Cornelius v. Dep't of Ecology (Majority and Dissent)
Annotate this CaseIn 2010, the Washington Supreme Court found that the State Legislature's 2003 amendments to the state's water law were facially constitutional. In this case, Appellants Scott Cornelius, Palouse Water Conservation Network, and Sierra Club Palouse Group (collectively Cornelius) brought an as-applied constitutional claim (among other claims) against Washington State University (WSU), the Department of Ecology, and the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB). Upon further review, the Supreme Court found that the amendments were applied constitutionally, and found appellants' other claims unavailing.
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