🚨UPDATE: And just like that, the Court has ruled against WSDOT (represented by Pacifica Law Group) in their baseless motion for sanctions! We have consistently won every single motion we’ve argued in this case, and we’re proud to say this was no exception. #waleg

🚨 Sen. King and CADF sent a letter to Attorney General Nick Brown to demand he take legal action against SHB 1774, a law that lets Washington State DOT lease unused highway lands for “community purposes." It's unconstitutional - and taxpayers will be left footing the bill. citizenactiondefense.org/wa-state-senat… #waleg

Over a year after CADF began advocating to end the "Restorative Community Pathways" diversion program in King County, the prosecuting attorney's office quietly shelved it. Why? Because over half of all juveniles reoffended. Learn more: citizenactiondefense.org/just-diverted-… #waleg

Charlie Kirk was a man of conviction, steadfast in his advocacy for and belief in the Constitution. The importance he placed in freedom of speech as demonstrated by his everyday work cannot be overemphasized. He believed in open dialogue, putting our differences aside to

When Free Speech Gets a Target on Its Back: The Charlie Kirk Assassination Our latest blog is now live, and it's a somber one. Read more below: citizenactiondefense.org/when-free-spee… #waleg

“Do not allow the loudest voices to drown out common sense: our freedom and our constitutional right to free speech outweighs our desire to only hear opinions that align with our own.” #charliekirk

NEW BLOG: "Hey Hey!! Ho Ho!! Teachers’ Strikes Have Got to Go!!" Side note: CADF is actively looking for parents of Vancouver- and/or La Center-area students interested in pursuing legal claims against the unions that organized this most recent spate of illegal teachers’

NEW LAWSUIT: Sen. Curtis King Files Lawsuit to Block Use of Highway Land for Non-Highway Projects We filed the suit this morning and will keep you updated as the case progresses. Complaint and press release are available below: citizenactiondefense.org/sen-curtis-kin… #waleg

“Much of the land for these highway projects is taken by the state from private citizens and small businesses. The Legislature cannot simply repurpose constitutionally protected funds and property to pursue unrelated policy goals, no matter how well-intentioned.”

THE CENTER SQUARE: GOP lawmaker files lawsuit to stop use of highway funds for non-highway projects “I filed this suit to protect taxpayers and ensure that highway dollars stay where they belong – on our roads.” - Sen. King thecentersquare.com/washington/art…

The WA gas tax is constitutionally protected to only go towards roads projects. But the Legislature passed a bill this session that circumvents this through a shady WSDOT lease process. State Sen. King (R) and Citizen Action Defense Fund aim to stop it Brett Davis thecentersquare.com/washington/art…

🚨 BREAKING: CADF has just filed suit against WA’s Depts. of Ecology & Commerce for breaking the law on carbon reporting. Sen. Torres, Rep. Dye, Washington Policy, & Todd Myers 🐟🌲🐝 joined us, as no agency is above the law. Accountability starts here. citizenactiondefense.org/lawmakers-and-…

The WA Department of Ecology claims climate change is a crisis but is ignoring the law and refuses to release data showing how the state’s climate policy is doing. We are again suing to force them to follow the law and live up to their inflammatory rhetoric. #waleg

THE CENTER SQUARE: Lawmakers, policy group sue WA agencies over failure to release climate data 📄 READ: thecentersquare.com/washington/art… Brett Davis #waleg

Washingtonians vs WA Department of Ecology Round 2...FIGHT! Citizen Action Defense Fund, representing the people of WA, is back in court to force Dept of Ecology to follow state law and release the records on WA's CO2 emissions. Brett Davis thecentersquare.com/washington/art…

NEW BLOG: I Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Emissions Are In “I declare . . . a CLIMATE EMERGENCY!!!!!!” 📄 READ: open.substack.com/pub/cadfwashin… #waleg

IT’S A DRAW: We just received the order from the federal judge in the Tacoma Initiative suit! She denied both parties’ motions and sent the case back to state court where we originally filed it. We live to fight another day. Bring it on, Tacoma. citizenactiondefense.org/unwise-and-unc… #waleg