Ninth Circuit refuses to block release of names on Washington domestic partnership petition

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Wednesday denied a request [opinion, PDF] to block the release of names on Washington state petitions for Referendum 71 (R-71) opposing domestic partnerships. Last month, the Washington secretary of state began to release the names [JURIST report] after a federal judge lifted an injunction against their release. The release was halted [Seattle Times report] days later when an emergency motion was filed by a group concerned about…