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Tuesday, October 27 — as of 8:40 AM ET
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Lawsuit: The Knight Institute and Yale's MFIA Clinic sued the Trump administration in New York on Oct. 26 over rules revoking White House press credentials

On October 26, 2026, the Knight Institute and the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s policy of expelling journalists and news organizations from the White House for reporting that he characterizes as “fake news.” Filed… — knightcolumbia.org, updated 7h ago

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6:11 AM
The Justice Department sued Alaska in federal court over its Senate election; the action follows federal attempts to obtain state voter rolls for DHS screening
electionlawblog.orgElections
Oct 26
Ruling: U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman holds DOJ unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey; DOJ must provide back pay, rejecting executive authority claims
thehill.comDue Process
4:49 AM
UK Home Office embeds predictive AI across borders secretly, Open Rights Group finds; officials cite national security to stonewall FOI requests on Cerberus
openrightsgroup.orgTransparency
5:42 AM
Hampshire police scanned 406,001 faces across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight from December 2025 to October 2026; 20 deployments resulted in 26 arrests
bigbrotherwatch.org.ukSurveillance
4:00 AM
Iraq imposed at least 34 exam-related internet disruptions in 2026 and Sudan ordered 10 from April 13 to 23; Tunisia restricted exam access for the first time
accessnow.orgCensorship
8:29 AM
Akron opted out of nationwide searches of its Flock network, so out-of-state agencies can no longer reach its cameras, while Ohio agencies can still search them
Cleveland 19 NewsSurveillance
Oct 26
Sens. Ron Wyden and Adam Schiff demand release of a March FISA court Section 702 surveillance ruling; the administration's 180-day deadline lapsed on Sept. 13
wired.comSurveillance
2:00 AM
Filing: Noyb filed 5 complaints in France, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands over Scale AI's biometric checks; Outlier employs over 900,000 AI workers
noyb.euPrivacy
Oct 26
A Virginia prosecutor declined to charge an Isle of Wight officer for unauthorized federal ALPR sharing; 20% of state agencies keep data past the 21-day limit
virginiamercury.comSurveillance
Oct 26
A Connecticut law that took effect in October restricts police sharing of license plate reader data; law enforcement agencies deploy over 1,500 ALPR cameras
reason.comSurveillance
5:02 AM
Suffolk Constabulary will deploy live facial recognition across Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich Nov. 3-5; it is borrowing gear from Bedfordshire Police
Bury MercurySurveillance
Oct 26
Ruling: A federal district court expedites consideration of Mary Peltola and LWV's motion to dismiss a DOJ challenge to Alaska's election certification
electionlawblog.orgElections
Oct 26
Ruling: On Oct. 23, the Ninth Circuit ruled Donald Trump's June 2025 Los Angeles National Guard deployment was likely illegal in the case of Newsom v. Trump
reason.comPolice
Tax Foundation estimates a 7.65% employer compensation tax would raise $2.5 trillion from 2027 to 2036; the CRFB proposal would cut long-run US GDP by 1.1%
taxfoundation.orgTaxation
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