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Latest News in Washington

  • July 24, 2026

    Illinois Blocked From Giving Tuition Aid To Immigrants

    A federal judge Friday permanently barred Illinois from providing benefits such as in-state tuition and education scholarships to unauthorized immigrants, agreeing with the Trump administration's argument that the offerings run afoul of federal law by discriminating against U.S. citizens.

  • July 24, 2026

    Microsoft Seeks To Pause Or Exit Teams BIPA 'Voiceprint' Suit

    Microsoft urged a Washington federal judge Thursday to pause a proposed class action alleging its Teams software illegally intercepts meeting participants' "voiceprints" and force several of the Illinois residents to arbitrate their claims individually, or else dispose of the revised complaint entirely on the grounds that the plaintiffs still haven't detailed their interactions with the challenged feature.

  • July 24, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Forbearance, Truck Lots, Phoenix SFR

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into forbearance negotiations, the latest real estate investment craze, and the ongoing challenges for Wall Street landlords in the Sun Belt.

  • July 24, 2026

    Costco Hit With Negligence Suit Over Parking Lot Shooting

    The family of a shopper who was fatally shot in a Costco parking lot in 2024 during an alleged purse-snatching attempt has launched a lawsuit in Washington state court, accusing the warehouse retailer of failing to address a history of criminal activity on store property leading up to her death.    

  • July 24, 2026

    AI-Hallucinated Citations Result In $3K Sanction For Lawyer

    A Washington federal judge on Friday sanctioned a plaintiff's attorney $3,000 after finding that she submitted multiple court filings containing dozens of fake citations and quotations generated by artificial intelligence platforms  and didn't fix the mistakes, calling the conduct "tantamount to bad faith."

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