A 56-year-old woman who describes herself as a &#8220;<a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/lindsay-clancy-trial-dawn-light-court-arrest-22414113.php">crime junkie</a>&#8221; was arrested on Tuesday after she was caught filming jurors serving on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.
Jurors reportedly noticed that Dawn Light was taking photos or filming them when they were dismissed for the day on Tuesday, following day four of deliberations. Light, who is apparently of supporter of Clancy&#8217;s, was taken into custody around 3:40 p.m.
Prosecutor Nicole Pearson said Light was inside her car filming jurors, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-day-26">according</a> to Fox News. &#8220;She is filming jurors that are coming out of the building,&#8221; Pearson said. Video recovered by police from her phone&#8217;s deleted folder showed Clancy jurors leaving the building.
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Dawn Light leaving Lindsay Clancy court. <a href="https://t.co/jaEcE7Lbtp">https://t.co/jaEcE7Lbtp</a> <a href="https://t.co/bz7kTEG41g">pic.twitter.com/bz7kTEG41g</a>
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Light faces one charge of intimidation of a witness, jurors, or person furnishing information in connection with criminal proceedings. According to her attorney, Light was trying to film Clancy and the matter was &#8220;a complete misunderstanding.&#8221;
According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, Light could face up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine since the Clancy case involves a potential life sentence.
Light had pleaded not guilty.
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NEW: 56-year-old Dawn Light, arrested on a charge of felony jury intimidation after she was caught allegedly taking photos of jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial yesterday, is in some serious hot water.
Because the case involves a potential life sentence, the penalties for this…
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Judge William Sullivan addressed the situation on Wednesday morning. &#8220;I just want to remind everybody here and elsewhere that there&#8217;s been an order that&#8217;s been issued in regards to the conducting of this case, as well as statutes in this Commonwealth which relate to jurors, witnesses, attorneys and others,&#8221; he said.
Hundreds of women have been showing up outside the courthouse for weeks, showing their apparent support for Clancy, a mother who fatally strangled all three of her young children. Her supporters typically wear pink and hold signs of support, some reading, “She Needed Help&#8221; or &#8220;Peace for Lindsay.&#8221;
On August 20, some 400 people, mostly women, showed up wearing pink shirts to show their support for Clancy. The women have dubbed themselves &#8220;Lindsay&#8217;s Army.&#8221;
The case has become a lightning rod online, with influencers and celebrities offering support for Clancy due to the defense&#8217;s injection of alleged postpartum psychosis to explain the crime and argue that Clancy is not criminally liable for her actions. Others online have peddled unsupported conspiracy theories about Clancy being framed by her ex-husband Patrick, who they say murdered the kids and then framed his wife.
Clancy does not dispute that she strangled 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan with exercise bands inside the family’s Duxbury home in January 2023. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, as her defense team is arguing that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
The 36-year-old is facing life in prison without parole. Jurors are set to begin day five of deliberations Wednesday morning, following a roadblock on Tuesday. Jurors sent a note to the judge that read, “After many hours of deliberation, we are unable to come to a unanimous decision.” Judge William Sullivan sent the jurors back and told them to continue deliberations.
It&#8217;s unclear how the jury is split, but two female jurors reportedly smiled at one another as Judge Sullivan was looking over the note. One of the jurors, an older female who has worn pink on two days of deliberations, reportedly “shook her head in apparent frustration after he gave the instruction,” LA Magazine reporter Lauren Conlin wrote. “From my observation, she appeared unconvinced that further deliberations would be productive. The jury has now returned to the deliberation room to continue discussions.”
The state has argued that Clancy methodically planned the killings and was criminally responsible for her actions, rejecting the defense’s claim that she was in a psychotic state that left her unable to understand the wrongfulness of what she was doing. The state said in closing arguments that Clancy gave up on trying to get better and decided to kill herself and also decided she was going to take her children with her.
Prosecutors said Clancy made a number of decisions leading up to the murders that show they were planned, such as sending her then-husband Patrick out for two errands and looking up the time it would take for him to retrieve a takeout order.
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Golf legend Tiger Woods switched his not guilty plea to guilty in court on Wednesday as he faces charges in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida earlier this year.
Woods will pay a $1,000 fine and have his driver’s license suspended for five years. The judge stressed that the suspension is intended to protect the public and said there will be no exceptions.
Woods answered “yes” when asked whether he had enough time to speak with his attorney before changing his plea.
Woods officially changed his plea during an appearance in the Martin County, Florida district court. Woods&#8217; girlfriend Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., walked with the golfer into the courthouse.
On March 27, Woods sped through a residential neighborhood in his Land Rover in Jupiter Island, Florida, and attempted to pass a truck pulling a trailer, but he clipped the trailer, flipping his SUV. No one was injured in the crash, but Woods caused $5,000 in damage to the truck and trailer, according to the incident report. He initially pled not guilty in the Martin County, Florida, circuit court.
