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State Attorneys General Challenge US President’s Tariff Authority Under IEEPA

The US president has imposed and modified tariffs on key trading partners such as China, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union over the last three months. These tariffs rely on the International Economic Emergency Powers...more

Ensuring Compliance with ‘Junk Fee’ Regulatory Requirements

With the continued expansion of the regulation of “junk fees,” including bipartisan actions from federal, state, and local authorities, it is more important than ever for businesses to ensure compliance with these...more

Staying Ahead of State Attorneys General Enforcement Trends

As federal enforcement and regulatory actions evolve under the current administration, state attorneys general (State AGs) are taking an active role in responding to the changes, with support or challenges in alignment with...more

Executive Order on Live Entertainment Ticketing Signals Continued Enforcement of Unfair Pricing

The president recently issued an executive order (Order), targeting allegedly unfair pricing practices such as “scalping” and “junk fees” in live entertainment ticketing. The Order prioritizes enforcement of price...more

Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Expansive ‘Junk Fees Rule’

The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently promulgated rules expanding the scope of its enforcement against alleged “junk fees,” including business practices for consumer subscriptions, renewals, and recurring charge...more

CFPB Releases Guidance for States on Strengthening Consumer Protection Under New Administration

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance on the eve of the transition to a new administration that serves as a roadmap for state governments—especially attorneys general and, notably, private contingent...more

The Pendulum Swings: Role of State Attorneys General to Increase as Federal Control Changes

With the election of Donald Trump as president, we anticipate increased activism by Democratic state attorneys general in the form of legal challenges to his administration and the exercise of independent state authority in...more

State Attorneys General Fly into Previously Federal Airspace

The Department of Transportation and 18 states on April 16 agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that delegates more authority to and streamlines the process for state attorneys general to investigate consumer...more

US State Attorneys General Seek Use of Federal Cudgel Against Banks

The attorneys general of 20 states and territories, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, recently sent letters to the heads of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and US Office of the Comptroller of...more

CFPB Proposes Additional Reporting Requirements on Non-Bank Financial Institutions

For the second time in a month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a new rule that would require businesses to report already public information and thereby increase the burdens on, and risks to, the...more

State Attorneys General Post-Election Report 2022

STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL POST-ELECTION REPORT 2022 State attorneys general continue to dominate the national legal and political landscape, with a partisan fervor that sometimes obscures the ongoing investigations and...more

State Actions May Create Litigation and Investigation Risk for Financial Services Firms at a Politicized Time

A group of state treasurers and state attorneys general (AG) have raised concerns that certain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) features of certain fund disclosures and other marketing collateral could create...more

NFTs: What's in Store for 2022?

2021 was a banner year for non-fungible token sales, which are projected to climb even higher in 2022. Selected by Collins English Dictionary as the 2021 Word of the Year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique...more

“Madden Fix” Rules Withstand a Key Test: What Happens Next

More than six years after it was decided, the practical consequences of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC decision continue to diminish. The decision—which held that, under some...more

Q&A: Consumer Protection Outlook Under the Biden Administration

It’s clear that President Joe Biden’s approach toward consumer protection and financial services enforcement will differ from that of his predecessor. In addition to general housekeeping matters, such as replacing and hiring...more

State Attorneys General: Status Quo on the Surface, but Change in Washington Means Increased Enforcement Risk From the States

Last week’s state attorney general races brought little change on the surface, but change in Washington significantly increases the risk of enforcement and litigation by the states. If it seems counterintuitive, it is....more

States Move in to Fill in for Federal Regulatory Rollback

Stepping in to fill a perceived regulatory and enforcement void at the federal level, the governor of New York and his acting superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) have created a division...more

State Attorneys General Post-Election Report 2018

The Top Line Results - New Attorneys General - 18 new attorneys general will take office in January as a result of this election cycle, including: ..10 Democrats elected (Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,...more

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