The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division filed federal lawsuits against California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania demanding unredacted statewide voter registration lists including driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers for …
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a mixed ruling in NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, largely upholding California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976) while striking down one provision. The decision affirmed a district court’s denial of …
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Judge Menendez strikes down AB 2655 and AB 2839 deepfake laws on Section 230 and First Amendment grounds. X, Babylon Bee, Rumble challenged laws requiring platforms to block/label election deepfakes. Court ruled AB 2655 ‘flawed to its core’ and AB 2839 a ‘blunt tool’ stifling …
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