February 16, 2021
A Washington federal judge Tuesday granted a bid by Washington, Oregon, dozens of tribes and a handful of historical groups to pause the sale of the Seattle National Archives building, preventing the federal government from selling it until the suit finishes.
January 08, 2021
Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes and a handful of historic groups are urging a Washington federal judge to block federal agencies from a "rushed and haphazard" effort to sell the National Archives building in Seattle, Washington, after the agencies allegedly failed to follow proper procedures for selling it.
January 05, 2021
Federal agencies plan to illegally sell historical documents from the Seattle National Archive, such as tribal and treaty records, Chinese Exclusion Act case files and Japanese American internment records, according to a Washington federal court complaint by Oregon, Washington, historic preservation groups and tribes.