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Latest News in Washington

  • October 19, 2026

    Roku Accused Of Using Voice AI Tech After Licensing Talks

    A voice recognition technology company sued the television streaming provider Roku Inc. claiming its voice remote function infringes several patents covering methods of machine speech recognition and language processing.

  • October 19, 2026

    Justices Decline To Consider Police Raid Takings Circuit Split

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a pair of cases that ask whether there is a police power exemption to the Fifth Amendment's takings clause, a question that has fractured the lower courts.

  • October 16, 2026

    Costco Beats Customers' 100% Agave Tequila Labeling Suit

    A Seattle federal judge on Friday shot down consumers' proposed class action accusing Costco of selling Kirkland Signature tequila falsely labeled as "100% de Agave," deferring to Mexico's purview over tequila regulation and citing a Mexican government body's rejection of similar adulteration claims.

  • October 16, 2026

    Wash. AG Office, WSU Rigged $15M Data Contract, Suit Says

    A former prosecutor and the police-use-of-force analytics company he now helms sued Washington's attorney general's office and Washington State University over an allegedly rigged $15 million public safety data contract, claiming the defendants privately coordinated and shared nonpublic procurement information ahead of a competitive bidding process.

  • October 16, 2026

    Wash. Justices Void Vague Release Term For Sex Offender

    The Washington Supreme Court has reversed a convicted child molester's community custody condition that he not possess or access "sexually exploitive materials" because the term is not clearly defined in state law, and could potentially mean many things.

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