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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that private prison company CoreCivic filed against the city of Leavenworth.

The company wants to reopen its prison in Leavenworth to use for ICE detainees.

This comes after the Department of Justice backed CoreCivic with a Statement of Interest in September.

The parties met Tuesday morning in Topeka before Judge Toby Crouse, who dismissed the first lawsuit between the parties in May.

They were in court Tuesday because CoreCivic filed a complaint against the city of Leavenworth and a request for an injunction asking that the federal court enjoin the state courts injunction, essentially asking the federal court to step in and take over.

They were also there on Leavenworths motion to dismiss CoreCivics compla

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