Missouri Ends Child Marriage at 18, Closing a Long-Standing Path to Emancipation
Missouri's HB 737 raised the marriage age to 18 with no exceptions, effective Aug. 28, 2025, removing marriage as a route to emancipation for minors.
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Missouri Pregnancy-Divorce Law Change Takes Effect August 28, 2026
Missouri's amended divorce statute, letting courts finalize a divorce during pregnancy, takes effect August 28, 2026, under RSMo 452.305 (HB 1908).
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Missouri's Bentley and Mason's Law: Drunk Drivers Who Kill a Parent Must Now Pay Child Support
Missouri's HB1740, signed July 9, 2026, requires drunk drivers convicted of killing a parent to pay child support. Effective August 28, 2026. What it requires.
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Montana Court: Public Record Alone Doesn't Start the Fraud Clock
Montana's Supreme Court reversed summary judgment in a Big Sky estate and LLC dispute, holding a public filing alone does not fix when a fraud claim accrued.
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Nebraska WARN Act (LB 921) Takes Effect: 90-Day Layoff Notice Now Required
Nebraska's LB 921 mini-WARN Act took effect July 18, 2026, requiring 100+-employee employers to give 90 days' layoff notice, 30 more than federal WARN's 60 days.
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New Hampshire Expands Domestic Violence Law, Adds Sexual Assault Protective Order (2026)
New Hampshire expanded its domestic violence law and created a new sexual assault protective order on July 13, 2026. Here is what HB 1576 and HB 1651 change.
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New Jersey Court: Anti-SLAPP Law Shields a Law Firm's Blog Post
A published New Jersey ruling holds that a law firm's website post about a case it filed is protected under the state's UPEPA anti-SLAPP law, not commercial speech.
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New Jersey Enacts a Sweeping New Data Broker Law (A5328), Banning Sensitive-Data Sales
NJ Gov. Sherrill signed A5328 on June 30, 2026, banning sensitive-data sales and creating a data-broker registry with fees up to $1.5 million and $50,000 per-record penalties.
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New Jersey FAIR Act Bans Algorithmic Rent-Setting Software
Gov. Sherrill signed New Jersey's FAIR Act (A3497) on July 20, 2026, banning landlords from sharing rent data or using pricing algorithms to coordinate rents. Effective July 2027.
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New Jersey Supreme Court Orders Release of Police Body Camera Footage Under OPRA in Fuster v. Township of Chatham
New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled in Fuster v. Chatham that body camera footage is not a criminal investigatory record, ordering its release under OPRA.
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New Jersey's First-in-the-Nation E-Bike Insurance Law Takes Effect July 19
New Jersey's e-bike law hit its July 19, 2026 compliance deadline: e-bikes must be registered, riders licensed, and motorized bicycles insured, a first-in-the-nation e-bike insurance mandate.
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New York Bans Smart Glasses From Every State Courthouse
New York's court system banned camera and microphone smart glasses from all 1,240-plus state courthouses, effective July 20, 2026. What the rule covers.
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New York Biometric Bill (S2539) Clears Senate, Heads to Assembly
New York's S2539 biometric bill passed the Senate 55-5 on May 12, 2026, and would require stores to post biometric scanning warning signs. As of June 3, 2026 it is not yet law.
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New York Opens Workers' Compensation to All Workers for Mental Injury From Extraordinary Job Stress
A 2024 New York law, refined by a 2025 amendment, lets any worker, not just first responders, claim workers' comp for mental injury from extraordinary job stress.
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New York's Clean Slate Act Takes Effect: Millions of Old Convictions Now Seal Automatically
New York's Clean Slate Act took effect Nov. 16, 2024, auto-sealing eligible misdemeanors after 3 years, felonies after 8. What it means for background checks.
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New York's Synthetic Performer AI Ad Law Takes Effect (2026)
New York's synthetic performer law took effect June 9, 2026: advertisers must disclose AI-generated humans in ads. What it requires, penalties, exemptions.
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Ninth Circuit Strikes Idaho Delay on New Court Complaints
The Ninth Circuit held on September 3, 2026 that Idaho's policy of withholding newly e-filed civil complaints until a clerk processes them is unconstitutional.
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Ninth Circuit: Section 230 Is a Defense, Not Immunity From Suit
The Ninth Circuit ruled on August 10, 2026 that Section 230 is a defense to liability, not immunity from suit, so it cannot block an immediate appeal and the social media addiction lawsuits proceed.
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NJ Supreme Court Sets Facial-Recognition Discovery Floor
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled June 24, 2026 that defendants must receive FRT software name, error rates, probe photo, and candidate matches in discovery.
