Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • July 06, 2026

    The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

    When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.

  • July 06, 2026

    Feds Spell Out State, Local Roles In Mitigating Drone Threats

    Federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, have spelled out the roles of states, city police forces and other nonfederal authorities in reducing the safety risks of drones.

  • July 06, 2026

    Justices Find Middle Ground In Favoring Criminal Defendants

    The U.S. Supreme Court's criminal law rulings this term often sided with defendants, ruling in ways that defied simple conservative and liberal labels.

  • July 06, 2026

    DOJ Looks To Block ABA's Trump Adviser Subpoenas

    The American Bar Association cannot demand documents and deposition testimony from a Trump adviser in its lawsuit over the Trump administration's executive orders targeting law firms, since any communication between a presidential adviser and the chief executive is privileged, the government has told a New York federal court.

  • July 06, 2026

    Blank Rome Sued Over Breach Allegedly Affecting 57K People

    An attorney with Blank Rome LLP was tricked into uploading sensitive files to an external Google Drive account, allegedly exposing private information belonging to more than 57,000 individuals, according to a proposed class action accusing the law firm of inadequate cybersecurity safeguards and delayed breach notification.

  • July 06, 2026

    Death Photo Privacy Ruling Failed To Clarify Law, Experts Say

    Recently, the Third Circuit ruled that a police officer sharing a photo of a man who leaped to his death, while "deplorable," did not violate the family's constitutional right to privacy — a ruling that some experts say was an exercise in hair-splitting and a missed opportunity to clarify an important area of law.

  • July 06, 2026

    Data Co. Founder's $25M Fraud Trial Set For January

    A Manhattan federal judge on Monday set a January trial date for the founder of California data company Near Intelligence on charges that he conspired to inflate revenues by $25 million, but heard that he is engaging in plea negotiations.

  • July 06, 2026

    Top Florida News: 2026 Midyear Report

    The first half of 2026 brought long-awaited rulings providing clarity on the punitive damages pleading standard in Florida and the extent of a law allowing U.S. victims of Cuban property seizures to seek damages, as well as a high-profile guilty verdict in a rare foreign agent criminal trial. Here, Law360 looks at these and other notable developments from Florida so far this year.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

    The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

  • July 02, 2026

    Ticketmaster Can't Shield Breach Probe In Snowflake MDL

    A Montana federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over a data breach at cloud storage provider Snowflake ordered Ticketmaster, one of its affected clients, to turn over materials about its post-breach investigation and cybersecurity spending, while hitting the ticketing giant with $5,000 in sanctions for "discovery abuses" related to these requests. 

  • July 02, 2026

    DOJ Has 'Negligible Interest' In Trans Patient Info, Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from trying to identify individuals who received gender-affirming care from a Stanford Medicine hospital as minors, finding grand jury subpoena demands seeking that information likely violated the Fifth Amendment.

  • July 02, 2026

    Crypto Developer Urges 5th Circ. To Revive DOJ Challenge

    A cryptocurrency software developer is urging the Fifth Circuit to revive a suit seeking to shield his forthcoming project from any accusations of unlicensed money transmission, telling the appeals court that a Texas federal judge "overly discounted" similar prosecutions when it tossed his challenge for lack of standing.

  • July 02, 2026

    Kaiser Nears Final OK On $46M Deal Over Patient Data Share

    A California federal judge said he will grant final approval of a $46 million settlement to resolve claims by 13.1 million Kaiser Permanente patients who say the healthcare provider disclosed their information to Google and other third parties without consent once he decides how to allocate the attorney fees.

  • July 02, 2026

    Ex-Wolverines Coach Wins Bid To Suppress Digital Evidence

    A Michigan federal judge has suppressed evidence recovered from multiple computers, phones and storage devices seized from a former University of Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking into female college students' accounts, finding state search warrants authorizing sweeping forensic searches violated the Fourth Amendment.

  • July 02, 2026

    FCC Seeks To Lock Bad Actors Out Of Anti-Spoof System

    Anti-robocall enforcers in recent years have focused on the technical usefulness of a call-verifying protocol used by companies across the call network, but now the Federal Communications Commission wants to block fraudsters from infiltrating the system itself.

  • July 02, 2026

    Cybercrime Group Suspect Extradited To Face Charges In US

    A suspected member of a cyberhacking group that extorts companies for cryptocurrency ransom has been extradited to the U.S. from Finland to face charges for allegedly participating in data hacks affecting several Chicago-area businesses, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

  • July 02, 2026

    Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.

  • July 01, 2026

    FTC Says Distorting AI Outputs To Follow State Laws Won't Fly

    Companies that "alter or steer" the outputs of artificial intelligence models to comply with legislation in Colorado and other states that aim to regulate the use of the emerging technology risk deceiving consumers and facing federal enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission warned in a proposed policy statement released Wednesday.

