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Braun's Law Signed: Two of California's Four DUI Bills Wait Until 2031
Newsom signed a four-bill California DUI package on September 25, 2026. Only SB 907 is chaptered, and two of the bills do not become operative until 2031.
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Florida Court: No Jail Threat to Collect an Anti-SLAPP Fee Award
Florida's Fifth DCA reversed a contempt order on September 25, 2026, holding an anti-SLAPP fee judgment is a debt that cannot be enforced by threatening jail.
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A D.D.C. judge ended Stefan Passantino's defamation suit on September 21, 2026, holding he pleaded no facts showing negligence, without deciding truth or public-figure status.
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Braun's Law Signed: Two of California's Four DUI Bills Wait Until 2031
Newsom signed a four-bill California DUI package on September 25, 2026. Only SB 907 is chaptered, and two of the bills do not become operative until 2031.
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