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Character.AI Bankruptcy: State AGs Warn on Private Chat Data
A coalition of 39 states and DC filed a notice on October 14, 2026 in the Character.AI bankruptcy, seeking privacy protections for chat data in any sale.
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EDPB Smart Glasses Statement: GDPR Applies, Indicators Fall Short
The EDPB adopted Statement 1/2026 on smart glasses on 13 October 2026: the GDPR applies, and makers cannot push bystander transparency onto wearers.
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Child Custody Laws
Judge Who Jailed Two Children After Custody Hearing Loses Appeal
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity on October 13, 2026 for a Missouri judge who had two children locked in holding cells.
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Wills and Trusts Laws by State: Witnesses, Holographic Wills (2026)
Will and living trust rules in all 50 states and D.C.: witnesses, handwritten and electronic wills, notaries, divorce, and where trusts are irrevocable by default.
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Wills and Trusts
Mississippi Will and Trust Laws: Holographic Wills, Witnesses (2026)
A Mississippi will needs two credible witnesses unless it is wholly written and signed by the testator. Oral wills are allowed only in narrow last-sickness cases.
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Wills and Trusts
Missouri Will and Trust Laws: Witnesses, Electronic Wills (2026)
A Missouri will needs two witnesses who sign in the testator's presence. Since August 28, 2025, an electronic will's witnesses may sign by live audio-video.
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Wills and Trusts
Minnesota Will and Trust Laws: Witnesses, Remote Signing (2026)
A Minnesota will needs two witnesses, who may be present by live audio-video from within a state. A trust is revocable only if its terms expressly say so.
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Wills and Trusts
Oregon Will and Trust Laws: Witnesses, Harmless Error, Trusts (2026)
An Oregon will needs two witnesses and no notary. Oregon has no holographic or electronic wills, but ORS 112.238 can save a signed will that misses a formality.
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Wills and Trusts
South Carolina Will and Trust Laws: Two Witnesses, Self-Proving (2026)
A South Carolina will needs a writing, a signature and two witnesses; no notary unless self-proved. Trusts made since 2006 are revocable unless stated.
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