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California Leads the Charge in Protecting Children Online
On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 56—the Social Media Warning Law—which reaffirms California’s leadership in consumer protection. This legislation is part of a broader package of child safety bills introduced during the current legislative session, reflecting a concerted effort by lawmakers to address an alleged “ongoing youth mental health crisis”…
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California Assumes Role as Lead US Regulator of AI
California enacts more than a dozen AI laws, including ones that impose new obligations on frontier developers in the name of greater transparency….By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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USPTO Signals Patentee-Friendly Shift in Subject-Matter Eligibility Policy for AI
Our Intellectual Property Group examines how the new leadership of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is signaling a more patentee-friendly approach to subject-matter eligibility, especially for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), reflecting a shift in how patent claims are examined and accepted….By: Alston & Bird
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FDA’s Authority Over Lab-Developed Tests Overturned: What the Court’s Decision Means for Lab Testing
Previously, this blog covered the FDA’s decision to regulate lab-developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices. However, a ruling from a federal district court in Texas earlier this year has changed that. Multiple lawsuits were brought against the FDA and consolidated before a district court in the Eastern District of Texas….By: Womble Bond Dickinson
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Navigating the Shift: Florida’s Comparative Negligence Jury Instructions After HB 837
In March 2023, House Bill 837 was signed into law, passing sweeping tort reform aimed at bringing balance to Florida’s tort litigation. The bill was intended to fix what many in Florida saw as a broken system by reducing the statute of limitations for general negligence cases, encouraging transparency in damage awards to eliminate “phantom”…
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How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria and Justice
As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.
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China Fans Patriotic Sentiment as Trade War With U.S. Heats Up
Chinese state media is rallying the public and posting old propaganda footage, but officials are also careful to leave room for talks with President Trump.
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France’s Government Narrowly Survives No-Confidence Vote
The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to get a budget passed by the end of the year.
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Fire in Party Office Raises Tensions as Cameroon Awaits Election Results
The blaze and arrests of protesters highlight the strife in the country, whose longtime president faced rare electoral opposition.
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Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as a Fragile Cease-Fire in Gaza Holds
Ceremonies took place on Thursday to commemorate two years since the surprise attack of Oct. 7, 2023, on southern Israel.
