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United States · Appeals · Civil Litigation
In two days, federal courts let California's gun-store recording law and Nevada's betting rules stand, and struck down the government's Anthropic ban and two immigration powers used against speech. Kalshi has asked for a rehearing, and deadlines to seek more review run through October 27, 2026.
Nevada · Appeals · Business and Corporate Law
If you run or trade on a prediction market, Nevada can keep enforcing its gaming laws against sports event contracts for now. The Ninth Circuit said those contracts are likely sports bets, not swaps, the financial contracts only federal regulators oversee. Kalshi has asked the court to rehear the case.
United States · Business and Corporate Law · Civil Litigation
If your company works for the military and uses Claude, the order that barred you from doing any business with Anthropic has been canceled. A second label calling Anthropic a security risk is still before an appeals court, so Department of War contract work is not settled yet.
California · Immigration Law · Civil Litigation
If you are in the U.S. on a visa, a federal judge in California has ruled that using two immigration laws to cancel visas or deport people over protected speech is unconstitutional. The judgment covers the two plaintiffs who sued. The judge stated the law but didn't order the government to stop, and the government can still appeal.
California · Appeals · Civil Litigation
If you run a licensed gun store in California, you still have to record video and indoor audio around the clock. A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit against the law, but a specific search can still be challenged.