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Latest News in California

  • July 24, 2026

    Data Privacy & AI Issues To Watch For The Rest Of 2026

    Federal and state lawmakers are expected in the coming months to keep pressing efforts for companies to do more to keep children safe online and rein in potentially harmful uses of emerging artificial intelligence systems, while the California legislature ponders a measure that's aimed at easing the explosion of wiretap litigation under a decades-old state law.

  • July 24, 2026

    Illinois Blocked From Giving Tuition Aid To Immigrants

    A federal judge Friday permanently barred Illinois from providing benefits such as in-state tuition and education scholarships to unauthorized immigrants, agreeing with the Trump administration's argument that the offerings run afoul of federal law by discriminating against U.S. citizens.

  • July 24, 2026

    Amazon Accused Of Poaching Warner Exec Under Contract

    Warner Bros. Discovery sued Amazon in Los Angeles court alleging it poached one of its executives despite her being under contract in "blatant disregard" of the law, and said the move is part of a pattern of behavior of inducing Warner executives to breach their employment agreements.

  • July 24, 2026

    LA Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Sparks Negligence Suit

    Owners and lessees of the large cold-storage warehouse with a flammable, anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system that caught fire last month in Boyle Heights were hit with a proposed negligence class action Friday in California state court by a plaintiff who lives about a mile and a half from the facility.

  • July 24, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Forbearance, Truck Lots, Phoenix SFR

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into forbearance negotiations, the latest real estate investment craze, and the ongoing challenges for Wall Street landlords in the Sun Belt.

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