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  • February 02, 2026

    COVID-Era Eviction Pause Was Illegal, Wash. Landlords Claim

    Moratoriums that shielded Washington renters from eviction during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic unconstitutionally forced property owners to house tenants who otherwise had no right to remain in their units, according to a lawsuit removed to federal court in Tacoma Friday by one of the local governments being sued.

  • February 02, 2026

    Nevada Judge Temporarily Halts Polymarket Sports Contracts

    A Nevada state judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Polymarket from offering sports contracts in the state for two weeks, finding that the platform's offerings constitute "gaming" under state law.

  • February 02, 2026

    'Star Trek'-Citing Judge Says Moderna Can't Ax $5B Vax IP Suit

    Moderna Inc. will have to face most of a rival mRNA vaccine developer's $5 billion patent suit over the company's COVID-19 vaccines at a trial in Delaware, a federal judge ruled on Monday, invoking "Star Trek" in a summary judgment order that left issues like patent invalidity up to the jury.

  • February 02, 2026

    Mich. AG Can't Toss Fire Policy Challenge, Property Co. Says

    A property owner urged a Michigan federal court to allow its proposed class action over the constitutionality of the state's Fire Insurance Withholding Program to go forward, saying the state attorney general's bid to dismiss the suit is untimely and improper as an intervening party.

  • February 02, 2026

    First Woman Justice Elected To Wash. High Court To Retire

    Washington State Supreme Court Justice Barbara A. Madsen, the first woman to be voted onto the court and the second-longest serving justice in state history, said Monday she plans to retire this spring after 33 years on the bench.

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