Courts as Watchdogs of the Washington State Initiative Process

Authors

Kenneth P. Miller

Abstract

This Article describes the high rate at which courts have invali- dated Washington initiatives and then explores why this is so. The Article suggests that it is initiative lawmaking's Populist orientation—with respect to both its unfiltered majoritarian processes and its often—constitutionally suspect substance-that makes initiatives vulnerable to legal attack.

Recommended Citation

Kenneth P. Miller, Courts as Watchdogs of the Washington State Initiative Process, 24 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 1053 (2001).