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Former US STB member Primus' suit over firing partially stayed by judge

By Wesley Brown ( January 9, 2026, 16:45 GMT | Insight) -- A Washington DC federal judge stayed one count of former Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus' lawsuit against the government over his firing and set a briefing schedule for the second, according to a docket entry Thursday. The first count, alleging that the firing violates the governing statue, is stayed until the Supreme Court issues a decision on Rebecca Slaughter's removal from the US Federal Trade Commission. The judge set a briefing schedule on the government's forthcoming motion to dismiss the second count, which alleges Primus' removal was racially discriminatory.A Washington DC federal judge stayed one count of former Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus' lawsuit against the government over his firing and set a briefing schedule for the second, according to a docket entry Thursday....

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