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California SB 867: New Law Bans Toys With Companion Chatbots Until 2031
California SB 867 bars toys with companion chatbots for kids under 16, an inferred Jan. 1, 2027 start through the Jan. 1, 2031 repeal.
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Credit Acceptance to Pay $700 Million in Debt Relief, Restitution and Penalties Under New York Consent Order
A federal judge entered a $700M consent order against Credit Acceptance Corp. over subprime auto lending. What the NY AG order requires, by paragraph.
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GAO Report: DHS Missed the 30-Day Deadline in Every Substantiated Whistleblower Retaliation Case
A 2026 GAO report found DHS missed the 30-day deadline to decide corrective action in all 11 whistleblower retaliation cases substantiated from FY2018-2025.
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Ireland's DPC Fines Google EUR 403 Million Over Location Data Processing
Ireland's DPC fined Google Ireland EUR 403 million on Sept. 21, 2026 over location-data practices in three features between 2018 and 2020.
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Federal Judge Enjoins Montana Election Deepfake Law, But Only for Two Plaintiffs
A federal judge preliminarily blocked Montana's election deepfake law, but only for the two plaintiffs who sued. The law remains enforceable statewide.
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BGH Refers GDPR 'Household Exemption' Question to CJEU Over Kitchen Camera and Chat Forwarding Cases
Germany's Bundesgerichtshof stayed two appeals on 17 September 2026 and asked the CJEU to define the GDPR household exemption's limits. No ruling yet on either case.
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California AB 686: Deepfake Election Law Extended to 2031
Gov. Newsom signed AB 686 on Sept. 19, 2026, extending California's deepfake candidate media law (Elections Code 20010) from a 2027 sunset to January 2031.
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EEOC Sues Design Cuisine and Elior North America Over Alleged Hijab Discrimination
EEOC sues a caterer over an alleged hijab hiring refusal. The claims are unproven; here is what Title VII and Groff v. DeJoy actually require of employers.
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FTC: FleetCor (Corpay) and CEO to Pay $100 Million Over Hidden Fuel-Card Fees
The FTC says FleetCor Technologies, now Corpay, and CEO Ronald Clarke agreed to pay $100 million over hidden fuel-card fees after a federal appeals court found FTC Act violations.
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Kentucky Court of Appeals: Foster Parents Lack Standing to Block Reunification Order
Kentucky's Court of Appeals denied foster parents' emergency motion to stop a reunification, ruling notice and a right to be heard under KRS 620.360 do not make a foster parent a party. The writ petition is still pending.
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Texas Judge Grants Partial Summary Judgment Against TikTok on Two Deceptive Trade Practices Claims
A Travis County judge ruled TikTok violated the Texas DTPA over content-removal and Restricted Mode claims. Here is exactly what the order decided, and did not decide.
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ICO Governance Overhaul Confirmed: Information Commission Takes Over 30 September 2026
SI 2026/1015 has been made, appointing 30 September 2026 for the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 sections that abolish the Information Commissioner and transfer its functions to the new Information Commission.
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