Woods told deputies at the scene of the crash that he was distracted and had looked down at his phone before hitting the trailer, but one deputy described him as “lethargic and slow,” with “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils, according to the arrest affidavit.
A breathalyzer test that Woods agreed to take showed no signs of alcohol in his blood system, but the pro golfer refused to take a urine test.
Woods informed officers that he takes “a few” prescription medications, and two hydrocodone pills were found on his person when he was arrested. Hydrocodone, which is typically taken to treat severe pain, is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance by the U.S. government and is among the drugs that the Food and Drug Administration warns “could make driving dangerous.”
“So at this time, I do believe your normal faculties are impaired,” one of the deputies told Woods as she placed handcuffs on him, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/body-cam-shows-tiger-woods-undergoing-sobriety-test-after-rollover-crash?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Body-Cam+Shows+Tiger+Woods+Undergoing+Sobriety+Test+After+Rollover+Crash">bodycam footage</a> shows. “And you’re under the unknown substance, so at this time, you’re under arrest for DUI.”
Prosecutors zeroed in on Woods&#8217; pain medications and secured a subpoena granting them access to the golfer&#8217;s prescription drug records between January 1 of this year through March 27, the date of the crash. Prosecutors were especially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prosecutors-zero-in-on-key-detail-for-prescription-meds-taken-by-tiger-woods?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Prosecutors+Take+A+New+Approach+In+Tiger+Woods+Case">interested</a> in the “date and time prescription was filled, type of prescription, number of pills in each prescription, the dosage amount, and all special instructions.&#8221;
After the crash, Woods stepped back from his normal life &#8220;to seek treatment and focus on my health.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m committed to taking the time needed to return in a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally,&#8221; Woods <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-breaks-silence-after-dui-arrest-pga-tour-also-issues-statement?author=Jordan+Schroeder&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Tiger+Woods+Breaks+Silence+After+DUI+Arrest%2C+PGA+Tour+Also+Issues+Statement">said</a>. &#8220;I appreciate your understanding and support, and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time.&#8221;
Woods, who is widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, has taken pain medications after dealing with severe back injuries throughout his career and being in a serious single car crash in Los Angeles in 2021. He was also arrested in 2017 and charged with a DUI after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car, which was on the side of the road.

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Andrew Tate’s secretive online program allegedly taught members how to infiltrate the circles of wealthy and powerful people, exploit their vulnerabilities, and use compromising information to blackmail them, according to newly leaked course materials.
The massive data leak, obtained by a security researcher and provided to <a href="https://san.com/cc/manosphere-influencer-andrew-tate-faces-sexual-misconduct-charges-a-data-leak-is-exposing-his-secrets/">Straight Arrow News</a> and leak-archiving organization <a href="https://ddosecrets.org/article/tate-media-library">DDoSecrets</a>, exposes previously little-known courses inside Tate’s “War Room,” a membership program marketed as a network for men seeking wealth, influence and personal development.
One course, titled “Penetrating the Elite,” or “PTE,” instructs members to operate like intelligence agents targeting wealthy individuals. 
“Think of yourself as an intelligence officer,” one course slide says, “but instead of going out and trying to recruit foreign politicians or foreign embassy staff, you’re going out, you’re trying to recruit ultra-high net worth individuals.” 
The objective is put crudely elsewhere in the course: “Penetrate them, get paid.”
The course teaches members to identify vulnerabilities among wealthy targets, including potentially compromising sexual behavior, and exploit those vulnerabilities to gain influence or financial advantages. One slide claims that women are a particularly common weakness among members of the elite and encourages participants to engage in taboo activities with targets to establish trust. 
The material claims the techniques have been successfully used on a major Hollywood director, a famous UFC fighter, an Arab billionaire, and a Fortune 500 CEO.
The revelations come as Tate and his brother, Tristan, are being held at the Federal Detention Center in Miami as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tate-brothers-slapped-with-38-new-charges-in-expanding-sex-trafficking-case?author=Daily+Wire+News&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Tate+Brothers+Slapped+With+38+New+Charges+In+Expanding+Sex+Trafficking+Case">they face a combined 59 criminal charges</a> that include allegations of rape, sexual assault, human trafficking and offenses involving indecent images of children and extreme pornography. Both brothers have denied wrongdoing and accused British authorities of politically motivated persecution.
The leaked data includes more than 12 terabytes of material discovered by a security researcher who asked to remain anonymous. The researcher said the information was not obtained through hacking, but rather by analyzing publicly accessible source code and files that Tate’s online infrastructure had inadvertently exposed.
