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 | | Conference participants include representatives from the Washington State Alliance for Equal Justice, a network of organizations providing legal aid to those with nowhere else to turn, and others dedicated to providing equal access to the legal system for low and moderate income people. | | | The conferences' joint plenary session, "Crafting a Vision for the Civil Right to Counsel in Washington State," which will take place immediately before the luncheon, relates to another of Greco's initiatives, the ABA Task Force on Access to Civil Justice. | | | The Washington State Bar Association Amicus Brief Committee is considering a request received on May 4, 2006, that the WSBA appear as amicus curiae in the case Ehsani v. |
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| | Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Pennsylvania's nickname "The Keystone State" is quite apt, as the state forms a geographic bridge both between the Northeastern states and the Southern states, and between the Atlantic seaboard and the Midwest. | | | It also hears appeals directly from the Courts of Common Pleas in certain cases, including from murder convictions in which the death penalty has been imposed, the right to public office, criminal contempt, and any case in which the Court of Common Pleas ruled that a state law was unconstitutional. | | | Pennsylvania is one of only five American states to employ a flat tax on personal income. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Lakewood, Washington |
| | Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington state west of the Cascade Mountains. | | | Eastern Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington state east of the Cascade Mountains. | | | Yakima Valley Central Washington is a region of the United States defined as the western half of Eastern Washington, or those counties lying east of the Cascade Mountains but west of the 119th meridian. |
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| | OKLAHOMA - LoveToKnow Article on OKLAHOMA |
| | The aggregate amount of indebtedness which the state may have at any time is limited by the constitution to $400,000, save when borrowing is necessary to repel an invasion, suppress an insurrection or defend the state in war. | | | When the allotments were nearly all made Congress in I 906 authorized Oklahoma and Indian Territories to qualify for admission to the Union as one state. | | | At Oklahoma City, in the centre of the state, the mean annual temperature is 59; the mean for the summer (June, July and August) is 78, with, an extreme recorded of 104; the mean for the winter (December, January and February) is 38, with an extreme recorded of _IZ. |
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| | Washington Courts |
| | For other information on Washington State, visit Access Washington. | | | Kirkland Municipal Court located at 11515 NE 118th Street Kirkland, WA 9803 will be closed May 12, 2006. | | | The State Supreme Court administers the Judicial branch of the Washington State Government. |
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| | Washington (USA) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Washington (USA) |
| | Washington was admitted to the Union in 1889 as the 42nd state and is governed under its original constitution, adopted in 1889. | | | Known as the Evergreen State, Washington is the only state to fly a green flag. | | | Washington's state constitution Washington is governed under its original 1889 constitution, and amendments to it are proposed by a state legislature, or by a constitutional convention if a majority of the legislators achieve the approval of a majority of the voters. |
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| | Washington County, Ohio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | Washington County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Ohio. | | | Any citizen of Ohio and the United States who is eighteen years of age or older and lives in the county may run for commissioner, auditor, treasurer, clerk of courts, or recorder. | | | The other offices have specific additional requirements: candidates for prosecutor must be licensed to practice law; candidates for coroner must be licensed to practice medicine for two years; candidates for engineer must be both licensed surveyors and engineers; and candidates for sheriff must have certain education and supervisory experience in law enforcement. |
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| | Montesano Municipal Court |
| | The Court operates under the city ordinances, state statutes, and of course, applicable federal constitutional law. | | | The purpose of the Montesano Municipal Court is to fairly and expeditiously resolve these criminal and civil cases. | | | The primary goal of the Montesano Municipal Court is to maintain the highest standard of professional and judicial excellence and to continue to improve the process by which disputes that come before the court are resolved. |
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| | 01-6369 -- U.S. v. Washington -- 09/05/2002 |
| | Washington's brief, and the applicable law, and, for substantially the same reasons stated by the district court, we determine that Mr. | | | Washington submitted no documents to this court to refute that finding, nor did he submit the plea documents or transcript to this court for review. | | | Washington also could not establish through his proposed testimony that his plea was not knowing and voluntary, and the district court properly applied a procedural bar to that claim. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Seattle, Washington |
| | Suquamish is a group of Native American peoples from western Washington state in the United States. | | | It is located in the U.S. state of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, nearly 108 miles (174 km) south of the United StatesâCanadian border in King County, of which it is the county seat. | | | Jump to: navigation, search The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party [1]), is one of the two major political parties in the United States (the other being the Democratic Party). |
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| | Kittitas County shall also refer to the Attorney General of the State of Washington's periodic assessment of takings law to refrain from unconstitutional takings by its own or other agencies. | | | Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to limit any remedy that any person may have under the laws of the State of Washington, or of the United States of America. | | | Kittitas County shall consult with, and receive the testimony of, all citizens owning or having lawful control of any of the land or resources affected. |
