Washington: Petition signature disclosure case before US Supreme Court Wednesday
Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that the names of people who sign an initiative should be made public. The case arises from the unsuccessful measure last year to overturn the “everything but marriage” law for homosexual couples. Gay rights activists want to publicize the names of the 138,000 people who signed the petitions. A group behind the campaign, Protect Marriage Washington, says exposing the names could open signers to harassment.