The researcher found code identifying 235 privileged War Room accounts across seven levels of access, including a small group of administrators and members who had paid for access to hidden courses. 
Another course, called “Operator,” teaches participants techniques such as bribing foreign officials, resisting interrogation, and detecting surveillance.
The leaked material also reportedly contains instructions for controlling women. One section teaches members to establish “complete control” over a woman’s daily routine, clothing, friends, and diet, while describing punishment for violating the rules. Another course, the “Date Magnet System,” teaches members to categorize women into “exploitable types,” manufacture the appearance of an authentic lifestyle, and conduct large-scale outreach to women.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/andrew-tates-own-lawyers-say-his-whole-image-is-a-fraud?author=Drew+Berkemeyer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Andrew+Tate%E2%80%99s+Own+Lawyers+Say+His+Whole+Image+Is+A+Fraud">Court filings acknowledged</a> that luxury cars and yachts featured in their social media content were rented, borrowed, or used for promotional purposes. The brothers’ attorneys argued that “they are playing a role” and that their exaggerated displays of wealth were part of a business model designed to attract followers who would then purchase courses teaching them how to become wealthy themselves. 
Tate’s War Room currently costs members $2,400 annually, down from a previous price of as much as $8,000. 
The Tate brothers also face separate criminal proceedings in Romania, where they have denied allegations of human trafficking and other crimes.

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A federal appeals court has ruled that the First Amendment protects the private possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM), provided that the images do not depict real children, a decision that exposes a startling gap between decades-old Supreme Court precedent and modern artificial intelligence.
The <a href="https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/OpinionsWeb/processWebInputExternal.pl?Submit=Display&amp;Path=Y2026/D08-25/C:25-1354:J:Lee:aut:T:fnOp:N:3597567:S:0">7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled</a> Tuesday that the government cannot prosecute Steven Anderegg for possessing AI-generated images depicting children engaged in sexually explicit conduct because Supreme Court precedent protects the private possession of such material.
Two of the three judges on the panel, in a separate opinion, acknowledged the disturbing implications of a ruling they felt bound by precedent to reach.
&#8220;We now live in an age where GenAI models can render images depicting the abuse of virtual children that are virtually indistinguishable from those depicting the abuse of actual children,&#8221; Judge John Lee wrote in a concurrence joined by Judge Joshua Kolar. &#8220;Given the relentless advancement in artificial intelligence models, we have some concerns about the lines these cases draw, but we are not free to redraw them ourselves.&#8221;
The ruling stems from the prosecution of Anderegg, a Wisconsin man accused of using an AI image generator to create thousands of sexually explicit images depicting children. According to prosecutors, an investigation began after Meta, the parent company of Instagram, reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an Instagram user had sent apparent AI-generated CSAM to an account belonging to a minor. Anderegg was ultimately charged with producing and distributing the material, transferring it to a minor under 16, and possessing it.
A federal district court dismissed the possession charge, concluding that prosecuting Anderegg for privately possessing the AI-generated images violated the First Amendment. The Justice Department appealed that decision to the 7th Circuit. The appeals court affirmed the dismissal.
Crucially, the decision does not mean that everything Anderegg allegedly did is protected by the First Amendment. The charges involving the production and distribution of the material, as well as allegedly sending it to a 15-year-old boy, remain pending.
Still, the court&#8217;s decision emphasizes a legal distinction: If a person creates or obtains AI-generated CSAM through conduct that is otherwise prosecutable, the government is able to prosecute that conduct, but once purely virtual material is privately possessed inside the home, existing Supreme Court precedent prevents the government from criminalizing the possession itself.
The foundation for the conundrum dates back to 1969, when the Supreme Court ruled in <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/1968/293">Stanley v. Georgia</a> that the government generally could not criminalize an individual&#8217;s private possession of obscene material inside his home.
Building on that foundation three decades later, the Supreme Court confronted virtual child pornography in <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2001/00-795">Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition</a>. In the 2002 decision, the justices struck down portions of a federal law that prohibited sexually explicit depictions of fictional children when no actual child was involved in their production.
The Supreme Court reasoned that the government&#8217;s strongest justification for prohibiting child pornography — protecting children from being exploited in its production — did not apply when no real child was involved. Those rulings were written long before today&#8217;s generative AI systems could produce photorealistic images with a few prompts.
The 7th Circuit said that distinction has become increasingly difficult to maintain. “Free Speech Coalition” was decided nearly 25 years ago, Lee wrote, and “the image-generation technology available today was likely unimaginable back then.”
The court also pointed to emerging evidence that AI-generated CSAM may not be entirely disconnected from the exploitation of real children. Lee noted that researchers have found CSAM in datasets used to train image-generation models, raising the possibility that some supposedly “virtual” material could ultimately be connected to real-world abuse. That issue, however, was not fully developed by the government in Anderegg&#8217;s appeal, leaving the court unable to resolve it.
