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  • October 26, 2026

    Digging Into Dems' Letter On Subpoena Secrecy Demands

    Lawmakers’ recent letter arguing that federal agencies’ use of boilerplate nondisclosure language in subpoenas pressures recipients into silence may lead to a significant overhaul of the current framework, but in the meantime, companies should review their rights and options, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • October 26, 2026

    Boeing Door Plug Plaintiffs Say No Doubts On Defect, Notice

    Passengers who were aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 when its door plug blew out are asking a Washington state court to grant summary judgment on the issues of product defect and The Boeing Co.'s notice of foreseeable risk, saying Boeing's own admissions remove any dispute about those issues.

  • October 23, 2026

    9th Circ. Blocks Trump's Calif. National Guard Deployment

    A split Ninth Circuit panel on Friday upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's deployment of the California National Guard in Los Angeles last year, finding that the president didn't have the authority to order the deployment, which violated the constitutional separation of powers.

  • October 23, 2026

    Boeing Worker Says She Was Pushed Into Sex With Manager

    A Boeing employee claims her supervisor cornered her into a sexual relationship with a senior manager, who cut off contact when she got pregnant and refused to have an abortion, according to a lawsuit filed against the aerospace giant in Washington state court.

  • October 23, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Data Centers Bans, Multifamily Woes

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at states with data center bans on the ballot and one practice group leader's perspective on multifamily concerns ahead.

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