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  • June 10, 2026

    States Say Trump's DEI Rule For Contractors Is Unclear, Illegal

    Attorneys general from 19 states and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday sued numerous federal officials and agencies in an attempt to block the Trump administration's March 26 executive order prohibiting government contractors — including states — from engaging in "racially discriminatory" activity around diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • June 10, 2026

    GEO Says ICE, Not Contractor, Blocked Wash. Facility Access

    Private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. on Tuesday urged a federal judge to throw out counterclaims from Washington state officials who allege they were wrongfully denied access to an immigration processing center, arguing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, not The GEO Group, controls entry to the facility.

  • June 10, 2026

    Colo. Co. Says Boeing Tolled Contract Claim In NASA IP Suit

    A Colorado aerospace company has told a Washington federal judge that its breach of contract claim against The Boeing Co. alleging theft of its patented technology was timely and that Boeing's bid to dismiss the claim cited the incorrect statute of limitations for a breach of a written contract.

  • June 10, 2026

    Feds Immune From Atty's Suit Over Lake Debris Impalement

    A Washington federal judge has thrown out an attorney's lawsuit blaming the federal government after he was gravely injured when he jumped off a dock at a National Park Service campground and landed on wooden debris in Lake Chelan, concluding Tuesday the stick was natural and unknown to the government.

  • June 10, 2026

    9th Circ. Seems Skeptical Of Religious Coach's Vax Suit

    The Ninth Circuit appeared reluctant Wednesday to revive a suit from a former Washington State University head football coach who alleged he was fired after being denied a religious exemption to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with one judge saying the coach is engaged in an "uphill" battle.

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