The 7th Circuit&#8217;s opinion also revived a warning made by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas more than two decades ago. In his 2002 concurrence in Free Speech Coalition, Thomas warned that technological advances could eventually make it difficult to enforce laws against child pornography involving actual victims if virtual images became sufficiently realistic.
Thomas wrote that if technological advances prevented prosecutors from effectively enforcing laws against illegal material, the government might eventually have a compelling interest in regulating a narrow category of otherwise lawful speech. “According to some experts, that day may have arrived,” Lee concluded, citing the growing volume of AI-generated material reported to the CyberTipline and the difficulties it presents for law enforcement.
The judges ultimately concluded that it is not their role to overrule or rewrite Supreme Court precedent. “The stakes are high,” Lee wrote, “and we must be mindful of the ever-accelerating advancements in image generation technology.” The decision therefore leaves the issue squarely in the Supreme Court&#8217;s hands.

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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial sent a note to the judge Friday as deliberations stretched into a second day in the closely watched Massachusetts case.
The nine women and three men asked to see two bags of pills that were entered into evidence, along with the knife Clancy used in her suicide attempt after killing her three young children.
The request could be significant, as jurors are revisiting evidence tied to Clancy’s mental state and medication use, key pieces of her defense as they weigh whether she was criminally responsible for the killings.
Clancy has admitted to murdering her three young children but argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.
The jury request comes on the second day of deliberations after the judge formally gave jury instructions on Thursday, allowing jurors to consider lesser offenses, including second-degree murder or manslaughter.
Clancy was facing three counts of first-degree murder, which carry a life sentence. Clancy’s defense team argued that jurors should be allowed to consider second-degree murder or manslaughter, while the state objected. Judge William Sullivan ultimately agreed to give the manslaughter instruction.
According to reporters inside the courtroom, one of the female jurors was “wiping her eyes during closing arguments,” and another female juror “nodded when a psychiatrist testified Clancy’s choice to not take a certain medication was reasonable ‘in her mind,&#8217;” CNN reported.
Clancy is accused of murdering her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan. During the trial, it was established that Clancy strangled the children with exercise bands, one after the other.
During closing arguments, Clancy’s defense team painted the defendant as a “darn good mother” who was mistreated by the health care system and should not be held criminally liable for the children’s deaths due to reasons of insanity. The state said Clancy was indeed suffering mentally, but never suffering from psychosis.

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On Thursday afternoon, jurors started deliberating the fate of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three young children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan.
Following closing arguments from the state and defense teams earlier in the day, the jury was sent back to start deliberations at around 12:45 p.m. local time inside the Plymouth, Massachusetts, courthouse.
According to reporters inside the courtroom, the jury consists of nine women and three men. The forewoman has been described as an older woman with gray hair and glasses, according to CNN. An additional three women and three men are serving as alternates.
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Breaking: Lindsay Clancy&#8217;s deliberating jury has been randomly selected. It consists of NINE women and THREE men. (3 women, 3 men selected as alternates). The foreperson is an older woman. <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/WBZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WBZ</a>
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One of the female jurors was &#8220;wiping her eyes during closing arguments,&#8221; and another female juror &#8220;nodded when a psychiatrist testified Clancy’s choice to not take a certain medication was reasonable &#8216;in her mind,'&#8221; CNN reported.
The gender of the jurors is particularly of note since the defense team has argued that Clancy, who has admitted to strangling her three children, should not be held criminally liable for her actions because she was suffering postpartum psychosis when she committed the crimes. The injection of the postpartum element has garnered a shocking amount of support and sympathy for Clancy in the online space, mostly from women.
On Thursday, the judge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-hands-lindsay-clancy-jury-a-new-option-at-the-eleventh-hour?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Judge+Hands+Lindsay+Clancy+Jury+A+New+Option+At+The+Eleventh+Hour">allowed</a> jurors to consider lesser offenses, including second-degree murder or manslaughter, when deliberating Clancy’s fate. The former labor and delivery nurse also faces three first-degree murder charges, which carry a life sentence without parole. 
If convicted of second-degree murder, Clancy would face a life sentence with the possibility of parole. A manslaughter conviction is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
During closing arguments, Clancy&#8217;s defense team painted the defendant as a &#8220;darn good mother&#8221; who was mistreated by the health care system. The state said Clancy was indeed suffering mentally, but never suffering from psychosis. She was planning on killing herself and decided to take her children with her and methodically planned out the murders, the prosecution argued.
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The judge overseeing the Lindsay Clancy trial formally gave jury instructions on Thursday, allowing jurors to consider lesser offenses, including second-degree murder or manslaughter.
