/washington?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Washington Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:59:08 +0000 /washington/articles/2379826?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379826 A Washington federal judge on Wednesday threw out a proposed class action that alleged the Amazon Fresh website waited too late in the checkout process to disclose delivery fees, saying the conditions of use on Amazon.com Inc.'s websites prevented a woman from lodging claims under California law. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:33:47 +0000 /washington/articles/2379757?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379757 A half-dozen Ninth Circuit judges Thursday denounced six-figure sanctions against attorneys for prominent politicians challenging Arizona election procedures, accusing a lower court of "twisting and contorting" allegations in order to punish lawyers "based on the nature of the complaint and the clients that they represented." Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:00:33 +0000 /washington/articles/2379620?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379620 A federal government attorney told a Ninth Circuit panel Thursday that a group of unions, nonprofits and cities challenging President Donald Trump's massive layoffs of federal workers have no right to communications and documents showing what went into the layoff decisions, saying it's a "fishing expedition in search of a viable legal theory." Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:32:10 +0000 /washington/articles/2379849?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379849 Amazon has to comply with the U.S. Department of Labor's demands for data on travel reimbursements paid to supervisors sent to New York to dissuade warehouse workers from unionizing, a Ninth Circuit panel said on Thursday, concluding the information is germane to an agency probe of potential reporting violations.   Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:04:05 +0000 /washington/articles/2379682?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379682 State regulators are asking a Texas federal judge to reconsider a ruling that threatens a $185 million fraud case before it can be brought to trial in October, saying that the judge contradicted ruling precedent when he decided that metals like gold and silver don't qualify as commodities in some instances. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:22:11 +0000 /washington/articles/2379783?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379783 The Ninth Circuit on Thursday refused to pause a preliminary injunction requiring three federal agencies to reinstate research grants terminated following two of President Donald Trump's executive orders seeking to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion, saying the terminations likely aimed to suppress speech favorable of DEI and environmental justice. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:17:57 +0000 /washington/articles/2379668?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379668 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Nintendo Co. Ltd. was able to show that claims in two patents it was accused of infringing in a Washington federal court lawsuit were obvious. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:08:28 +0000 /washington/articles/2379554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379554 A Ninth Circuit panel won't undo its ruling to uphold the federal government's decision to only move forward with alternative versions of the ConocoPhillips Willow project that strayed from its original plans and that Alaskan Native and environmental advocacy groups say will result in full development of the Arctic oil reservoir. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:09:03 +0000 /washington/articles/2379839?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379839 Social media platform X has agreed to settle a suit accusing it of owing workers $500 million in severance after Elon Musk took the reins of the company while it was still named Twitter, the two workers suing and the entity told the Ninth Circuit. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:02:25 +0000 /washington/articles/2379604?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379604 A Ninth Circuit panel put on hold for now a district court ruling postponing the Trump administration's bid to end temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal, but denied the government's bid to halt the lower court proceedings. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:55:55 +0000 /washington/articles/2368593?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2368593 The National Transportation Safety Board's recently released report on the 2024 door plug blowout on board a Boeing 737 Max airliner helps illuminate how a company's strategic mistakes can lead to flawed decision-making and supply chain oversight failures, ultimately increasing regulatory and legal exposure, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:50:27 +0000 /washington/articles/2379606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379606 A group that fights to restrict immigration into the U.S. is urging a Rhode Island federal court to let the Trump administration narrow noncitizens' access to programs like Head Start, homeless shelters and food banks, arguing Thursday that a coalition of 20 states is trying to obstruct immigration enforcement and give benefits to "illegal aliens." Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:30:14 +0000 /washington/articles/2379892?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379892 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to resume the mass termination of scientific grants, overturning rulings by lower courts that had kept the funds flowing to universities and other recipients.  Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:48:10 +0000 /washington/articles/2379545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379545 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday asked the Ninth Circuit to reject green groups' effort to force it to respond to their petition to ban organophosphate pesticides, saying it "has not unreasonably delayed action." Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:30:12 +0000 /washington/articles/2379126?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379126 Despite appellate courts' apparent willingness to allow states to ban gender-affirming care for minors, employers are still waiting for clarity on whether federal anti-discrimination laws require health plans to cover transgender healthcare access, experts say. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:56:40 +0000 /washington/articles/2356412?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2356412 Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:11:17 +0000 /washington/articles/2379430?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379430 Seventeen states and the District of Columbia Wednesday joined four others in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone, saying that data their health departments collected overwhelmingly back the drug's safety. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:21:30 +0000 /washington/articles/2379176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379176 A Rhode Island federal judge seemed perplexed Wednesday by a government attorney's contention that for nearly 30 years, various administrations across the political spectrum have wrongly interpreted a law the Trump administration now says requires immigration status checks for additional federal benefits. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:15:23 +0000 /washington/articles/2379205?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2379205 The state of Washington is urging a Seattle federal judge to save more than $9.3 million in climate change resiliency funding that it claims is "on the chopping block" as the Trump administration moves to eliminate programming to promote environmental justice and reduce carbon emissions. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:58:51 +0000 /washington/articles/2376943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /washington/articles/2376943 A California crane operator training school's attorney told a Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday that a lower court erred in dismissing his client's suit alleging an antitrust conspiracy between Apple and Google because a meeting between the companies' CEOs should have been taken into consideration as supporting the claim.