(August 22, 2018, 10:38 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington state judge on July 31 denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by Motel 6 after rejecting the national hotel chain’s argument that it is immune from civil liability under the state’s statute barring strategic lawsuits against public participation (Anti-SLAPP) based on its work with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (Washington v. Motel 6 Operating LP, No. 18-2-00283-4 Wash. Super., King Co.)....