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The question of whether fare enforcement on public transit is unconstitutional went before the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday, as attorneys for the state and Zachery Meredith, a man whose missing proof of payment on a Snohomish County bus led to his eventual detainment, staked out their opposing positions.
The Washington state Supreme Court will consider whether fare enforcement on public transit represents an unconstitutional incursion into passengers’ right to privacy.