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NO FAKES Act Advances Out of Senate Committee: Federal AI Voice and Likeness Right Explained (2026)
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.
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North Carolina Makes Ski-Slope Hit-and-Run a Crime Under the New Winter Sports Safety Act (SB 648)
North Carolina's Winter Sports Safety Act (SB 648), signed in July 2026 and effective October 1, makes leaving the scene of a ski-slope collision a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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NYC Finalizes Click-to-Cancel Rule, Proposes All-In Pricing Rule for Junk Fees
New York City finalized a Click-to-Cancel rule effective October 1, 2026, the first US city to do so, while a separate all-in pricing rule on junk fees remains proposed, with an August 7, 2026 hearing.
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Ohio Appeals Court Reverses HOA Rental Restriction Ruling Against Six Lot Owners Over Missing Deeds
Ohio's Twelfth District affirmed part and reversed part of an HOA rental-restriction win in Alum Cliff Industries v. Hickory Woods, 2026-Ohio-2756, over deeds missing from the record.
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Ohio HB 492 Makes It a Crime for Drivers and Passengers to Refuse to Identify Themselves at Traffic Stops
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 492 on July 7, 2026, requiring drivers and passengers to give their name, address, and date of birth at traffic stops. Effective October 5, 2026.
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Ohio Paternity Ruling: No Recovery of $41,000 Child Support
On September 8, 2026 Ohio's Third District held R.C. 3119.961 gives no route to recover child support already paid after a later DNA test disproved paternity.
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Ohio Supreme Court: Mobile-Home-Park Owner Not a 'Harborer' for a Tenant's Dog Bite (2026)
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.
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Otter.ai Faces Consolidated Wiretap Class Action Over Its AI Meeting Notetaker and All-Party Consent
A consolidated class action accuses Otter.ai's AI notetaker of recording meetings without all-party consent under CIPA and the federal Wiretap Act. Explained.
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Otter.ai Lawsuit: Judge Lets Core Privacy Claims Proceed (2026)
A federal judge ruled Aug. 13, 2026 that the Otter.ai class action’s core claims proceed: federal wiretap, California CIPA, and Illinois BIPA. What the order held and what happens next.
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Papermark Accuses Corgi of Copying Its Open-Source Data Room
Papermark's founder publicly alleges YC-backed Corgi copied its AGPL-licensed data-room code for Corgi's new Dataroom. Corgi denies it. What the law says.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Lowers the Proof Bar for Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court revived a state agent's whistleblower retaliation claim in Adams v. OAG (July 2026), holding that some evidence of a connection is all the Whistleblower Law demands to reach trial.
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Pennsylvania's 'Paul Miller's Law' Takes Effect: Handheld Phones Now Banned Behind the Wheel
Pennsylvania's Paul Miller's Law (Act 18 of 2024) banned handheld device use while driving as of June 5, 2025. Here is what the statute says and why it matters.
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Pennsylvania's Top Court: A Slip-and-Fall Suit Can Proceed Against the Owner in Control, Not Every Co-Owner
In Simone v. Alam (2025), Pennsylvania's Supreme Court let a slip-and-fall suit proceed against the owner in control, not every co-owner.
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Queens Council Candidate Charged With Forgery Over AI-Faked Endorsements
Queens DA charged ex-NYC Council candidate Jonathan Rinaldi with forgery over AI-faked endorsements and a fake NY Post story. Charges only; he is presumed innocent.
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Rebel Wilson Wins MacInnes Defamation Case on Australia's Serious Harm Test; Appeal Filed
The Federal Court of Australia dismissed Charlotte MacInnes's defamation suit against Rebel Wilson, finding no serious harm under the Defamation Act 2005 (NSW). MacInnes has appealed.
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Rhode Island Enacts AI Recording Consent Laws for Health Care
Rhode Island signed three AI laws on June 22, 2026 requiring AI-scribe patient notice, written consent for AI in therapy, and chatbot self-harm safeguards.
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Rhode Island Opens a Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Revival Window (2026)
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.
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ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law, Caps Institutional Buyers at 350 Homes
H.R. 6644 became law July 11, 2026 without Trump's signature, barring institutional investors with 350+ homes from buying more single-family homes.
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Roy Moore Asks the Supreme Court to Revive His Defamation Award, Explained
Roy Moore filed emergency application 25A1396 asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an 11th Circuit ruling that erased his $8.2M defamation verdict. Pending.
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San Francisco Police Audit: Flock License Plate Data Improperly Searched for Federal Agencies (2026)
An SFPD audit found a regional center ran roughly 299 searches of San Francisco's Flock license plate data for federal and out-of-state agencies, which California's SB 34 prohibits.
