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  • September 08, 2026

    ICE Transfers Violate Bond Hearing Rights, Wash. Class Says

    A class of immigrants detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Washington state urged a federal judge Friday to require the government to give notice before transferring members to detention centers elsewhere in the country, claiming the transfers "immediately deprive class members of their right to a bond hearing."

  • September 08, 2026

    Underdog Says Federal Law Bars Wash. Betting Crackdown

    Prediction market operator Underdog sued Washington's attorney general and state gambling commission Tuesday in an attempt to block enforcement of state anti-gambling laws against the company, contending that wagers on its platform qualify as derivative contracts that fall under the "exclusive jurisdiction" of the federal government.

  • September 08, 2026

    Reusable-Rocket Maker Stoke Space Gets $1B Series E Boost

    Washington-based Stoke Space Technologies on Tuesday announced the initial closure of a $1 billion Series E financing round, saying the fresh funding will propel its plans to launch a fully reusable rocket early next year and accelerate its development of a larger, more advanced model.

  • September 08, 2026

    Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI Over Content Use

    The Seattle Times and Long Island-based newspaper Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft with claims of copyright infringement, adding to the long list of news organizations claiming their articles were used improperly to train large language models.

  • September 08, 2026

    Boeing Avoids Broad Financial Discovery In IP Suit

    A Washington federal judge has ordered The Boeing Co. to provide some, but far from all, of the information Wilson Aerospace LLC sought for its suit accusing the aerospace giant of stealing patented technology for a NASA moon program.

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