2026-05-28: Federal court blocks Alabama's congressional map as racially discriminatory after Supreme Court

Show Notes - 2026-05-28 Stories Covered: - Today: - Romanian national sentenced for Oregon government hack and network access sales (https://therecord.media/romanian-national-sentenced-to-over-4-years-oregon-hack) - DOJ dismisses ICE protester charges after prosecutorial misconduct (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/27/lying-cheating-administration-has-its-ass-handed-to-it-by-judge-overseeing-bs-charges-against-ice-protesters/) - Federal court again blocks Alabama congressional map as intentionally discriminatory (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/alabama-urges-supreme-court-to-allow-for-use-of-congressional-map-struck-by-lower-court-as-racia/) - ADT class action filed over data breach exposing customer PII (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/adt-class-action-lawsuit-filed-over-data-breach-exposing-customer-pii/) - National Debt Relief sued for spam emails with tracking pixels targeting veterans (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/lawsuit-accuses-national-debt-relief-of-using-spam-emails-tracking-pixels-to-monitor-consumers/) - Harvard Pilgrim class action alleges ghost network fraud (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/harvard-pilgrim-class-action-lawsuit-alleges-ghost-network-fraud/) - Supreme Court denies qualified immunity review in George Floyd protest excessive force case (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/more-redistricting-drama/) - Supreme Court declines NFL arbitration dispute in racial discrimination case (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/more-redistricting-drama/) - Supreme Court summarily reverses 4th Circuit on party-presentation principle (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/new-york-times-v-sullivan-service-and-sentence-credits/) - Dutch police arrest suspect in Ajax football club breach (https://therecord.media/dutch-police-arrest-man-over-cyber-breach-ajax-football) - HHS Secretary Kennedy fires U.S. Preventive Services Task Force leadership (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/27/out-of-control-rfk-jr-fires-leaders-of-preventative-services-task-force/) - FBI issues warning on extortion hackers targeting law firms (https://therecord.media/fbi-warns-hackers-visit-law-firms-to-steal-data) - FBI releases 2025 Internet Crime Report (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/fbis-2025-internet-crime-report.html) - Iranian intelligence service attributed to LA transit system hack (https://therecord.media/iranian-intelligence-behind-hack-of-la-transit-system) - Australian social media ban reduces teen news consumption (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/27/australian-teens-impacted-by-the-social-media-ban-are-getting-less-news/) - Army Gen. Joshua Rudd orders Cyber Command modernization reviews (https://therecord.media/rudd-orders-cyber-command-reviews-as-pentagon-presses-reform-agenda) - FCC Chairman Carr seeks public comment on The View equal-time inquiry (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/27/brendan-carr-says-he-wants-public-input-on-his-censorship-campaign-against-abc/) - Telecom industry funds covert opposition to Massachusetts community broadband (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/27/telecom-industry-covertly-funds-sleazy-attacks-on-community-broadband-efforts-in-massachusetts/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-05-28/