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Privacy, Safety, and Surveillance in Tech this week: California’s new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) lets residents send a single request to hundreds of data; and The 2026 World Cup and America250 celebrations have triggered…

AI Regulation and Export Control Debates this week: Despite ambitious defense cooperation agreements signed during Secretary Rubio’s recent visit to New Delhi, U.

Patent and Copyright Rulings in Tech and Music this week: The Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s indefiniteness ruling on TrackTime’s ‘978 patent, finding that the; and A federal judge denied summary judgment in a copyright suit…

Digital rights and surveillance: age checks, ALPRs, and online speech this week: The KIDS Act, a legislative package combining KOSA with other internet bills, is set for a fast-tracked vote in; and This matters for Policy, Legal &…

Intellectual property law: patents, FRAND, and USPTO disputes this week: The European Patent Office’s study of 65 FRAND rate cases from 2013-2025 finds a significant shift: courts have; and The U.S.

Supreme Court rulings on asylum, abortion, and corporate liability this week: In Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Immigration and Nationality Act does not require; and The Supreme Court’s decision in Cisco v.

Digital Privacy & Surveillance Legislation this week: President Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting Director of; and Congress remains deadlocked on reauthorizing Section 702 of…

Intellectual Property & Patent Law Debates this week: A policy brief from the Center for American Principles argues that U.S.