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School choice fans try to dump union-backed state supreme court justice

By Jason Russell

Published July 31, 2016 12:00pm ET

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School choice fans try to dump union-backed state supreme court justice — According to a report, public charter school proponents in Washington State are gathering funds to defeat state Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, one of six judges who ruled in September 2015 that the state's charter school law is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) | Ted S. Warren

The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., reports that public charter school proponents in Washington State are gathering funds to defeat state Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, one of six judges who ruled in September 2015 that the state’s charter school law is unconstitutional.

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