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Federal court blocks California law regulating deepfakes ahead of election

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The US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction, blocking a law allowing the subjects of election deepfakes to sue the deepfakes creators for damages. The court rejected this argument, finding that the bill went beyond the legal definition of defamation.

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Germany court rules parts of federal police surveillance law incompatible with constitution

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Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that multiple provisions of the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office Act (BKA Act) are unconstitutional because they infringe upon citizens’ privacy rights. Furthermore, the court ruled section 45(1) first sentence no. The Society for Civil Rights e.V.

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Ransomware attack shuts down Los Angeles Superior Court systems

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The Superior Court of Los Angeles County experienced a ransomware attack on Friday, leading to the shutdown of the court’s internal computer systems. Upon detecting the ransomware attack, the Superior Court disabled its network systems to prevent further damage.

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US Supreme Court strikes down Chevron Deference, requiring courts not defer to agency assessments of their mandates

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The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that courts must exercise independent judgment in assessing an agency’s statutory authority. The Supreme Court did not decide on the facts of Loper. The Loper court disagreed, finding that “ Chevron was a judicial invention that required judges to disregard their statutory duties.”

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French court rejects US Agent Orange case

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The Paris Court of Appeals rejected Thursday an appeal to hold Monsanto and fourteen other agrochemical firms for their role in producing Agent Orange for the US armed forces, citing legal immunity from prosecution as they worked at the order of a sovereign government, according to local media.

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Georgia Superior Court Judge ruled ban on abortion as unconstitutional

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Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit ruled that the ban on abortions six weeks into pregnancy is unconstitutional on Monday. Jones in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, but this was later reversed after Roe v.

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Dangers of Digital "Reporting": Legal Risks and Unreliable Transcripts

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