California has joined the growing number of states adopting their own premerger-notification regimes. On February 10, 2026, Governor Newsom signed SB 25, the California Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act, requiring…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Third Circuit recently added to the growing body of wiretapping law addressing the use of session replay technology in In re BPS Direct, LLC; Cabela’s LLC Wiretapping Litig., 2026 WL 1280969 (May 11, 2026). Expanding on its…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The privacy litigation landscape in California continues to grow in complexity, with plaintiffs advancing new theories of liability based on the use of website tracking technologies. Although California Invasion of Privacy Act…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Plaintiffs have continued to file privacy litigation at a furious pace, asserting claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and, increasingly, the federal…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Ninth Circuit recently issued a decision partially lifting a broad preliminary injunction staying enforcement of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“CAADCA”). As a result, portions of the law are now in effect…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Join Scott Hall and members of the Coblentz Data Privacy Team on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 for a timely discussion of key developments shaping the privacy, cybersecurity, and AI landscape this year.
Learn about practical…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
A roundup of news focused on real estate issues in the June 2026 state and local elections.
California:
I Have Some Questions for the Democrats Who Want to Run California (New York Times):…
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/ Elections & Politics, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
California’s data broker regulations continue to evolve, raising important compliance questions for businesses that compile and license personal data, including what constitutes a data broker and what obligations attach to those…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Artificial intelligence regulation has entered a new phase. What started as policy conversations about innovation, ethics, and voluntary guardrails is now a real compliance issue centered on privacy, transparency, discrimination…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Privacy, cybersecurity, and AI regulation continue to be front and center in all aspects of business operations. Two additional states, Oklahoma and Alabama, have recently passed comprehensive consumer privacy laws, increasing…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has released 22 new Housing Law Fact Sheets that provide concise, standalone summaries of key state housing laws. As state housing laws continue to expand and…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team:
San Francisco -
Why the skyscraper race is back on when SF has plenty of empty offices (SF Standard): Although one-third of San Francisco’s 90 million…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
In 2025, three federal district courts in California addressed the same open question and reached a similar conclusion: that under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), California employers may be required to…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Since CalPrivacy (formerly the CPPA) finalized sweeping updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations in July 2025, risk assessments are now a centerpiece of data privacy compliance. The message from…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
CalPrivacy (formerly the California Privacy Protection Agency), announced recently that it intends to begin auditing businesses’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
In February 2026, CalPrivacy…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Privacy
