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  • June 25, 2026

    Robo-Surgery Co., FTC Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Case

    Surgical Instrument Service and the Federal Trade Commission urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive the company's case accusing Intuitive Surgical of blocking third parties from refurbishing components for its da Vinci surgery robot, saying a lower court erred in requiring the U.S. Supreme Court's Kodak factors to be proven.

  • June 25, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Removals For Child Endangerment

    A federal statute allowing noncitizens to be deported over convictions for a crime of child abuse, child neglect or child abandonment can encompass endangerment situations where a child was put in danger but not hurt, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Wash. Justices Back Climate Act Farm Fuel Exemption Regs

    The Washington Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Washington Farm Bureau's challenge to regulations surrounding a farm fuel exemption in a landmark 2021 law establishing the state's cap-and-invest program, finding Thursday the rule aligns with lawmakers' ultimate goal of curbing top greenhouse gas emitters.

  • June 25, 2026

    AGs, Cable Orgs., Newsmax Back Nexstar Block At 9th Circ.

    A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general have filed one of three amicus briefs urging the Ninth Circuit to fully preserve a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, arguing the states challenging the deal have standing to sue and that only a broad block is appropriate.

  • June 25, 2026

    Wash. Resident Gets 18 Months For Russia Export Conspiracy

    The U.S. Department of Justice said a Washington state resident has received a prison sentence of 18 months on Wednesday over a scheme to flout U.S. export restrictions on Russia, after pleading guilty in New York federal court in October.

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