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April 24, 2026
Alaska Airlines Escapes Suit Over Hawaiian Merger, For Now
A Hawaiian federal judge on Friday dismissed a private antitrust lawsuit that challenged Alaska Airlines' 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, rejecting the passengers' asserted geographic markets and their contention that the merger would lead to anticompetitive effects in the markets.
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April 24, 2026
Justices To Focus On Alien Tort Statute In Cisco Spying Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Tuesday with implications for U.S. companies doing business with foreign governments, and decide whether the Ninth Circuit was right to reinstate an Alien Tort Statute suit alleging that Cisco Systems Inc. helped the Chinese government's allegedly unlawful crackdown on the Falun Gong religious movement.
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April 24, 2026
Real Estate Recap: Insurance Allure, People Pinch, Blackstone
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including an alluring source of capital for real estate investment trusts, how competition for skilled workers may hamper data center development, and Blackstone Inc.'s take on the first quarter of the year.
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April 24, 2026
Wash. Judge Reprimanded For Getting Too Close To Clerk
The Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct reprimanded a King County District Court judge Friday for having an inappropriate relationship with a clerk, who reported that he hugged her during a private meeting in his dimly lit chambers, asked her questions about personal matters, and offered her a massage.
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April 24, 2026
States Seek Early Win In Challenge To Trump Mail-In Ballot EO
A coalition of Democrat-led states is asking a Massachusetts federal judge to permanently block core provisions of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting, arguing the directive unlawfully encroaches on states' authority over elections and violates the Constitution's separation of powers.
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