Vermont, Massachusetts, Missouri, et al.
Amici Curiae
Timothy B. Tomasi, Counsel of RecordThe States of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Missouri are joined in this brief by Oregon, South Dakota, and the Commonwealths of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. All are States that have provisions in their constitutions similar to the one at issue in Washington. Timothy B. Tomasi is an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Vermont. He received his law degree from Columbia University in 1988. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 17, 2003.Both before and after adoption of the…