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  • February 09, 2026

    Frontier Airlines To Face Racial Bias Suit On 9th Circ. Remand

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday largely revived a racial bias lawsuit against Frontier Airlines, saying in an unpublished opinion that a jury could possibly find for the father-and-son passengers based on the case's facts.

  • February 09, 2026

    9th Circ. Judge Casts Doubt On Feds' Grant Condition Stance

    A Ninth Circuit judge expressed skepticism Monday as the Trump administration argued it could legally impose new rules barring federal grant recipients from using the money for diversity programming, suggesting that the government had misread Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

  • February 09, 2026

    Afni Faces Class Action Over Alleged Misleading Claim Letters

    Debt collector Afni Inc. has been accused of trying to dupe people into paying "unadjudicated" damage demands by sending auto crash claim letters disguised as collection notices, according to a proposed class action that the Illinois-based company removed to Seattle federal court on Friday.

  • February 09, 2026

    Ex-Judge Says 'Post-Arrest' Details Don't Justify His DUI Stop

    A former Washington state judge who claims a wrongful DUI arrest contributed to his reelection loss is fighting to keep his lawsuit against Grays Harbor County alive, arguing that the county's justification for the arrest incorrectly relies on details from after he was taken into custody.

  • February 09, 2026

    9th Circ. Sides With Forest Service In $33M Ore. Wildfire Suit

    A Ninth Circuit panel Monday threw out a lawsuit from two Oregon lumber companies that accused the U.S. Forest Service of bungling its response to a 2020 wildfire in the Willamette National Forest, ruling that the agency can't be sued because it was acting within its discretion.

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