Daniel Kalish

A vintage court room with many chairs, benches, and a neon lit ceiling, and black and white portraits on wood panelled walls. 

A courtroom of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 

Nippon Life v. OpenAI and the Future of AI Legal Work

Morgan Weiland

A white banner with dozens of names and ages written in black is held by a group of teenagers in front of a building, seen between the dark red leaves of a tree. 

A banner lists the names of young people advocates say died because of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Aug. 18. A settlement in a multistate lawsuit accusing Meta of harming children was reached there on Aug. 26. (APPhoto/NoahBerger)

No, the Meta Settlement Isn’t a First Amendment Problem

Justin Hendrix

Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census Chair Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) confer before a hearing on rogue artificial intelligence (AI) on Capitol Hill on Sept. 30, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Senate Hearing on 'Rogue AI: Securing the Homeland Against AI Agent Attacks'

Yuqing Liu

Sens. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) ahead of a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census hearing on ‘rogue’ artificial intelligence on Sept. 30, 2026. Yuqing Liu/Tech Policy Press

Senate Hearing Weighs Threats From Unrestrained AI Agents After OpenAI Hack

Illustration from a screenshot of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s July 14, 2026, deposition.

Illustration from a screenshot of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s July 14, 2026, 

Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe

Sumit Sharma

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference at the Sun Valley Lodge on July 9, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Two Reasons Meta’s Settlement with State Attorneys General is a Win for Mark Zuckerberg

Rachel Lau

Shirley Frame

Ashley Faler

Members of California's legal team leave court after a settlement was reached in a multi-state lawsuit accusing Meta of causing harm to children on social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and US Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

August 2026 US Tech Policy Roundup

Darryl Slabe

A massive sculpture of Icarus lies in front of the Concordia Temple in the Valley of Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, on January 5, 2019. Shutterstock

A massive sculpture of Icarus lies in front of the Concordia Temple in the Valley of Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, on January 5, 2019. 

Make AI Companies Criminally Liable for Preventable Harm

Nicklas Akers, California Senior Assistant Attorney General, left, and Deputy Attorney General Megan O'Neill exit court after tech giant Meta reached a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Assessing the Landmark Meta Settlement

Jason Kint

Signs for company Cambridge Analytica in the lobby of the building in which they were based on March 21, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

The $459 Million Cambridge Analytica Reckoning Buried in Meta's Teen Safety Settlement

Varsha Bansal

CEO of Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference at the Sun Valley Lodge on July 9, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Four States Take Meta to Trial in California, the Latest Front in Sprawling Multidistrict Fight

Tatiana Dias

The Discord logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via AP)

Brazil Suspends Discord's Livestreams in First Enforcement Test of Child Protection Law

Courtney C. Radsch

A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's deposition is played for the jurors on March 4, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Courts Find Platforms Addictive and Dangerous by Design

Nathaniel Lubin

Chief District Judge Bryan Biedscheid delivers closing remarks after the jury reached a verdict against Meta at New Mexico's First Judicial District Court, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Nathan Burton/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

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