2026-04-21: The DOJ unsealed a 10-count indictment against two AI technology company executives for allegedly

Show Notes - 2026-04-21 Stories Covered: - April 21, 2026 - Today: - iLearningEngines Executives Indicted for AI Investment Fraud (https://www.debevoisedatablog.com/2026/04/20/doj-signals-ai-prosecution-priorities-with-charges-against-ai-technology-company-executives/) - Italian Data Protection Authority Fines Postal Service €12.5 Million (https://therecord.media/italian-regulator-fines-postal-service-orgs-15-million-privacy) - Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against DOJ and DHS for Platform Coercion (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/court-to-bondi-demanding-platforms-censor-speech-and-bragging-about-it-on-fox-news-is-in-fact-a-first-amendment-violation/) - Federal Judge Rules Uber Owes Non-Delegable Duty to Passenger Safety (MDL No. 3:23-md-03084) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/judge-rules-uber-owes-non-delegable-duty-to-passengers-in-sexual-assault-mdl/) - John Deere $99 Million Right to Repair Settlement (MDL No. 3030, Case No. 3:22-cv-50188) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/john-deere-class-action-settlement-includes-99m-right-to-repair-changes/) - Farmers Insurance $1.2 Million New Mexico Underinsured Motorist Settlement (Case No. 1:22-CV-616-JB-SCY) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/1-2m-farmers-new-mexico-underinsured-motorist-coverage-class-action-settlement/) - Blood Pressure Medication Contamination Settlements Total $15.2 Million (In re: Valsartan, Losartan and Irbesartan Products Liability Litigation) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/15-2m-valsartan-losartan-and-irbesartan-class-action-settlement/) - Abercrombie & Fitch Sued Over Hidden Handling Fees (Case No. 3:26-cv-02224-SK) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/abercrombie-fitch-hit-with-class-action-over-hidden-fees-added-at-checkout/) - Supreme Court to Review Birthright Citizenship Executive Order (Trump v. Barbara) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/why-the-supreme-courts-birthright-citizenship-decision-may-depend-on-the-meaning-of-domicile/) - Supreme Court to Hear Religious Liberty Case on Universal Preschool (St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/supreme-court-will-hear-religious-liberty-case-on-catholic-preschools-and-lgbtq-families/) - House Defeats Clean Section 702 FISA Reauthorization Twice in One Night (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/rep-mike-johnson-tries-fails-to-sneak-clean-section-702-re-authorization-past-the-goal-line/) - French Identity Document Agency Cyberattack Exposes Personal Data (https://therecord.media/france-cyberattack-agency-passports) - Elon Musk Fails to Appear for French Police Questioning Over AI-Generated Sexual Images on X (https://therecord.media/elon-musk-avoids-questioning-french-police-x-images-scandal) - North Korean Hackers Blamed for $290 Million Cryptocurrency Theft from Kelp (https://therecord.media/crypto-north-korea-theft-kelp) - Bluesky Attributes Outage to Sophisticated DDoS Attack (https://therecord.media/bluesky-blames-app-outage-on-ddos) - EFF and Human Rights Groups Question Palantir's ICE Work Against Its Own Human Rights Commitments (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/palantir-has-human-rights-policy-its-ice-work-tells-different-story) - ProPublica Investigation Finds Federal Prosecutors Dismissing Anti-ICE Protest Charges (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/caught-in-the-crackdown-as-arrests-at-anti-ice-protests-piled-up-prosecutions-crumbled/) - Reddit CLO Defends Section 230 as Protecting User Moderation, Not Just Platforms (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/internet-still-works-reddit-empowers-community-moderation) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-04-21/