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Connecticut is an open-record state: anyone 18 or older can buy a certified death certificate for $20. Learn who can request, fees, and the cause-of-death rules.
Are death records public? It depends on the state. See who can request a death certificate, open vs closed-record rules, waiting periods, and how to order in all 50 states.
FISA Section 702 lapsed June 12, 2026 after the House rejected an extension 198 to 218. Why warrantless surveillance continues anyway, and what 50 U.S.C. 1881a does.
The Connecticut Supreme Court, in TOV Realty v. Suarez (June 2026), affirmed that a court may stay an eviction while a tenant's Fair Rent Commission complaint is pending. What the ruling means.
Vermont H.211 passed the legislature May 29, 2026 and awaits Gov. Phil Scott. What the data broker overhaul would do, and what it would not, if signed.
A Westchester County ALPR class action filed June 9, 2026 alleges 575 cameras amassed 1.6 billion plate scans shared with ICE, FBI, and DEA without authorization.
A bankruptcy plan administrator recommended a $46.75 million distribution to about 7 million 23andMe data-breach victims on June 11, 2026, in Case No. 25-40976.
The ACLU alleges Florida police wrongly arrested Robert Dillon on a 93% facial recognition match. What the June 2026 lawsuit claims and what the law requires.
New York's synthetic performer law took effect June 9, 2026: advertisers must disclose AI-generated humans in ads. What it requires, penalties, exemptions.
Wyoming has two deepfake laws: Wyo. Stat. 6-4-306 (nonconsensual intimate images including AI, misdemeanor) and new 6-4-307 (synthetic sexual material, felony, effective July 1, 2026).
Deepfake and AI voice cloning laws by state (2026): all 50 states and DC compared across sexual deepfakes, election deepfakes, and voice cloning rights, plus federal TAKE IT DOWN Act and ELVIS Act analysis.
DC has no explicit deepfake law yet. D.C. Code s. 22-3052 covers NCII but omits AI; B26-0524 (pending) would fix that. The federal TAKE IT DOWN Act fills the adult intimate-deepfake gap.