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Virginia's 2026 gun-safety package (HB 93, SB 38, HB 19) changes protective-order and domestic-violence firearm surrender rules. Here is what takes effect July 1, 2026.
Mississippi HB 1662, signed April 8, 2026, takes effect July 1, 2026, creating a rebuttable presumption of equal joint custody. What it changes for parents.
Rhode Island Gov. McKee signed S 2616 Sub A on June 11, 2026, opening a two-year revival window (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028) for time-barred child sex abuse claims.
A divided Sixth Circuit revived Ohio's parental-consent social media law on June 18, 2026 and held NetChoice has no standing to assert minors' rights.
On June 18, 2026 the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Hemani that prosecuting a marijuana user under federal 922(g)(3) was unconstitutional as applied. The statute stays in force.
On June 22, 2026 the Supreme Court vacated and remanded Grayson v. United States (No. 25-851), reviving a Federal Wiretap Act fight over a secretly recorded FaceTime call.
Virginia SB 170 takes effect July 1, 2026, barring enforcement of a noncompete against a worker fired without cause who was not paid the disclosed severance. What the new Va. Code 40.1-28.7:8 rule requires.
Kyra's Law passed the New York Legislature on June 5, 2026 and awaits Governor Hochul's signature. What the custody-safety bill would change, and its current pending status.
Washington's HB 2664 took effect June 11, 2026, ending the certified-mail requirement for eviction notices and restoring first-class mail under RCW 59.12.040. What changed and what did not.
Virginia's Clean Slate law begins July 1, 2026, automatically sealing certain misdemeanors after seven clean years and allowing petitions to seal more records, with no filing fees.
The NO FAKES Act (S.4591) advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 18, 2026. It is not yet law. Here is what the federal AI voice and likeness bill would do.
The Ohio Supreme Court defined "harborer" under R.C. 955.28(B), holding a manufactured-home community owner was not strictly liable for a child bitten by a tenant's dog.