At the start of the trial, Clancy, who has admitted to fatally strangling her three young children, was facing three counts of first-degree murder, which carry a life sentence. Clancy&#8217;s defense team argued that jurors should be allowed to consider second-degree murder or manslaughter, while the state objected. Judge William Sullivan ultimately agreed to give the manslaughter instruction.
First-degree murder means Clancy intentionally killed her children with “deliberate premeditation” — or, under the prosecution’s other theory, with “extreme atrocity or cruelty.” First-degree murder in Massachusetts is punishable by life in prison without parole. For a second-degree murder conviction, the jury would have to find that Clancy intentionally killed her children, but without the first-degree conditions; this would come with a life sentence with the possibility of parole. A manslaughter conviction would require jurors to find that Clancy caused her children’s deaths through “wanton or reckless” conduct. This is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Law professor and legal expert Jonathan Turley reacted to the late addition of the manslaughter option on Thursday, posting on X, &#8220;I remain mystified how strangling three children could be manslaughter rather than murder in the Clancy case. It is an effort to have the sentence drive the verdict. It is akin to the demand of the Queen of Hearts for &#8216;sentence first, verdict afterwards.&#8217;”
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I remain mystified how strangling three children could be manslaughter rather than murder in the Clancy case. It is an effort to have the sentence drive the verdict. It is akin to the demand of the Queen of Hearts for “sentence first, verdict afterwards.”
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://x.com/JonathanTurley/status/2092959544431321248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2026</a></blockquote>
Clancy is accused of murdering her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan. During the trial, it was established that Clancy strangled the children with exercise bands, one after the other.
Though she’s pleaded not guilty to the murder charges, her defense team’s strategy effectively establishes that she killed the kids. Her defense is arguing that Clancy should not be held criminally liable for their deaths due to reasons of insanity, specifically postpartum psychosis.
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Judge Hands Lindsay Clancy Jury A New Option At The Eleventh Hour

Judge Hands Lindsay Clancy Jury A New Options At The Eleventh Hour

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Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a landmark lawsuit brought by a bipartisan group of dozens of states alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that exploited children and teens.  
The proposed settlement requires Meta to make sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram, including time limits, nighttime access restrictions, stronger age-assurance measures, and expanded parental controls. The agreement still requires approval from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and potentially ends a federal trial that threatened the company with hundreds of billions of dollars in damages.
The settlement comes during the second week of a federal trial in Oakland, California. California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey had been leading the litigation brought by a coalition of 51 attorneys general, with the states alleging that Meta knowingly designed addictive features for young users, concealed information about the risks of its products, and collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. Meta denied the allegations and argued that its platforms already implemented measures to protect young users. As part of the settlement, the company did not admit wrongdoing. 
Under the agreement, children will face a combined two-hour daily limit on Facebook and Instagram, with mandatory pauses after 15 minutes of continuous use and additional interruptions after 60 and 90 minutes. Meta will also block minors from accessing the platforms between midnight and 6 a.m. and silence notifications overnight. The company also agreed to eliminate push notifications for children during school hours, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays during the school year. 
Meta will also strengthen age-verification systems, increase parental controls, and add protections against content involving bullying, eating disorders, suicide, and self-harm. 
Other changes include restrictions on cosmetic surgery-related filters and visible like counts for minors. Young users will also receive the option of a non-personalized feed rather than an algorithmically personalized feed. An independent auditor will monitor implementation and effectiveness of the new measures. 
In its <a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/agreement-with-state-attorneys-general-supporting-teens/">announcement</a> of the settlement, Meta said the agreement includes approximately $18 billion in payments over 10 years, with participating states receiving approximately 70%, or $12.7 billion. The remaining approximately $5.3 billion would become payable if YouTube and TikTok implement comparable protections and make matching payments. Meta expects to record approximately $10 billion in legal expenses during the third quarter as a result of the agreement. 
The settlement also means Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will not testify in the federal trial. Zuckerberg had been expected to take the stand as the states presented evidence concerning what Meta executives knew about the effects of its products on children. 
The trial already featured testimony from former Meta engineer Arturo Béjar, who claimed the company knew young users encountered harmful experiences on its apps at significant rates and that engagement remained a sole priority. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testified Tuesday and disputed the allegations that Meta concealed information about the effectiveness of its child-safety features. 
The states had sought damages potentially reaching $200 billion, making the stakes of a full trial enormous for Meta. California Attorney General Rob Bonta <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-transformative-17-billion-settlement-meta">called</a> the agreement a major change in how Meta&#8217;s platforms operate, saying the company would implement the new measures within months. District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb <a href="https://oag.dc.gov/release/attorney-general-schwalb-announces-meta-will-pay">said</a> the settlement was a “monumental public health victory” and added that Meta was the first major social media platform to agree to the package of reforms. 
