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==Attorney-client privilege==
==Attorney-client privilege==
On May 13, 2004, the [[Washington Supreme Court]] ruled in a 5 to 4 decision that the attorney-client privilege is greater than the "Public Disclosure Act." Alexander wrote for the majority that the legislature "created the exemption when it amended the disclosure law, which makes most government documents available to the public, in 1987."<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001928707_privilege14m.html ''The Seattle Times'', "Court:Attorney-client privilege overrides open-records law", May 14, 2004]</ref>
On May 13, 2004, the [[Washington Supreme Court]] ruled in a 5 to 4 decision that the attorney-client privilege is greater than the "Public Disclosure Act." Alexander wrote for the majority that the legislature "created the exemption when it amended the disclosure law, which makes most government documents available to the public, in 1987."<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001928707_privilege14m.html ''The Seattle Times'', "Court:Attorney-client privilege overrides open-records law", May 14, 2004]</ref>
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==Political ideology==
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::''See also: [[Political ideology of State Supreme Court Justices]]''
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{{Judges CFscore|Judge=Alexander|Score=-0.83|Partisan=liberal|State=[[Washington]]|state score=-0.91|state comparison=less}}
==See also==
==See also==