11th Circuit Voids Notice Before Eviction Deposit Forfeiture
An 11th Circuit panel ruled Aug. 17, 2026 that a Hillsborough County, Fla. clerk's notice before forfeiting a tenant's $3,600 rent deposit violated due process.
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23andMe Data Breach Settlement Approved: $46.75 Million Final Order Explained
A bankruptcy judge approved the $46.75M 23andMe data breach settlement on July 6, 2026. Here is what the payout tiers mean and how distribution works.
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23andMe Pays $18 Million to 42 State Attorneys General Over Its Genetic Data Breach
A coalition of 42 state attorneys general secured an $18 million settlement with 23andMe over its 2023 genetic data breach. The money goes to the states, not a new consumer payout.
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ACLU Sues Concord NH Housing Authority Over In-Unit Sensors
ACLU sues a NH housing authority over sensors installed in roughly 300 public housing units. What the newly filed complaint alleges and what state law says.
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Amazon Ring Sued Over "Familiar Faces" Facial Recognition (2026)
A Virginia man's June 2026 class action (No. 2:26-cv-01887, W.D. Wash.) alleges Amazon Ring's Familiar Faces feature scans biometric faceprints of non-users without consent.
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Ameris Bank Hit With $79.5M Whistleblower-Retaliation Judgment
A California federal court entered a $79.5M judgment against Ameris Bank for whistleblower retaliation and the wrongful firing of ex-Balboa CEO Patrick Byrne.
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Arizona Squatter Law: SB 1426 Fast-Tracks Removal (2026)
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed SB 1426 (Chapter 69, 2026), amending A.R.S. 12-1173 to fast-track removal of unlawful occupants and speed the writ of restitution.
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Arizona Supreme Court Bars UIM Stacking Across Jointly Purchased Household Policies
Arizona Supreme Court's July 6, 2026 Balzan ruling caps underinsured motorist stacking when household auto policies are jointly purchased. What it means.
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Arizona's Alec and Lydia Act Adds Coercive Control to Custody Law
Arizona's Alec and Lydia Act (HB 2995) took effect June 22, 2026, adding coercive control, including GPS tracking and stalking, to Arizona custody law.
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Arkansas Teen Online Privacy Law (Act 952) Now in Effect
Arkansas Act 952 (HB 1717) took effect July 1, 2026, extending COPPA-style consent, targeted-ad, and data-rights rules to minors up to age 16. What to know.
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AT&T Settlement MDL Reassigned as Final Approval Still Pending
AT&T's data breach settlement MDL was reassigned to a new judge Aug. 17, 2026. No final approval order has issued yet. Verified case status and FAQs.
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ATF "Engaged in the Business" Rule Vacated Nationwide in Texas v. ATF
A Texas federal court vacated the ATF 2024 "Engaged in the Business" rule nationwide on June 12, 2026 under the APA. What it means for dealers and private sellers.
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Australia's 'Stage 2' Defamation Reforms Take Effect, Rewriting When Online Platforms Are Liable for Other People's Posts
NSW and the ACT switched on Australia's Stage 2 digital-intermediary defamation reforms on July 1, 2024, with Victoria following that September.
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Australia's Privacy Regulator Ends Its Inquiry Into the 2025 Qantas Data Breach Without a Full Investigation
Australia's OAIC found on 16 July 2026 that the evidence did not show Qantas failed to take reasonable steps under the Privacy Act over its 2025 data breach, and declined a formal investigation.
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Belt Parkway Dashcam Catches Insurance Fraud Scheme: What You Need to Know
Dashcam video exposes a staged insurance fraud scheme on the Belt Parkway in Queens. Learn about the arrests, New York insurance fraud laws, and dashcam recording rights.
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Boulder Sued Over Flock License-Plate Camera Surveillance (2026)
Two Boulder residents sued the city in May 2026, alleging its 31 Flock license-plate cameras track drivers without a warrant under the Colorado Constitution.
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California AB 1331 Workplace Surveillance Bill Clears Legislature
AB 1331 passed the California Legislature but is not yet law. See what the workplace surveillance bill would actually restrict, and enforce, if enacted.
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California AB 1709 Bars Addictive Features for Users Under 16
California AB 1709, approved September 10, 2026 and chaptered as Chapter 183, bars addictive features for California users under 16 starting January 1, 2027.
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California AB 2789 Changes How Courts Must Notify Parents of Custody Mediation
California AB 2789, signed Aug. 22, 2026, changes how courts notify parents of custody mediation and requires notice of the domestic violence separate sessions right. Effective Jan. 1, 2027.
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California Appeals Court Narrows, But Keeps Alive, Leah Remini's Scientology Defamation Suit
On July 31, 2026, a California Court of Appeal panel affirmed in part and reversed in part an anti-SLAPP ruling in Leah Remini's defamation suit against the Church of Scientology, sending surviving claims toward trial.
