
AT&T's $177 Million Data Breach Settlement Wins Final Approval
A federal judge granted final approval to AT&T's $177 million data breach settlement on October 2, 2026, approved $59M in fees and modified the cy pres process.
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A federal judge granted final approval to AT&T's $177 million data breach settlement on October 2, 2026, approved $59M in fees and modified the cy pres process.

California SB 1296 makes landlords give a written pet policy to every rental applicant. Chaptered September 30, 2026, it is not operative until April 1, 2027.

An Oregon federal judge vacated two CFPB funding decisions on September 25, 2026 and declared combined earnings means gross Fed revenue. No FY2026 injunction.

A federal judge granted final approval to AT&T's $177 million data breach settlement on October 2, 2026, approved $59M in fees and modified the cy pres process.

California SB 1296 makes landlords give a written pet policy to every rental applicant. Chaptered September 30, 2026, it is not operative until April 1, 2027.

An Oregon federal judge vacated two CFPB funding decisions on September 25, 2026 and declared combined earnings means gross Fed revenue. No FY2026 injunction.

Maryland Ch. 772 and Ch. 773 took effect Oct. 1, 2026: landlords owning six or more units must offer tenants positive rent reporting, fee capped at $10 a month.

Ohio's Eighth District reversed a UPEPA anti-SLAPP dismissal on October 1, 2026 because the trial court cancelled the hearing R.C. 2747.04(A)(1) requires.

An Oklahoma federal judge ruled on October 1, 2026 that a deputy's warrantless Flock ALPR search of a month of plate data was a Fourth Amendment search.
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