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What You Need to Know Right Now When state law and federal law conflict, federal law displaces, or preempts, state law, due to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. Here’s the truth: a state statute is void to the extent that it actually conflicts with a valid Federal statute. Bottom line: federal law wins—but only…
What You Need to Know Right Now Florida cottage food businesses are now limited to $250,000 in gross sales, annually. Cottage food operations do not require a license or permit from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and are not inspected by any state government entity. Here’s the truth: Florida has the…
What You Need to Know Right Now California children under age 8 must use a car seat or booster seat in the back seat, while those 8 years old or 4’9″ tall can use a seat belt. Here’s the truth: most parents transition kids too early. Most children need booster seats until age 10-12, not…
Spectrum faces a Kentucky federal class action lawsuit alleging the cable provider deceptively charges customers a $28 monthly “Broadcast TV Surcharge” that appears to be a government-mandated fee but is actually a disguised price increase under Spectrum’s control. The lawsuit, filed by Richard Wookey in June 2025, claims Charter Communications uses the surcharge to secretly…
US Bank faces multiple legal challenges in 2026, including a November 2024 class action lawsuit alleging the bank tried to silence unhappy customers through unlawful non-disparagement clauses, plus a separate $37.5 million Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fine for opening unauthorized accounts. Understanding which case affects you—and whether you have legal rights—requires knowing the specific allegations,…
Nissan has recalled 26,432 vehicles due to improperly welded door strikers that could crack and cause doors to open unexpectedly while driving or during a crash. The recall affects 2025 Altima and Sentra sedans, 2025-2026 Frontier pickups, and 2026 Kicks SUVs—and the NHTSA confirmed on January 23, 2026, that only 1% of recalled vehicles actually…
A federal judge appears likely to side with Senator Mark Kelly in his lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, signaling the Pentagon violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights by threatening to cut his military retirement pay and demote him over a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders. Senior US District Judge Richard Leon said he…
Anthropic’s new Claude Legal Plugin, released February 2, 2026, as part of the Cowork platform, automates contract review, NDA triage, compliance workflows, and legal briefings for in-house legal teams—bringing specialized AI capabilities that legal publishers Thomson Reuters and RELX fear could disrupt their multi-billion dollar legal research and software businesses. The plugin is available now…
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is a proposed federal law that would require all Americans to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship—like a passport or birth certificate—when registering to vote in federal elections. Introduced as H.R. 22 in the 119th Congress in January 2026, the bill remains stalled in the Senate as of…