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Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit brings the White House’s theory of citizenship closer to a ...
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Federal court blocks Washington law requiring priests to report confessed child abuse
The U.S. Department of Justice previously filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the “anti-Catholic” measure.
SW Washington hunting guide and outfitting company enter guilty pleas to Lacey Act crime
Branden Trager, of Brush Prairie, and his guiding company Mayhem Services LLC pleaded guilty this week in federal court in Tacoma to violating the Lacey Act. In pleading guilty, Trager admitted he and ...
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Insurers remain subject to tribal jurisdiction in the Ninth Circuit following denial of certiorari by the Supreme Court
Present or not, insurers doing business with tribal government and businesses cannot escape the jurisdiction of tribal courts ...
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Federal court temporarily blocks Washington state confession law
U.S. District Judge David Estudillo ruled that the new law, previously set to take effect July 27, singled out clergy for ...
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US federal judge orders government to resume processing of 80 refugees
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump's ...
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Judge blocks Washington law forcing priests to violate seal of confession
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of a Washington state law requiring priests to ...
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United States v. Shilling - SCOTUSblog
The March 27, 2025 preliminary injunction entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, case No. 2:25-cv-241, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in ...