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    Illinois governor signs ban on firearms advertising allegedly marketed to kids and militants

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    Semi-automatic guns are displayed for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply, Jan. 16, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
    CHICAGO (AP) --

    Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law banning firearms advertising that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally — opening the door for lawsuits against firearms manufacturers or distributors.

    Pritzker on Saturday signed the Firearm Industry Responsibility Act, making Illinois the eighth state to approve legislation that rolls back legal protections for firearms manufacturers or distributors. The legislation comes after the deadliest six months of mass killings recorded in the United States since at least 2006 — all but one of which involved guns.

    Pritzker signed the bill alongside lawmakers and gun control advocates at Gun Sense University, an annual training conference of more than 2,000 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers and survivors, hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety.

    "We hold opioid manufacturers accountable. Vaping companies accountable. Predatory lenders accountable. Gun manufacturers shouldn't get to hide from the law — and now, they won't be able to," Pritzker said in a statement.

    The law took effect immediately.

    Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a key backer of the law, said "by signing this legislation, Gov. Pritzker has taken an important step to protect consumers and increase public safety."

    Democratic state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, the bill's House sponsor, said any companies participating in "depicting guns as tools for carnage" will face serious penalties.

    Opening the door to such court challenges is part of ongoing efforts by Democratic lawmakers in Illinois and elsewhere to eliminate gun violence, made more complicated by the U.S. Supreme Court's expansion of gun rights a year ago. Pritzker also signed a ban on semi-automatic weapons this year, a law that gun-rights advocates continue to challenge in federal court.

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    BBC asks U.S. court to dismiss Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit

    Monday, March 16, 2026
    The logo outside the BBC Headquarters in London, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

    The BBC filed a motion Monday asking a U.S. court to dismiss President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against it, warning that the case could have a "chilling effect" on robust reporting on public figures and events.

    The suit was filed in a Florida court, but the British national broadcaster argued that the court did not have jurisdiction, nor could Trump show that the BBC intended to misrepresent him.

    Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way a BBC documentary edited a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021. The claim seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and a further $5 billion for unfair trade practices.

    Last month a judge at the federal court for the Southern District of Florida provisionally set a trial date for February 2027.

    The BBC argued that the case should be thrown out because the documentary was never aired in Florida or the U.S.

    "We have therefore challenged jurisdiction of the Florida court and filed a motion to dismiss the president's claim," the corporation said in a statement.

    In a 34-page document, the BBC also argued that Trump failed to "plausibly allege facts showing that defendants knowingly intended to create a false impression."

    Trump's case "falls well short of the high bar of actual malice," it said.

    The document further claimed that "the chilling effect is clear" when Trump is "among the most powerful and high-profile individuals in the world, on whose activities the BBC reports every day."

    "Early dismissal is favoured given the powerful interest in ensuring that free speech is not unduly burdened by the necessity of defending against expensive yet groundless litigation, which would constrict the breathing space needed to ensure robust reporting on public figures and... Read More

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