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  • August 14, 2026

    Amazon Revives Arbitration Clause, Bars Class Actions

    Amazon customers must now take most legal claims against the retail giant to binding arbitration, the company announced Friday, unveiling new conditions of use that also include a prohibition on users bringing proposed class actions.

  • August 14, 2026

    9th Circ. Says DOJ Subpoenas Can Support Trump Agenda

    A split Ninth Circuit panel on Friday held that President Donald Trump has the authority to direct the U.S. Department of Justice to issue politically motivated subpoenas that align with his broader policy goals, reversing a lower court's ruling quashing a subpoena issued to a gender-affirming medical care provider.

  • August 14, 2026

    Data Privacy Practices Put Wash. Residents At Risk, AG Says

    Washington state should require data brokers to register with regulators and follow standard practices to safeguard personal information, the state's attorney general said Friday in what he described as a first-of-its-kind report examining how data privacy practices affect Washingtonians.

  • August 14, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: NYC Office, Hotel Snapshot, Rising Stars

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the latest on the New York City office sector, how hotels fared in the second quarter, and two of Law360's Rising Stars.

  • August 14, 2026

    Mexico OK Leaves AGs, WGA Last Paramount Deal Obstacle

    Paramount Skydance Corp. celebrated Mexican antitrust approval Friday of its planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery as the final government sign-off needed globally, leaving only the California federal court challenge from a group of attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America.

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