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SB 690 Passes California Legislature: What the CIPA Bill Changes
California SB 690 has passed the Legislature but is not law. See what the CIPA pen-register bill would change, its current status, and the Governor deadline.
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Serial CIPA Website-Wiretap Filer Declared a Vexatious Litigant
A federal judge declared prolific plaintiff Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant on July 20, 2026, barring new CIPA website-wiretapping suits in the Central District of California without leave of court.
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Seventh Circuit Affirms BIPA Exemption for Voice-ID Vendor
The Seventh Circuit ruled Nuance is exempt from Illinois's BIPA under the financial-institution rule for authenticating Schwab customers via voice-ID.
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Seventh Circuit Holds Illinois BIPA's 2024 Damages Amendment Applies Retroactively to Pending Cases
In Clay v. Union Pacific (Apr. 1, 2026), the Seventh Circuit held Illinois SB 2979, capping BIPA at one recovery per person, applies retroactively.
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Seventh Circuit Revives BIPA Suit Over Gunnar's Virtual Try-On, Narrowing the Health Care Exemption
The Seventh Circuit revived a BIPA suit against Gunnar Optiks, ruling its virtual try-on face scans appear aesthetic, not medical, so the health care exemption cannot win dismissal.
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Seventh Circuit Rules TCPA Text Messages Are Not Telephone Calls Under Do-Not-Call Law
The Seventh Circuit ruled TCPA text messages are not telephone calls under Do-Not-Call law, creating a circuit split with the Ninth Circuit's Howard ruling.
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Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of AI CSAM Possession Charge
The Seventh Circuit held 18 U.S.C. 1466A(b)(1) unconstitutional as applied to in-home possession of AI-generated CSAM. What the August 25, 2026 ruling does.
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Singapore Court Orders Bloomberg to Pay Two Ministers S$230,000 Each in Defamation Ruling
Singapore's High Court ruled Bloomberg defamed ministers Shanmugam and Tan See Leng in [2026] SGHC 147, awarding S$230,000 each and rejecting a public-interest defense.
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Sixth Circuit Revives NetChoice Challenge to Tennessee Law
The Sixth Circuit vacated denial of an injunction against Tennessee's social media age verification law but did not rule on the First Amendment merits.
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Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio's Parental-Consent Social Media Law (2026)
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.
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South Carolina's New Squatter Law Creates a Fast Ex Parte Removal Process (H.3387)
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed H.3387 on June 30, 2026, creating an ex parte court order to remove unlawful occupants from a home. It took effect on approval.
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South Dakota Supreme Court Affirms Stand Your Ground Immunity in Bunker-Community Shooting
In Anderson v. Streeter (2026 S.D. 17), South Dakota's high court affirmed civil self-defense immunity, holding a shove an hour earlier did not erase the right.
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South Dakota's First Anti-SLAPP Law, SB 137, Takes Effect July 1, 2026
South Dakota's SB 137, adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, took effect July 1, 2026, the state's first anti-SLAPP law.
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South Dakota's Genetic Data Privacy Act (SB 49) Takes Effect July 1, 2026
South Dakota's Genetic Data Privacy Act, SB 49, took effect July 1, 2026, requiring consent and privacy notices from DTC genetic testing companies.
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Supreme Court Declines to Block Texas App Store Age Verification Law (SB 2420)
SCOTUS denied emergency bids to block Texas's SB 2420 app store age verification law on July 6, 2026. The merits are undecided; Fifth Circuit review is next.
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Supreme Court Denies Trump Appeal of Carroll $5M Verdict
The Supreme Court denied certiorari on June 29, 2026, leaving intact the $5 million jury verdict against Trump for abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll.
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Supreme Court Limits the Federal Gun Ban on Marijuana Users (Hemani, 2026)
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.
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Supreme Court Overrules Humphrey's Executor, Lets the President Fire FTC Commissioners at Will
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court held 6 to 3 in Trump v. Slaughter that FTC commissioners can be removed at will, overruling Humphrey's Executor (1935) and unsettling agency independence.
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Supreme Court Rejects "Clean-Hands" Wiretap Loophole, Sends Influencer's Case Back to Sixth Circuit
SCOTUS GVR'd Grayson v. United States (No. 25-851) on June 22, 2026, after the SG conceded the 6th Circuit's wiretap clean-hands exception was error.
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Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Are a Fourth Amendment Search (Chatrie v. United States)
The Supreme Court held 6-3 on June 29, 2026 that a geofence warrant is a Fourth Amendment search. Chatrie v. United States (No. 25-112) extends Carpenter to phone location data.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii's No-Carry Default on Private Property Open to the Public
SCOTUS ruled 6-3 in Wolford v. Lopez (June 25, 2026) that states may not make carry a crime by default on private property open to the public.
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