GEO Group Urges Justices To Pick Up Wage Immunity Case

By Irene Spezzamonte · January 15, 2026, 2:06 PM EST

The Ninth Circuit ignored intergovernmental immunity when it ruled that the GEO Group needed to follow Washington's minimum wage to pay detainees in a voluntary work program, the private prison operator...

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Case Information

Case Title

The GEO Group, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Petitioner v. Ugochukwu Nwauzor, et al.

Case Number

25-828

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3790 Other Labor Litigation

Date Filed

January 13, 2026