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• February 13, 2026

  Novel Calif. Data Deletion Tool Off To Hot Start, Director Says

  Despite a relatively quiet rollout, more than 170,000 California residents have signed up for a first-of-its-kind system that allows them to ask all registered data brokers to delete their personal information in a single request, positioning the tool as a strong model for other states similarly looking to boost consumer protections, the executive director of the state's privacy regulator told Law360.  

• February 13, 2026

  States' Generic Drugs Antitrust Case Headed Toward Trial

  A Connecticut federal judge has mostly refused to side with pharmaceutical companies facing states' generic drug price-fixing litigation against them, ruling that there are genuine disputes of material fact as to drug distribution chains and the states' antitrust standing and teeing up the case for trial.

• February 13, 2026

  FullBeauty Can't Nix Wash. Anti-Spam Suit As Unconstitutional

  A Seattle federal judge rejected an apparel retailer's arguments that a Washington state anti-spam law is unconstitutional and preempted by federal law, ruling that a consumer's proposed class action against FullBeauty Brands can move forward.

• February 13, 2026

  Banking, Fintech Groups Clash Over OCC Trust Rule Update

  Banking groups have warned the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that it's overstepping its authority with a proposal to update the scope of national trust company operations, while fintech groups that the rule change would ostensibly benefit have applauded the measure.

• February 13, 2026

  Senator Moves To Bar Funding For ICE Facilities In Ga.

  Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., filed an amendment Friday to a spending bill in a bid to block the purchase of warehouses that U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement hopes to turn into two immigration detention centers in his state.

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