  • July 01, 2026

    FCC Wants To Extend Covered List's Reach To Components

    The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday announced new plans to expand the so-called covered list of telecommunications equipment — equipment deemed to be a national security risk — even further so that it bans not only a completed item but all the parts that make it up.

  • July 01, 2026

    NJ Cops Can Accept Warrantless Location Info From Feds

    A New Jersey appeals court has said it won't overturn the gun trafficking conviction of a man who was arrested in part due to cellphone location data that was acquired by federal law enforcement in Ohio, which didn't require a warrant to get the information.

  • July 01, 2026

    LinkedIn Says Users Agreed To Browser Extension Scans

    LinkedIn told a California federal judge that two proposed class actions alleging the website unlawfully accesses users' browser extensions are part of an "international retaliation campaign" over routine security methods that users agreed to.

  • July 01, 2026

    House Bill To Regulate Earned Wage Advances Clears Panel

    The House Financial Services Committee has advanced a federal framework for fintechs offering paycheck advances despite pushback from some Democrats that the proposal hamstrings states by blocking them from applying their lending laws to the services and imposing stronger consumer protections.

  • July 01, 2026

    Yelp Gets To Lock In Part Of DOJ's Search Win Over Google

    A California federal judge Wednesday partially granted Yelp Inc.'s request to lock in liability findings from the U.S. Department of Justice's landmark antitrust win over Google LLC for its own case against the company, thereby precluding Google from arguing it didn't monopolize the market for general search services.

Expert Analysis

  • 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

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    Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

  • Privacy Ruling Shows How CIPA Conflicts With Modern Tech

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    A California federal court's recent holding in Doe v. Eating Recovery Center that Meta is not liable for reading, or attempting to read, the pixel-related transmission while in transit reflects a mismatch between the California Invasion of Privacy Act's 1967 origins and modern encrypted, browser‑driven communications, says David Wheeler at Neal Gerber.

  • Series

    Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Year In Review

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    2025 was a roller coaster for the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, with the panel canceling one hearing session due to the absence of new MDL petitions, yet also issuing rulings on more new MDL petitions than in 2024 — making it clear that MDLs are still thriving, says Alan Rothman at Sidley Austin.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails

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    U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado discusses why having a sense of how generative AI tools behave, where they add value, where they introduce risk and how they are reshaping the practice of law is key for today's judges.

  • What Businesses Offering AI Should Expect From The FTC

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    The Federal Trade Commission's move to reopen and set aside an administrative order against Rytr shows that the FTC is serious about executing on the administration's Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, and won't stand in the way of businesses offering AI products with pro-consumer, legitimate uses, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Lessons From EdTech Provider's Data Breach Settlements

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    Education technology company Illuminate Education's recent settlements with three states and the Federal Trade Commission over state privacy law claims following a student data breach are some of the first of their kind, suggesting a shift in enforcement focus to how companies handle student data and highlighting the potential for coordinated enforcement actions, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.

  • What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law

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    Italy's newly effective artificial intelligence law means U.S. companies operating in Italy or serving Italian customers must now meet EU AI Act obligations as well as Italy-specific requirements, including immediately enforceable criminal penalties, designated national authorities and sector-specific mandates, say attorneys at Portolano Cavallo.

  • Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026

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    In 2026, financial institutions face a wave of more prescriptive cybersecurity legal requirements demanding clearer governance, faster incident reporting, and stronger oversight of third-party and AI-driven risks, making it crucial to understand these issues before they materialize into crises, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

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    My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm

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    Launching and sustaining a law firm requires skills most law schools don't teach, but every lawyer should understand a few core principles that can make the leap calculated rather than reckless, says Sam Katz at Athlaw.

  • 5 Compliance Takeaways From FINRA's Oversight Report

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    The priorities outlined in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's recently released annual oversight report focus on the organization's core mission of protecting investors, with AI being the sole new topic area, but financial firms can expect further reforms aimed at efficiency and modernization, say attorneys at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year

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    The False Claims Act remains a powerful enforcement tool after some record verdicts and settlements in 2025, and while traditional fraud areas remain a priority, new initiatives are raising questions about its expanding application, says Veronica Nannis at Joseph Greenwald.

  • Series

    Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.

  • How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era

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    Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence test work-product principles first articulated in the U.S. Supreme Court’s nearly 80-year-old Hickman v. Taylor decision, as courts and ethics bodies confront whether disclosure of attorneys’ AI prompts and outputs would reveal their thought processes, say Larry Silver and Sasha Burton at Langsam Stevens.

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