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| | Washington, DC - definition of Washington, DC in Encyclopedia |
| | "Washington, D.C." is the most common way to refer to the District throughout the rest of the United States and the world. | | | Washington is surrounded by the states of Virginia (on its southwest side, and a small part of its northwest one) and Maryland (on its southeast and northeast sides, and most of its northwest one); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the Potomac River both upstream and downstream from the District. | | | Washington also serves as the headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States. |
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| | WGL HOLDINGS INC - WGL Annual Report (10-K) Item 1. Business |
| | Washington Gas believes the combination of the natural gas supply it can purchase under short-term contracts, its existing and planned peaking supplies, and the capacity held under contract on the interstate pipelines is sufficient to satisfy the needs of existing customers and allow for growth in future years. | | | Washington Gas requested an overall rate of return of 9.42 percent and a return on common equity of 12.25 percent versus the then currently authorized return on common equity of 11.50 percent for Washington Gas and 10.70 percent for the Shenandoah Gas Division. | | | Under the expedited rate case procedure, Washington Gas may not propose any new adjustments for issues not previously approved in the last general rate case, or a change in its return on common equity from the level authorized in its last general rate case. |
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| | 21622-5-III - David D. Kendall, et ux, et al v. Ronald R. Wells, et ux, et al v. Total Masonry, et al File Date: 04/27/2004 |
| | Washington law also recognizes that, for industrial insurance purposes, an individual may sustain the relationship of dual employee to both a general employer who pays his wages and a special employer to whom he may be loaned and for whom he performs services. | | | Kendall stated he was working on becoming a Wells's employee, thus creating a reasonable inference that he did not believe he had the status of an employee. | | | Kendall thus contends the court erred in dismissing his tort claim, and should have instead granted his motion for summary judgment legally declaring him a non-employee of Wells for purposes of trial. |
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| | The Pragmatic Populism of a Non-Partisan Politician |
| | Edison also advocated labor law reform which would extend to those employed in intrastate commerce the same rights guaranteed to workers in interstate commerce, as well as judicial and civil service reform. | | | Edison then renewed his pledge to "exert every effort to reduce public expenses," and called upon "all public officials in the State and local governments" to do likewise. | | | Edison feared that unless counteracted, the exponential growth of the federal bureaucracy would lead to an inevitable, and potentially irreversible, erosion of the sovereignty of the individual states, as federal agencies assumed responsibilities and powers which properly rested with the states. |
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| | 104 Wn. App. 627, RAYMOND v. ROBINSON |
| | In the alternative, Raymond argues that specific jurisdiction exists under Washington's long-arm statute, RCW 4.28.185, because RVI transacted business within the state and committed a tortious act within the state. | | | Raymond argues that RVI purposefully availed itself of the Washington market for its own economic benefit, it advertised in this market, a full 10 percent of its sales came from this market, and it maintained its connection with this market by servicing his slide-out in this state and extending his warranty. | | | RVI also argues that, unlike the defendant in Hein, it is not a registered foreign corporation in Washington, it has no employees in the state, nor has it benefited from government services such as police and fire protection. |
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| | Washington state awaits Supreme Court 'gay marriage' decision - (BP) |
| | The intermediate court -- the Superior Court -- declined to issue a decision on appeal, sending the case to the Washington state Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard March 8. | | | Washington state legislators passed a "defense of marriage" law in 1998 explicitly banning "gay marriage." More than a dozen homosexual couples challenged the law in separate lawsuits last year, and two lower court judges subsequently sided with them in finding the law violates the Washington state constitution. | | | The American Civil Liberties Union and the homosexual group Lambda Legal are involved in the Washington state suit. |
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| | 83 Wn.2d 797, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON et al., Appellants, v. JOHN J. O'CONNELL et al., Respondents |
| | The Attorney General of the State of Washington has commenced the preliminary study necessary to institute action on behalf of the state of Washington and this (city or P.U.D.) believes that it is in the public interest that all affected municipalities join with the Attorney General in such action. | | | The Attorney General of the state of Washington, together with the members of his staff, are appointed and empowered as special counsel, to act for and on behalf of the [municipality]. | | | But the record is devoid of any evidence that either of these respondents was an officer or employee of any appellant other than the State of Washington; and as to that appellant, the court advised the jury that the statute of limitations was inapplicable. |
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| | Presidents: James Monroe |
| | Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise in 1820, which admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. | | | Monroe is best known for the "Monroe Doctrine." which stated that the United States would not allow European interference in the Western Hemisphere. | | | While personally a supporter of the rights of the free states, Monroe took no public position on the issue. |
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