/washington?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Washington Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 23:42:40 +0000 /washington/articles/2350684?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350684 An "apparent software malfunction" caused the U.S. Supreme Court's order list to be issued early Friday, orders in which the justices granted certiorari in four cases and refused to take up a long list of other ones, including cases centered on Pennsylvania's election system and the Obama Presidential Center. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:15:49 +0000 /washington/articles/2350544?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350544 R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco producers have accused Philip Morris USA of trying to derail a deal with Washington state last spring to resolve longstanding payment disputes stemming from Big Tobacco's 1998 master settlement agreement, according to a new lawsuit in Washington state court. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:35:50 +0000 /washington/articles/2350161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350161 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from °µÍø½ûÇø Real Estate Authority — including where the hotel sector stands at the midyear, which states are trying to curb healthcare investment models and what is fueling the surge in the real estate secondaries market. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:28:08 +0000 /washington/articles/2350551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350551 Washington appellate judges expressed skepticism on Friday regarding an ambulance company's stance that qualified immunity shielded it from a patient estate's $2.3 million jury verdict over a mid-transport crash, while also casting doubt on the family's contention that the defendant had forfeited its appeal rights. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:26:52 +0000 /washington/articles/2350513?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350513 The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday rejecting the Ninth Circuit's outlier interpretation of a jurisdictional question in a $1.3 billion arbitral award enforcement case came as no surprise to arbitration experts, who say they will nevertheless continue closely watching the case to see how outstanding issues are resolved. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:23:06 +0000 /washington/articles/2350271?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350271 Congressional lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that would give tribal nations expanded authority to prosecute non-Native drug traffickers and combat the opioid crisis on their reservations. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:24:17 +0000 /washington/articles/2350596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350596 The Ninth Circuit declined to upend an order applying the federal rate instead of a higher Washington state rate when calculating prejudgment interest that a federal jury awarded to a worker in his lawsuit accusing a manufacturer of firing him for taking leave, saying his federal claim guided his litigation strategy. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:59:09 +0000 /washington/articles/2349815?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2349815 After the Ninth Circuit recently held that four Chinese state-controlled companies were not immune from criminal indictment for alleged economic espionage, foreign sovereign-controlled entities should assess whether their operations and affiliation with their parent states qualify for sovereign immunity under the common law, say attorneys at Cleary. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:19:49 +0000 /washington/articles/2350405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350405 The Trump administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Massachusetts federal judge's order halting massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that the judge's finding that almost 1,400 employees must be reinstated to ensure the department's continued operation "has no basis in reality." Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:04:00 +0000 /washington/articles/2342370?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2342370 As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:23:55 +0000 /washington/articles/2350004?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350004 The Ninth Circuit on Thursday reversed a finding that releases signed by two former microchip manufacturer employees bar them from leading a class action over claims the company illegally revoked its severance program, finding that the court should consider whether the company breached its fiduciary duty in obtaining the releases. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:55:26 +0000 /washington/articles/2350039?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350039 A Seattle religious group has failed to prove copyright claims against an ex-member over the spiritual teachings of its late founder, a Washington federal judge has ruled following the case's revival on appeal, quipping that time and money spent on the case "vastly exceeds" any evidence of harm. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:25:46 +0000 /washington/articles/2349956?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2349956 A software company is blaming its insurers in Washington federal court for hampering its settlement talks with a client by reneging on its coverage agreements, causing the company to now potentially face a customer's $21 million claim. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:25:04 +0000 /washington/articles/2349774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2349774 Nineteen states, 16 former federal attorneys and a slew of civil rights groups are backing two North Dakota tribes in their efforts for an Eighth Circuit rehearing, arguing the appellate court's semantic shift regarding voting rights presents important questions that merit its full consideration. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:11:08 +0000 /washington/articles/2350059?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350059 Sixteen states have pressed a Washington federal judge to block the Trump administration from cutting off congressionally approved funding for electric-vehicle charging infrastructure projects, saying state budgets and procurement processes are being upended by the administration's unilateral actions. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:53:05 +0000 /washington/articles/2350053?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350053 A former equity, inclusion and belonging manager for Washington state's King County, home to Seattle, has launched a lawsuit contending she was blocked from addressing employee concerns about bias in the workplace, mistreated by white male colleagues, and ultimately pushed out amid a "challenging culture of silence and inaction." Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:48:12 +0000 /washington/articles/2350049?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2350049 A Maryland federal judge on Thursday temporarily enjoined the Trump administration's "mass closure" of AmeriCorps programs in two dozen states and ordered more than 750 national service members be restored, but declined to vacate the firing of AmeriCorps' paid staff. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:46:29 +0000 /washington/articles/2349935?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2349935 SAG-AFTRA members urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive their claims that the union betrayed them by allowing studios to impose COVID-19 vaccine mandates against members with medical and religious objections, arguing that the state claims aren't preempted and "not everything that involves these guilds is a federal matter." Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:38:11 +0000 /washington/articles/2348797?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2348797 The Ninth Circuit's recent opinion in Briskin v. Shopify, rejecting the differential targeting requirement for personal jurisdiction, not only deviates from long-standing jurisprudence, but it also significantly expands the reach of internet-based claims under California law, says Matthew Pearson at Womble Bond. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:56:10 +0000 /washington/articles/2328074?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2328074 After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie.