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  • July 21, 2026

    Building Products Co. Can't Shake Wage, Break Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday said a building products company cannot escape a proposed class action claiming it denied workers wages and breaks, finding that the former employee behind the suit plausibly alleged unpaid work and that federal compensability rules do not apply to her state law wage claims.

  • July 21, 2026

    Judge Tosses Another Suit Challenging Seattle Housing Law

    A Washington federal judge leaned on a prior ruling to reject a constitutional challenge to Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability program, which requires developers to pay the city a fee in lieu of adding affordable units to project plans.

  • July 21, 2026

    DC Circ. Backs FAA In Conn. Airport Fight After Seven County

    The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration sufficiently analyzed the environmental impacts of a regional Connecticut airport expansion project, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's Seven County ruling made clear that courts cannot override agencies' reasonable National Environmental Policy Act judgments or explanations.

  • July 21, 2026

    DOJ Says Diocese Objections Can't Block Border Land Taking

    The Trump administration told a New Mexico federal judge that free speech and religious exercise objections are no basis to stop it from seizing 14 acres of land from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces for a border security project.

  • July 21, 2026

    Ship Owner Slams Damages Claims In Md. Bridge Collapse

    The operators of the ship that slammed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in 2024 blasted economic damages claims from the city and county of Baltimore, as well as private claimants, telling a federal judge that none had a proprietary interest in the bridge because it was owned by the state.

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