However, the settlement does not end Meta&#8217;s legal exposure over alleged harms to children. The company continues to face lawsuits from other states, families, school districts, and individual users. Meta also recently faced a nearly $1 billion penalty in New Mexico over child-safety claims, while a separate jury case involving Meta and Google resulted in $6 million in damages.

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Patrick Clancy finally responded to wild online conspiracy theories — which have been peddled by influencers and celebrities — that tie him to the murders of his three young children, despite his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy acknowledging that she committed the crimes.
On Tuesday, Patrick released a statement putting those who are spreading such false theories &#8220;on notice.&#8221;
“The facts are indisputable: Patrick Clancy has suffered an unspeakable and unimaginable loss,&#8221; attorney Howard Cooper, with Todd &amp; Weld, said in a statement on behalf of Patrick. &#8220;Unfortunately, the tragedy Patrick has experienced has been compounded by patently false, defamatory, and injurious public statements.&#8221;
&#8220;The individuals making those statements — from minor influencers to major celebrities — should be on notice that their despicable actions and false, defamatory statements have caused real life consequences to the health and safety of Patrick and his family,&#8221; the statement added.
Hundreds of <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kourtney.skyles/video/7672439659934272781?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-98nQ2AE3HW1">videos</a> on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@marriedtoalunatic/video/7670924442909920525?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-98nQjOuw4Gj">TikTok</a>, which have racked up millions of views, tie Patrick to the murders. One theory claims without evidence that he was the &#8220;male voice&#8221; Lindsay supposedly heard telling her to kill the children, while others falsely claim Patrick murdered the children himself.
Actress and former reality star Lisa Rinna posted a video online recently claiming her therapist agreed with her that it was Patrick who strangled the kids to death.
&#8220;Alright he did it. Patrick did it,&#8221; Rinna said. &#8220;Patrick&#8217;s the one who did it, not Lindsay. Patrick did it, because, ya know, I also heard that women typically don&#8217;t strangle &#8230; that isn&#8217;t what a woman would do, they don&#8217;t strangle.&#8221;
&#8220;I was actually in therapy today, and my therapist and I were talking about it &#8230; and she looks at me and she goes, &#8216;He did it.&#8217; I was like, wow, yeah!'&#8221; Rinna added.
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Lisa Rinna claims Lindsay Clancy didn’t kill her three children because “women don’t strangle.” She says her therapist told her that women “poison” and that Patrick Clancy killed the children <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/RHOBH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RHOBH</a> <a href="https://t.co/WGe6ftOJCB">pic.twitter.com/WGe6ftOJCB</a>
— Dorinda Deadly (@dorindadeadly) <a href="https://x.com/dorindadeadly/status/2089853927801950362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2026</a></blockquote>
Lindsay has not denied that she murdered her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan. Though she&#8217;s pleaded not guilty to the murder charges, her defense team&#8217;s strategy effectively establishes that she killed the kids. Her defense is specifically arguing that Lindsay should not be held criminally liable for fatally strangling her children due to reasons of insanity.
 Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-most-shocking-moments-from-the-lindsay-clancy-trial?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=The+Most+Shocking+Moments+From+The+Lindsay+Clancy+Trial">The Most Shocking Moments From The Lindsay Clancy Trial</a>

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The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of the White House ballroom, pausing a lower court order that would have halted above-ground work on the controversial project.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued an <a href="https://x.com/JordanOnRecord/status/2090863977840459889?s=20">administrative stay</a> Friday, preventing a federal district court’s injunction from taking effect while the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration’s emergency request. The order does not resolve the underlying legal dispute or determine whether Trump had the authority to construct the ballroom without congressional approval.
The move is nevertheless a significant victory for the administration, which has argued that construction should be allowed to continue as the case makes its way through the courts. The dispute is likely to head to the full Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-white-house-ballroom-plans-just-hit-a-major-legal-roadblock">ruled</a> earlier this month that Trump could not proceed with the project without authorization from Congress.
That 2-1 ruling by the appeals court held that the decision to construct the massive addition to the White House was ultimately Congress’ to make. “Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help,” the appeals court majority wrote.
The court, however, paused its ruling for two weeks to give the administration time to seek relief from the Supreme Court. The Trump administration subsequently asked the justices to intervene. Roberts’ Friday order keeps construction moving while the justices consider that request. The order is an administrative stay, meaning it is temporary and procedural rather than a ruling on the merits of the case. The full Supreme Court could ultimately lift the stay, leave it in place while the case proceeds, or take up the underlying dispute.
