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laws

  • plural
    of law.
    law
    noun
    the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.

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Newsom issued an executive order to convene “a group of world-leading experts” to provide a “guide” for the state to bolster its laws around AI security, according to statement from the governor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The order would also speed the implementation timelines for two California state laws establishing a framework for independent AI-verification organizations and create a state registry for AI auditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Yet neither wants to surrender its ability to set its own laws at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

"Every country has different laws when it comes to properties and renting places."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Enforcement of the laws that govern supernatural entities living in the known world.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston