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Spokane defends city resolution against former state representative in federal court

The city of Spokane urged a federal appeals court on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former state Representative Matthew Shea over a local council resolution.

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The city of Spokane appeared before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former Washington state Representative Matthew Shea, Courthouse News Service reported. The legal dispute centers on a City Council resolution that condemned the mayor for attending an event with Mr Shea and designated the former politician turned pastor as a domestic terrorist. [1]

According to Courthouse News Service, a lower court previously ruled that the Spokane City Council must face the lawsuit. Mr Shea alleges in his complaint that the legislative resolution violated the Washington state constitution. [1]

During the proceedings, representatives for the city argued before the appellate court that a legislative resolution does not inflict punishment. A municipal or local council typically serves as the legislative body of a local government area, such as a city or town. [1][4]

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In short

  • The city of Spokane argued its case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday.
  • Former Washington state Representative Matthew Shea filed a lawsuit challenging a Spokane City Council resolution.
  • A lower court previously ruled that the Spokane City Council must face Mr Shea's lawsuit.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Spokane defends City Council resolution naming politician-turned-pastor as ‘domestic terrorist’Courthouse News Service, 6d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Spokane defends City Council resolution naming politician-turned-pastor as ‘domestic terrorist’Courthouse News, 6d ago
  3. [3]Hayden City Council weighs county law enforcement proposalNonStop Local KHQ, 7d ago

Background

  1. [4]Local government on Wikipedia
  2. [5]Michael Baumgartner on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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