Evergreen Freedom Foundation, dba Freedom Foundation v. Washington
AdministrativeLaw FirstAmendment DueProcess LaborRelations JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether Washington's campaign finance statutes violate due process by being unconstitutionally vague as applied to legal services for ballot initiative litigation with no election, and whether Washington's enforcement action violates the First Amendment when applied to such legal fees
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Petitioner presents two issues for review: 1. Do Washington campaign finance statutes Wash. Rev. Code §§ 42.17A.255 and 42.17A.005 violate Due Process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments because they are vague as applied to legal services provided to citizens engaged in litigation pertaining to proposed initiative petitions when no campaign or election ever occurred? 2. Does Washington’s enforcement action under the Fair Campaign Practices Act, Wash. Rev. Code §§ 42.17A.255 et seq. violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution—made applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution—when it is extended to cover legal fees for litigation concerning Washington’s local ballot initiative process where no campaign or election ever occurred?