Supreme Court case pits 1980s video rental law versus modern newsletters 

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The Hill's Headlines | PM - October 13, 2026

The Hill's Headlines | PM - October 13, 2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will examine the reach of a decades-old privacy law designed to protect video rental records in a case that could shape current and future lawsuits over digital tracking tools.  

The justices are weighing whether the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) protects consumers who subscribe to any of a company’s products or only those who subscribe to its audiovisual ones. 

The case arises from a class-action lawsuit brought against Paramount Global in 2022 by Michael Salazar, a subscriber to a 247Sports.com newsletter. The website is a hub for college sports and recruiting news that offers dozens of daily newsletters to its subscribers.  

Salazar alleges that Paramount has violated the VPPA by........

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