The administration has urged the Supreme Court to allow construction to continue, arguing that the project is already substantially underway and that stopping it would interfere with national security.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/supreme-court-allows-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-continue-for-now/">described</a> the project in a filing as an “integrated military complex” that includes a secure ballroom space that is “vitally required by national security.” The administration has also argued that the White House requires additional security infrastructure, including facilities designed to protect the president and other officials from potential attacks.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which brought the lawsuit against the administration, has taken the opposite position. The group argues that Trump cannot unilaterally demolish portions of the White House and construct a 90,000-square-foot addition without congressional authorization and other required reviews. The trust has accused the administration of attempting to “outrun judicial review” by moving construction forward as quickly as possible.
The administration said in court filings that the project is already roughly 65% complete, with crews working 20 hours a day, seven days a week. About $200 million in private donations has reportedly already been spent or committed to the project. Trump first announced the ballroom project after returning to the White House, describing it as a roughly $400 million project that would be financed primarily through private donations. The administration subsequently demolished the White House’s East Wing last year to clear the site.
The legal battle escalated after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued an injunction blocking most above-ground construction. Leon permitted underground work related to security facilities, including bunkers and other national security infrastructure, to continue.
The D.C. Circuit subsequently upheld Leon’s ruling, with Democratic-appointed judges Patricia Millett and Bradley Garcia forming the majority. Trump-appointed Judge Neomi Rao dissented, arguing that the lower court had improperly intervened in the president’s management of the White House.
“Each president is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and its executive residence,” the majority wrote. Rao countered that the lower court had exceeded its authority. “The district court seized supervision of construction at the White House, and my colleagues affirm this judicial overreach,” Rao wrote.
The Supreme Court’s Friday order does not indicate when the justices will decide whether to take further action. But with the Trump administration appealing the D.C. Circuit ruling, the legal dispute is now positioned to potentially become a full-fledged Supreme Court case.
For now, however, construction continues. The Trump administration has argued that halting the project would jeopardize both the construction schedule and national security, while preservationists maintain that allowing construction to proceed could effectively make the courts’ eventual ruling meaningless if the ballroom is completed before the legal dispute is resolved.
Friday’s order leaves that larger question unresolved: whether Trump has the unilateral authority to transform the White House’s East Wing into a 90,000-square-foot ballroom without first obtaining Congress’ approval.

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Lindsay Clancy had a heart rate of just 57 beats per minute just before, or potentially as she started to fatally strangle each of her three young children on January 24, 2023.
Testimony from digital forensic specialist Ian Whiffin <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/lindsay-clancy-trial-day-14-live-stream-live-updates-defense-witnesses-next/3998775/">revealed</a> Monday that Clancy&#8217;s Apple Watch recorded a heart rate of 57 bpm at 5:23 p.m. on the day of the killings. Prosecutors&#8217; digital timeline appears to place the killings in the roughly 5:23-5:38 p.m. window, although the Apple Watch did not record a heart rate throughout that period.
The recording sheds light on Clancy&#8217;s physiological state. Many people online reacted to the revelation, calling it &#8220;chilling.&#8221; Some suggested it showed Clancy&#8217;s methodical and planned approach to the horrific incident, while others viewed it as a sign to bolster the defense&#8217;s case that the mother was in psychosis, as opposed to a fit of rage.
<a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/lindsay-clancy-trial-day-14-live-stream-live-updates-defense-witnesses-next/3998775/">According</a> to NBC Boston, Whiffin further revealed searches from Clancy&#8217;s devices in the days leading up to the killings. On January 12, a search was made for &#8220;how quickly does Wellbutrin [a prescription medication used to treat depression] work for depression.&#8221; Six days later, there was a search made for &#8220;ketamine for suicidal ideation.&#8221; And on January 19, searches were made for &#8220;symptoms of postpartum psychosis&#8221; and &#8220;psychosis symptoms.&#8221;
Clancy has not denied that she strangled her children, but her defense team is leaning on what&#8217;s commonly referred to as the insanity defense to argue that she was not criminally responsible for the killings because of her mental state.
The former labor and delivery nurse is on trial for three counts of first-degree murder. Clancy&#8217;s children were just 5 years old, 3 years old, and 8 months old. She has pleaded not guilty.
Clancy killed the children inside the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, after she sent her then-husband Patrick Clancy to pick up takeout food and medication. Prosecutors say Clancy then attempted suicide by jumping from a second-story window after cutting both her wrists. All three children died, and Clancy was left paralyzed from the waist down.
The case has gained national attention for a number of reasons, including the laundry list of psychiatric medications Clancy was prescribed after having her third child. Court records and medical reports indicate she was prescribed or took more than a dozen medications, including Zoloft, Ativan, Benadryl, trazodone, Prozac, Ambien, Remeron, Klonopin, Seroquel, Valium, and amitriptyline, with doctors changing or adjusting medications over time as her symptoms persisted.
Several of the psychiatric medications listed potential side effects including agitation, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, confusion, and, in rare cases, hallucinations or psychotic symptoms. According to court filings, Clancy’s medication regimen changed multiple times during the fall and winter of 2022 before the killings in January 2023.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lindsay-clancy-strangled-her-three-children-why-some-people-want-her-set-free">Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Three Children. Why Some People Want Her Set Free.</a>

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The mother of Lindsey Clancy took the stand Monday to describe the disturbing thoughts and mental deterioration that consumed her daughter in the weeks before Clancy strangled her three young children in their Massachusetts home.
Paula Musgrove testified for the defense in her daughter’s high-profile murder trial, describing changes she observed leading up to the January 24, 2023 killings of Clancy’s 5-year-old daughter, Cora, 3-year-old son, Dawson, and 8-month-old son, Callan. 
“I remember her being very nervous. I remember her saying, ‘I just have to tell you, guys something,’ and then she told us she had thoughts of harming the children,” Musgrove said before reading aloud a text she received from Lindsey in October 2022:
<blockquote>“Mom, will you please come up and stay with me for a bit. I’m really sick. Something is wrong. I had horrible insomnia all night, and I just don’t know how I’m going to get through the day. I started taking the medicine my doctor prescribed for anxiety and I think it’s made things worse. It’s just really scary and I don’t want to be alone.” </blockquote>
Clancy was prescribed 13 different medications over a four-month period, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-shocking-number-of-drugs-lindsay-clancy-was-prescribed?author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=The+Shocking+Number+Of+Drugs+Lindsay+Clancy+Was+Prescribed">The Daily Wire previously reported</a>. The medications included amitriptyline, buspirone, clonazepam, diazepam, fluoxetine, hydroxyzine, lamotrigine, lorazepam, mirtazapine, quetiapine, sertraline, trazodone, and zolpidem.
In December 2022, Clancy also contacted psychiatric nurse practitioner Rebecca Jollotta through her patient portal about her reaction to Remeron, the brand name for mirtazapine.
“I really don’t like the way I feel on the Remeron, and I know that I can’t stick with taking it,” Clancy told psychiatric nurse practitioner Rebecca Jollotta through her patient portal in December 2022. “I started having very intrusive thoughts that I never had before.”
Musgrove testified that her daughter became increasingly concerned that officials at her children’s school were becoming aware of her deteriorating mental state. She also recalled Clancy losing a significant amount of weight and becoming paranoid about things that did not appear logical to her family.
“Lindsey had lost a lot of weight. She had become, during this whole time, paranoid about different things that really weren’t logical to become paranoid about,&#8221; Musgrove testified.
&#8220;She would mention that this wasn&#8217;t her mind,&#8221; Musgrove continued. &#8220;She would say to me, &#8216;This isn&#8217;t me. I&#8217;ve never been like this before.&#8217;”
 Musgrove said her daughter also complained of memory problems and blamed the medications she had been taking. 
“She said that she couldn&#8217;t remember anything. The medication was pretty much just destroying her mind, and it wasn&#8217;t her,&#8221; Musgrove testified. &#8220;She said that this isn&#8217;t me. I just want to feel better and enjoy my kids.” 
Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murder charges for strangling all three of her young children. Prosecutors say she strangled her three kids with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lindsay-clancys-courtroom-outburst-brings-trial-to-a-halt">exercise bands</a> before cutting her own wrists and throat and jumping from the second-story window. Clancy survived the fall but was left paralyzed from the waist down and has attended the trial in a wheelchair. 
The defense has not argued that Clancy did not strangle her three young children, but has instead argued that she is not criminally responsible for the killings by reason of insanity. Clancy, the defense says, was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis — made worse by a series of mood-altering medications — at the time of the killings.
The weeks-long trial has captivated much of the nation. It has sparked a heated debate in the court of public opinion about the role mental illness plays in criminal responsibility. 
Supporters of Clancy argue a failed medical establishment and postpartum psychosis led to the deaths of the three children. A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-lindsay-clancys-parents">GoFundMe</a> for Clancy’s parents has raised a staggering $860,000 to help absorb what they called “the travel, lodging, and living costs required to remain close to their daughter.” 
The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2089375867545731075?s=20">pushed back</a> Monday on arguments that Clancy&#8217;s reported intrusive thoughts should lessen her responsibility for the killings. 
“All parents have intrusive thoughts in the sense that they worry about all the horrible things that might happen to their children. But a desire for that thing to happen, or a desire even to cause that thing to happen, is an entirely different matter,” Walsh said. 
“The former just makes you a normal person. It means you love your kids and are worried about their wellbeing. The latter means you’re a sick monster,” he added. “The latter is not normal or okay, and it’s also not something that any therapist or drug can easily solve for you.”

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