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Investing.com -- A U.S. judge has ruled that SpaceX can move forward with a lawsuit against a California state agency that the company claims illegally targeted it due to Elon Musk’s political views.
U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. in Los Angeles determined that SpaceX had provided sufficient information to support its claims that the California Coastal Commission was subjecting the company to increased regulatory scrutiny.
The commission rejected SpaceX’s plan to expand rocket launches from Vandenberg U.S. Space Force Base in Santa Barbara last year. The panel stated that SpaceX launches were considered commercial activity that needed to comply with state regulatory requirements.
The U.S. Air Force opposed the commission’s decision and indicated it would proceed with additional SpaceX launches regardless.
Judge Blumenfeld had previously rejected an earlier version of SpaceX’s lawsuit in March but allowed the company to amend and refile it. According to the judge, SpaceX added more allegations and details in the new filing that demonstrated how the commission’s actions could harm the company.
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