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  • May 29, 2026

    5th Circ. Lets Texas Enforce App Age-Check Law

    The Fifth Circuit has temporarily allowed enforcement of a state law that restricts app downloads by age and requires app stores to display age ratings in Texas, lifting a court order blocking the law while an appellate panel considers the litigation on its merits.

  • May 29, 2026

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: 'The Rip,' Lively, Justin Sun

    In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 details a suit by a pair of Miami-Dade police officers over a movie starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck that they said makes them seem like sleazy cops, as well as a case by a Trump family-backed cryptocurrency firm against Justin Sun.

  • May 29, 2026

    Vermont Data Privacy Bill Poised For Signing Despite Doubts

    Vermont is poised to become the latest state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation, after the legislature on Friday approved a framework that consumer advocates have criticized for being significantly weaker than a proposal for regulating companies' handling of personal information that the governor vetoed two years ago.

  • May 29, 2026

    Megan Thee Stallion Wins Back $75K Defamation Verdict

    A Florida federal judge reinstated a $75,000 verdict for Megan Thee Stallion, finding Friday that a Texas-based blogger wasn't entitled to a presuit notice required for media defendants because she engaged in a financially motivated campaign to defame the rapper. 

  • May 29, 2026

    Spotify Says Class Suit Over Bots Lacks 'Special Relationship'

    An attorney for Spotify urged a California federal judge Friday to dismiss a proposed class action from the rapper RBX alleging the streaming service allows billions of fraudulent bots to elevate some performers at the expense of others, saying no "special relationship" exists between the parties to support the negligence claim.

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