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Latest News in Washington

  • October 30, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Weil Leases, CEQA, Trudeau

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including an early look at CMBS exposure to Weil Gotshal as the firm charts a wind-down, how streamlining the California Environmental Quality Act could affect data centers, and industry observations from former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Urban Land Institute's annual meeting.

  • October 30, 2026

    Split 9th Circ. Won't Let Feds Set Aside 20K Calif. Ballots

    A split Ninth Circuit panel on Friday denied the Trump administration's request for an order requiring California to set aside some 20,000 mail-in ballots it claims were sent to suspected noncitizens, saying the government hadn't shown that "such extraordinary relief, during an ongoing election, is clearly required by law."

  • October 30, 2026

    Amazon Aims For Quick Appeal Of Partial Antitrust Class Cert.

    Amazon is seeking permission from the Ninth Circuit to immediately appeal a Washington federal judge's decision partly granting a group of online shoppers' class certification bid in an antitrust lawsuit alleging its vendor pricing policies inflated prices on Walmart and eBay's online marketplaces, according to a recent docket entry. 

  • October 30, 2026

    BNSF, Amtrak Defeat Lawsuit Over Train Track Crossing Death

    A Seattle federal judge sided with BNSF and Amtrak on Thursday in a wrongful death suit brought by the estate of a woman who was hit by a passenger train while leaving a Washington beach, finding she voluntarily took on risk when trying to cross the tracks.

  • October 30, 2026

    Underdog Seeks To Halt Wash. Prediction Market Enforcement

    Prediction market Underdog urged a Washington federal judge Thursday to stop state authorities from enforcing gambling laws against the company until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on whether prediction markets are subject to state regulation or fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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