November 12, 2019
A federal judge in Washington state struck down as unlawful on Tuesday a Trump administration settlement last year that cleared the way for private groups to distribute online blueprints and instructions for manufacturing firearms with 3D printers.
February 07, 2019
A suit brought by states challenging a U.S. Department of State policy that would greenlight the online posting of 3D-printing plans for guns will proceed as scheduled, a Washington federal judge ruled Thursday, saying he could not simply take the agency's word for it that newly implemented rules would alter the case.
August 28, 2018
The states challenging a U.S. Department of State policy change effectively allowing a defense research firm to publicly post 3D-printing plans for guns online, the result of a contentious recent settlement, have shown likely harms from the change, a Washington federal judge ruled, issuing an injunction.