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California Appeals Court Rejects Blank Loan Form as Debt Proof
A California appeals court ruled a blank loan template did not prove a debt, reversing summary judgment under the state's Fair Debt Buying Practices Act.
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California Court Reverses Custody Order for Section 3044 Error
California appeals court, Sept. 8, 2026: a family court cannot skip the section 3044 domestic violence presumption because another judge found it rebutted.
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California Court Splits on Hospital Tracking Pixel Class Ruling
Doe v. Adventist Health System/West, published August 24, 2026, affirms part and reverses part of a CIPA and CMIA class certification denial.
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California Court: Wealth Alone Doesn't Bar a Divorce Fee Award
California's First District held family courts must make express Family Code 2030 findings before denying a postjudgment divorce attorney fee request.
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California Lawmakers Pass SB 923: CCPA Delete-Right Expansion, Explained
California SB 923 was enrolled and presented to Governor Newsom on September 2, 2026. Under article IV, section 10(b)(2) he has until September 30 to act.
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California Overhauls Child Support Math for the First Time Since 1992 Under SB 343
California's SB 343 rewrote the statewide child support guideline effective September 1, 2024, changing the K-factor, low-income adjustment, and add-on rules.
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California Pixel-Wiretap Rulings Split the Same Week: Blue Shield Claim Dismissed, BlueChew Claims Advance
Two N.D. Cal. rulings in July 2026 split on website tracking-pixel wiretap claims: the federal Wiretap Act claim against Blue Shield was dismissed with leave to amend, while state wiretap claims against Google and Meta over BlueChew trackers advanced.
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California SB 1130 Smart Glasses Bill Is Now on the Governor's Desk
SB 1130 would ban secretly recording people in California businesses with smart glasses. It was presented to Governor Newsom on September 9, 2026 and is not yet law.
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California SB 1247: The Sharenting Bill That Lets Kids Delete Their Parents' Content
California SB 1247 lets children featured in monetized content demand deletion at 18. $3,000/day fines for non-compliant parents. Hearing April 6, 2026.
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California Sues 23andMe's Successor Over Genetic Data Breach (2026)
California AG Rob Bonta sued Chrome Holding Co. (formerly 23andMe) on May 28, 2026 over the 2023 genetic data breach affecting nearly 7 million people, invoking GIPA and the CCPA.
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California's Delete Act Deletion Mandate Takes Effect: Data Brokers Must Now Process DROP Requests Every 45 Days
As of August 1, 2026, California data brokers must access the DROP platform every 45 days to process consumer deletion requests under the Delete Act (SB 362). Here's what changed and what it means.
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CalPrivacy Fines Two Data Brokers Under CCPA and Delete Act
California's privacy agency fined LocateSmarter $116,490 and Cybba $52,400 in August 2026; the LocateSmarter order is its first under both the CCPA and Delete Act.
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Canada Bill C-16: Deepfake Intimate Images Are Now a Crime
Canada's Bill C-16 took effect July 18, 2026, bringing AI deepfake intimate images under the Criminal Code and making it a crime to threaten to share one.
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Canada Privacy Watchdog Takes Google to Federal Court
Canada's privacy watchdog filed a Federal Court application after finding Google broke PIPEDA by refusing to de-list search results. Nothing is decided yet.
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Canada Tables Bill C-36 to Replace PIPEDA: What the Privacy Reform Bill Would Change
Canada introduced Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, on June 15, 2026 to replace its aging federal privacy law. Status: first reading.
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Capital Health $4.5M Data Breach Settlement Gets Final Approval; Payments Next
A federal judge granted final approval on July 14, 2026 to the $4.5M Capital Health data breach settlement. The claim window closed April 6, 2026; approved payments follow after appeals.
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Capital One Data Breach Settlement in Canada: C$35 Million Deal Awaits Court Approval
Capital One proposed a C$35 million settlement over its 2019 Canadian data breach. Opt out by Sept 11, 2026; BC Supreme Court hearing set for Sept 22, 2026.
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Class Action Adds Stability AI as a Defendant Over Alleged AI-Generated CSAM
An amended complaint filed July 7, 2026 adds Stability AI to the xAI/Grok CSAM class action, and a court granted the plaintiffs pseudonymous status on July 30. All allegations are unproven.
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Clearview AI Settlement Vacated by Seventh Circuit, Sent Back to District Court
The Seventh Circuit vacated approval of the Clearview AI biometric privacy class settlement on July 13, 2026, citing inadequate class representation. Here is what happens next.
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Cleveland Renews Flock License Plate Reader Contract With New Limits as Appleton Ends Its Program
Cleveland renewed its Flock license plate reader contract 9-6 with new limits on July 15, 2026, the same day Appleton, Wisconsin terminated its Flock contract.
