to collectively bargain and contract over working conditions. Therefore, it is difficult to determine how this threatens the "independence or integrity" or invades the prerogatives of the district court when the Act specifically gives the District Court Judges the power and authority to bargain.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“Carrick v. Locke, 125 Wash.2d 129, 135 , 882 P.2d 173 (1994) (citing In re Salary of Juvenile Dir., 87 Wash.2d 232, 238-40 , 552 P.2d 163 (1976)). Our state constitution contains separate provisions establishing the Legislative Department (Article II), the Executive (Article III), and the Judiciary (Article IV) and, as such, provides for this separation of functions. In Carrick , we reiterated the fundamental principles of the separation of powers doctrine and detailed the analysis for determining when the doctrine might be violated. While we stated the primary purpose behind the doctrine is”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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