Washington high court approves thrift store’s charity-oriented marketing

SEATTLE — The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Savers Value Village, a thrift store chain that has been in an eight-year legal battle with the state attorney general over its marketing. The chain is a for-profit firm that pays charities for donations but does not cut them in on all retail sales; the state argued its marketing misled companies into believing it was a nonprofit or charity itself. The suit infringes on the chain’s First Amendment right to solicit donations on behalf of nonprofits.