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CNIL: Session Replay Tools Need Prior Consent Under Article 82
France's CNIL published its final session replay recommendation on November 5, 2026: these tools need prior consent under article 82, no exemption applies.
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Expungement Laws
Oklahoma Launches Clean Slate Expungement Portal, Not Auto Sealing
OSBI launched Oklahoma's expedited Clean Slate expungement portal on November 1, 2026 under 22 O.S. 19d. Fully automatic record sealing is not running yet.
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Canada Laws
Bill C-22, Canada's Lawful Access Act: What Is at Stake
Canada's Privacy Commissioner urged five amendments to Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, 2026, on 2 November 2026. The bill is not law yet. Status explained.
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Did California's $20 Fast-Food Wage Cost Jobs? Estimates Run From 3.5% Fewer to Slightly More
California's $20 fast-food wage began in April 2024. Pay rose, job estimates split, and the council that can raise it has had no listed meeting since February 2025.
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How Many Court-Ordered Wiretaps Can't Be Read? None Reported Through 2011. 486 in 2025.
Since 2001, prosecutors have reported each wiretap where they encountered encryption. None was reported unreadable until 2012. In 2025, 486 were, out of 1,735 taps judges approved.
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Since Fiscal 2024, Philadelphia's Soda Tax Has Raised Less Than Its Programs Cost
The city and its fiscal overseer say the tax was never meant to fund the programs alone. It raised $77 million in fiscal 2018 and a preliminary $70 million in fiscal 2026.
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AI Fake Citation Sanctions: Court Decisions Tracker (2027)
Courts have sanctioned lawyers and pro se litigants for fake AI citations with fines, fee awards, bar referrals and suspensions. A tracker of 13 orders we read.
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AI Laws
Court AI Rules by State: Filings, Judges, Bar Ethics (2027)
As of Nov. 2026, Florida, Connecticut and Indiana have statewide rules on AI-era filings; we found none in most states. Judge AI policies and bar opinions too.
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AI Laws
Can AI Give Legal Advice? ChatGPT, UPL and Privilege (2027)
AI chatbots can explain the law but are not lawyers. A federal court held one user's AI chats unprivileged, and you are responsible for what you file.
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AI Laws
AI in Court: Rules, Sanctions and Judges' Use (2027)
No national federal rule bans AI in court filings as of Nov. 2026, but courts sanction fake AI citations. Rules in Florida, Connecticut, Indiana and more.
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AI Chatbot Lawsuits: ChatGPT, Character.AI Cases (2027)
Families have sued OpenAI and Character.AI over chatbot harm. As of November 2026, no case has found liability. Garcia, Raine, JCCP 5431 and AG suits explained.
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Deepfake Laws
Election Deepfake Laws by State: Labels, Bans, Lawsuits (2027)
We found no federal statute written for election deepfakes. By our Nov. 5, 2026 reading, 31 states have one: 24 label rules, 4 limited bans, 3 candidate suits.
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