2026-05-09: General Motors agreed to pay $12.75 million under the California Consumer Privacy Act for selling

Show Notes - 2026-05-09 Stories Covered: - May 9, 2026 - Today: - GM $12.75M California Privacy Settlement (https://therecord.media/gm-to-pay-12-million-california-privacy-settlement) - New Mexico AG Seeks $3.7B from Meta for Public Nuisance (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/new-mexico-ag-seeks-3-7b-from-meta-over-alleged-public-nuisance-claims/) - Virginia Man Convicted of Deleting 96 Government Databases (https://therecord.media/virginia-man-found-guilty-deleting-96-gov-databases) - Kingdom Market Administrator Sentenced to 16 Years (https://therecord.media/kingdom-market-administrator-gets-16-year-sentence) - $2.39M Union Bank Data Breach Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/2-39m-union-bank-and-trust-data-breach-class-action-settlement/) - Apple $250M Settlement Over AI Feature Claims (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/apple-agrees-to-250m-settlement-over-claims-it-overhyped-iphone-ai-features/) - $2.6M Freedom Energy Oklahoma Earthquake Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/2-6m-freedom-energy-oklahoma-earthquake-class-action-settlement/) - Federal Court Blocks ChatGPT-Based Grant Review (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/08/court-to-doge-bros-asking-chatgpt-yo-is-this-dei-is-not-proper-legal-process-also-a-first-amendment-violation/) - Trump E. Jean Carroll Appeals Continue (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/08/once-again-trump-looks-to-get-out-of-paying-e-jean-carroll-by-having-the-doj-substitute-in-for-himself/) - MoneyLion Faces Washington TCPA Class Action (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/moneylion-class-action-alleges-unsolicited-referral-text-messages-violate-washington-law/) - 8th Circuit Strikes Down FCC Broadband Discrimination Rules (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/08/appeals-court-kills-fcc-effort-to-acknowledge-racism-in-broadband-deployment/) - EU AI Act Omnibus Delays High-Risk Compliance (https://www.debevoisedatablog.com/2026/05/08/eu-ai-act-omnibus-agreed-more-time-limited-substantive-change/) - Supreme Court Justices to Testify on Budget (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/justices-to-testify-before-senate-committee/) - Court Strikes Down Trump Global Tariffs (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/justices-to-testify-before-senate-committee/) - EFF Opposes Revised GUARD Act Age Verification (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/congress-narrowed-guard-act-serious-problems-remain) - Canvas Platform Breach Disrupts University Final Exams (https://therecord.media/universities-forced-to-reschedule-exams-canvas-incident) - Alabama Requests Supreme Court Intervention on Voting Rights Map (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/alabama-asks-the-court-to-clear-the-way-for-it-to-use-congressional-map-struck-as-diluting-black/) - War Powers Resolution Compliance Disputed in Iran Conflict (https://lawfare.substack.com/p/today-on-lawfare-may-8-2026) - DOJ Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center (https://lawfare.substack.com/p/today-on-lawfare-may-8-2026) - FBI Raids Virginia Redistricting Leader's Office (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/08/fbi-raids-office-of-dem-politician-instrumental-in-redrawing-virginia-voter-maps-with-fox-news-in-tow/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-05-09/