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CNIL Fines EXTIA EUR 300,000 Over GDPR Erasure Request Failures
France's CNIL published a EUR 300,000 fine against EXTIA on September 9, 2026 over mishandled GDPR erasure requests. What Articles 12 and 17 actually require.
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CNIL Fines French Hospital EUR 500,000 Over Breach Notification Failure
France's CNIL fined Hopital Prive de la Loire EUR 500,000 after a breach hit 524,867 patients and 202,246 trusted contacts. Only the patients were told.
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Colorado Ammunition Age 21 Law (HB25-1133) Effective July 2026
Colorado HB25-1133 took effect July 1, 2026, setting a minimum age of 21 to buy ammunition, requiring vendor-assisted sales and age-verified delivery statewide.
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Colorado Signs Device-Level Age-Check Law (SB26-051)
Colorado Gov. Polis signed SB26-051 on June 3, 2026, moving online age checks to the device operating system. It takes effect January 1, 2028.
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Combs Defamation Ruling: One NewsNation Claim Proceeds, Three Dismissed
A federal judge let one claim proceed against NewsNation's parent, dismissed three, and denied attorney Ariel Mitchell's motion in full on September 4, 2026.
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Comcast $117.5M Xfinity Data Breach Settlement Wins Final Approval, Fee Award Cut
A federal judge approved Comcast's $117.5M Xfinity breach settlement on Aug. 20, 2026 and cut the attorneys' fee award to $31.7M. Claim deadline reported as Sept. 14.
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Connecticut Auto-Renewal and Right-to-Repair Rules Take Effect
On July 1, 2026, Connecticut Public Act 25-44 took effect: annual auto-renewal reminders, easy cancellation, a private right of action, and repair-access rules.
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Connecticut Court Affirms One-Year Workers' Comp Filing Deadline
Connecticut's Appellate Court held on August 25, 2026 that a nursing assistant's claims missed the one-year notice period in Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-294c (a).
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Connecticut Court Stays Eviction Over Fair Rent Complaint (2026)
The Connecticut Supreme Court, in TOV Realty v. Suarez (June 2026), affirmed that a court may stay an eviction while a tenant's Fair Rent Commission complaint is pending. What the ruling means.
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Connecticut Expands Its Privacy Law: What PA 25-113 Means Starting July 1
Connecticut Public Act 25-113 takes effect July 1, 2026, lowering the CTDPA threshold to 35,000 consumers and adding neural data, AI-training disclosure, and under-18 protections.
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Connecticut Requires Facial-Recognition Signs (PA 26-64)
Connecticut's Public Act 26-64, signed May 27, 2026, requires facial-recognition entrance signs and limits license-plate-reader data. Here is what it does.
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Connecticut's Revised Child Support Guidelines Took Effect August 1, 2026: What Changed
Connecticut's revised Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines took effect August 1, 2026, for new orders and modifications only. Three-parent worksheet, higher income ceiling, PFML as income.
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Court Denies xAI Injunction Against Minnesota Nudification Law
A Minnesota judge denied xAI a preliminary injunction against the state nudification law on September 4, 2026 without deciding the First Amendment question.
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Court Dismisses Baraka Defamation Claims Under Westfall Act
A New Jersey federal judge dismissed Ras Baraka's defamation claims against Alina Habba without prejudice after upholding a Westfall Act scope certification.
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Court of Appeal Reopens Laurence Fox Libel Fight, Reshaping the 'Serious Harm' Test in English Defamation Law
In Blake v Fox [2025] EWCA Civ 1321, England's Court of Appeal revived Laurence Fox's libel counterclaim, finding the trial judge misapplied the serious harm test.
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Court Orders Indemnity Costs Against Prince Harry and Fellow Claimants in Associated Newspapers Privacy Case
England's High Court ordered indemnity costs against Prince Harry and six co-claimants who lost their Associated Newspapers case, plus a £9.5m interim payment.
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Court Reverses Anti-SLAPP Denial in Coppola Libel Case
An unpublished California appeals court reversed the denial of Variety's anti-SLAPP motion in Francis Ford Coppola's libel suit. What it held, and its limits.
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Dallas Jury Returns $604 Million Verdict Against C.H. Robinson
A Dallas County jury awarded roughly $604 million against a trucking company, its driver, and freight broker C.H. Robinson over a fatal 2021 Mississippi pileup.
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DEFIANCE Act: Deepfake Porn Victims Can Sue for $150K+
Deepfake porn victims can now sue creators under the DEFIANCE Act for $150,000+ per violation. Senate passed S.1837 unanimously January 2026; House vote pending.
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Delaware Clears 64,000 Records in First Clean Slate Auto Batch (2026)
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer said on June 1, 2026 the first automated Clean Slate batch cleared over 64,000 eligible low-level cases from public background checks.
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