Rundown · Friday, March 13, 2026
Legal news on March 13, 2026
On Friday, March 13, 2026 the Legal desk recorded 19 news events, 2 of them carried by 5 or more outlets. The earliest report came from CNN at 00:45 UTC. 8 more events were reported; they are listed at the end.
- news events19
- outlet reports77
- carried by 5+ outlets2
- first report (UTC)00:45
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Judge blocks DOJ criminal probe of Federal Reserve
Machine summary A judge blocked a Department of Justice criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, according to reports. The reports state the judge described the probe as political.
Reported by CNBC, Seeking Alpha, krvs.org, wfmj.com, radio.wpsu.org, isp.netscape.com, and 18 more outlets.
Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (23 outlets)
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Judge blocks subpoenas in US Justice Department probe of Fed chief
Machine summary middleeaststar.com reported: "Judge blocks subpoenas in US Justice Department probe of Fed chief."
Reported by Rt, middleeaststar.com (Big News Network), Bloomberg, ABC News, Al Jazeera, antiguatribune.com, and 13 more outlets.
Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (14 outlets)
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US Targets Iran's New Leadership with $10M Reward for Intelligence
Machine summary The United States has offered a reward for information on Iran’s supreme leader and senior officials, Yahoo reports.
Reported by channelstv.com, yahoo.com, en.dailypakistan.com.pk and fox4news.com.
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Apple cuts App Store fees in China, reports say
Machine summary Apple has cut App Store commission fees in China, according to news.az and Seeking Alpha. Seeking Alpha reported the commission was cut to 25%.
Reported by news.az, Seeking Alpha, Afghanistan Sun (Big News Network), bangladeshsun.com (Big News Network), Afghanistan News (Big News Network) and bruneinews.net (Big News Network).
Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (3 outlets)
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ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp
Reported by Courant, Canon City Daily Record and sun-sentinel.com.
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Coverage recordkten.com: “EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment”
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by Winnipeg Free Press, KTEN and kob.com.
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Gan budget passes as amendment period expires under Strong Mayor Law
Machine summary The Gan budget passed as the amendment period expired under the Strong Mayor Law, according to reports.
Reported by napaneeguide.com, pembrokeobserver.com and intelligencer.ca.
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Senate chairman hopes for public hearings on Iran war
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One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after ban
Machine summary One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok and Snapchat after a social media ban, according to reports.
Reported by firstpost.com and The Hindu.
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Coverage recordtrentonian.ca: “Why did the federal government choose Alto? | Trenton Trentonian”
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by trentonian.ca and pembrokeobserver.com.
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Software companies push back against AI curbs and fears
Machine summary Software companies are pushing back against AI curbs and against fears that AI will kill them, according to reports from dawn.com and thehindu.com.
- Software companies are fighting back against AI curbs, according to dawn.com.
- Software companies are fighting back against fears that AI will kill them, according to thehindu.com.
Reported by dawn.com and The Hindu.
- Software Companies
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Avalara NEXT 2026 to spotlight agentic tax automation
Machine summary Avalara NEXT 2026 will spotlight agentic tax automation.
Reported by itbrief.co.nz and channellife.co.nz.
- Avalara
- Avalara NEXT 2026
- agentic tax automation
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Coverage recorden.interfax.com.ua: “Trump says Putin might be helping Iran”
Reports ran between 14:15 and 15:22 UTC on Mar 13.
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by en.interfax.com.ua and CNBC.
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Trump administration expands trade investigations to more countries, including Canada
Machine summary The Trump administration expanded trade investigations to more countries, including Canada, according to reports.
Reported by toronto.citynews.ca and niagarafallsreview.ca.
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Coverage recordSupply Chain Dive: “CBP is working on 4-step tariff refund process”
Reports ran between 11:04 and 15:53 UTC on Mar 13.
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by Supply Chain Dive and Retail Dive.
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Massachusetts attorney general rejects DOJ Live Nation settlement
Machine summary The Massachusetts attorney general rejected a U.S. Department of Justice settlement with Live Nation and continues the state's lawsuit, according to reports.
- The Massachusetts attorney general rejected a DOJ settlement with Live Nation, according to reports.
- The state's lawsuit against Live Nation continues, according to reports.
Reported by wror.com and hot969boston.com.
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India-Canada Relations: Navigating Extremism and Regulatory Compliance
Machine summary Prokerala.com reports that Khalistani extremism remains a major concern while India and Canada look to stabilise their relationship.
Reported by Prokerala and ianslive.in.
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Global CISO Council launched to steer AI governance
Machine summary Securitybrief.news reports that the Global CISO Council has been launched to steer AI governance.
Reported by securitybrief.news and itbrief.co.nz.
- Global CISO Council
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Companies House suspends WebFiling after glitch
Machine summary A Companies House spokesperson apologised for any inconvenience to customers.
- Companies House said it was aware of an issue with its WebFiling service and had closed it while it investigates, and apologised for any inconvenience to customers.
Reported by standard.co.uk and independent.co.uk.
- Companies House
- WebFiling
More events reported
No summary of ours and no outlet headline passed our automated checks for these, which says nothing about the events (how they work); the outlets and their reports are linked.
- · 2 outletseadt.co.uk, bournemouthecho.co.ukNamed in the reports: BBC World Service
- · 9 outletswyomingpublicmedia.org, aspenpublicradio.org, kunm.org, kpbs.org, news.wfsu.org, kasu.org, Wesa, kvpr.org, kwit.org
- · 1 outletBloombergNamed in the reports: Legora
- · 2 outletsideastream.org, tpr.orgNamed in the reports: Medicaid
- · 3 outletspakistantelegraph.com (Big News Network), haitisun.com (Big News Network), russiaherald.com (Big News Network)
- · 2 outletsthepeterboroughexaminer.com, The Record
- · 2 outletsFox 7 Austin, fox26houston.com
- · 3 outletsWinnipeg Free Press, winchesterstar.com, ocregister.comNamed in the reports: Iran
Each summary and its key facts are a machine summary of the reports linked under it; the outlets, times and counts come from those reports' own records. How a rundown is built.
Also covered for this desk
3 events homed on another desk that the Legal desk also carried on March 13, 2026.
- Mar 13 · Cyber lancashiretelegraph.co.uk: “Donald Trump says US forces obliterated military targets on Iranian island” 28
- Mar 13 · Supply chain US orders 2,500 Marines to Mideast, reports say 4
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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).