In May 2006, Ireland wrote the majority opinion in a case where the state and private parties had sued the state's largest teachers' union for failing to comply with Initiative 134 [REF].
Ireland and fellow former justice Robert F. Utter sued the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) in 2008 over allegations the BIAW had violated campaign finance laws in its support of Dino Rossi, the Republican candidate for governor [REF].