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  • June 02, 2026

    Wash. Panel OKs Challenges To Seattle's Comprehensive Plan

    A Washington state appeals panel Monday revived a pair of challenges to an environmental impact statement published as part of Seattle's comprehensive plan for the city's next two decades of growth, ruling that the challenges aren't barred by recent state laws encouraging the construction of more housing.

  • June 02, 2026

    Union Seeks To Enforce Space Needle Worker's Rehire Win

    A UNITE HERE local has asked a Washington federal court to enforce an arbitration award ordering the operator of Seattle's Space Needle to reinstate a fired worker, arguing that the company has failed to establish a basis for vacating the award.

  • June 02, 2026

    Boeing Says Wash. Law Bars Punitives In Door-Plug Suit

    The Boeing Co. has told a federal judge that Washington state law bars punitive damages in a lawsuit from a mother and her teenage son who were seated next to the door plug that blew off the 737 Max 9 jet midflight in January 2024.

  • June 02, 2026

    9th Circ. Won't Recharge Kids' Suit Over Trump's Energy EOs

    A Ninth Circuit panel refused Tuesday to revive a group of youths' legal challenge of President Donald Trump's executive orders spurring the use of fossil fuels to meet the country's energy needs, concluding the plaintiffs "can only speculate" that the orders will trigger agency decisions that ultimately intensify climate change.

  • June 02, 2026

    US Pushes To Keep Trump Tariffs In Effect During Appeal

    The Federal Circuit should maintain a pause on a lower court's order blocking President Donald Trump's temporary global tariffs with respect to Washington state and two businesses, the U.S. argued, saying the merits "lopsidedly" favor a stay during the government's appeal.

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