Last Friday, the Trump administration released its much-anticipated National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (the "Framework"), unveiling its views on how AI should be regulated – or deregulated. ...more
Buildings collect data about the experiences of occupants creating compliance questions that affect transaction values....more
2/3/2026
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Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hotel Management Agreements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
State Privacy Laws
On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the “EO”) intended to curtail state regulation of artificial intelligence (“AI”). ...more
The State of California continues to lead the way on privacy, data, social media, and artificial intelligence legislation. Right in time for this holiday season, the California State Legislature is delivering a new spate of...more
On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the first frontier artificial intelligence (AI) safety legislation in the nation, Senate Bill (SB) 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial...more
11/17/2025
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New Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Software Developers ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency ,
Whistleblowers
Twelve years after causing a government shutdown, funding for key Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions is again at the center of government funding negotiations with a potential shutdown approaching. During the COVID-19...more
10/1/2025
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Affordable Care Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CBO Report ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Shutdown ,
Health Insurance ,
Medicare ,
New Guidance ,
Prior Authorization ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Section 340B ,
Tax Credits ,
Telehealth
Recent enforcement actions and announcements from the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and state Attorneys-General (AGs) in California, Colorado and Connecticut, and a California bill that passed the state...more
9/15/2025
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California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Cookie Banners ,
Cookies ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement Programs ,
New Regulations ,
Opt-Outs ,
Pending Legislation ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
During a Board Meeting on July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unanimously approved the long-awaited final text of its second rulemaking package, implementing a broad swath of new requirements...more
8/1/2025
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Final Rules ,
New Rules ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Privacy Laws
The Trump administration revealed its long awaited AI Action Plan (the plan) on July 23, ordering the federal government to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States and “remove red tape...more
7/24/2025
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China ,
Deregulation ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Innovation ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
With the demise of the proposed federal moratorium on state-level AI regulations, which Congress eliminated at the last moment from the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” last week, state AI legislation takes center stage. The AI...more
Last week, Congress voted to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act," codifying President’s Trump domestic agenda, but one important measure did not make it past the finish line: the AI regulatory moratorium that was originally...more
On July 1, 2025, in a near-unanimous, 99-1 vote, the U.S. Senate stripped the AI moratorium provisions originally included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The AI moratorium, which we previously covered here, would have...more
On June 20, 2025, the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA) took effect, ushering in some of the most comprehensive child and teen privacy protections in the United States. The law applies to operators of websites, apps,...more
6/24/2025
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Behavioral Advertising ,
Child Protection Laws ,
Congressional Committees ,
Connected Items ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Selling ,
Data-Sharing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Minors ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Website Design ,
Websites
California Assembly Bill 2013 (AB 2013), known as the Generative Artificial Intelligence: Training Data Transparency Act, was signed into law on September 28, 2024, and is set to take effect on January 1, 2026. ...more
6/11/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Copyright ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Software Developers ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transparency
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a budget reconciliation package setting forth President Trump’s domestic agenda, including a sweeping 10-year federal moratorium...more
5/27/2025
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Automation Systems ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Moratorium ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Technology Sector
The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is evolving at a dizzying pace. Just as organizations were adapting to generative AI and its capabilities for creating content, a new paradigm has emerged. ...more
One hundred days into the new administration, recent developments across multiple US federal agencies reflect a quickly evolving approach to digital governance, with notable shifts in regulatory priorities related to AI, data...more
Objectives include the acceleration of the use and procurement of AI within the federal system, embracing AI governance as an enabler of innovation, and increasing investment in AI infrastructure to position the US as a...more
4/22/2025
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Competition ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Government Agencies ,
National Security ,
OMB ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
Life sciences companies have long been outside the scope of US national security regulations and benefited from significant exemptions under US privacy laws. ...more
4/15/2025
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China ,
Clinical Trials ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Life Sciences ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On April 8, 2025, a sweeping rule issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will take effect. The rule imposes restrictions—and in some cases, outright prohibitions—on US companies in connection with certain types of data...more
4/7/2025
/ China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cuba ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Data Transfers ,
Iran ,
New Rules ,
North Korea ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Venezuela
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more
4/1/2025
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Diagnostic Tests ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Shutdown ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
New Regulations ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The Trump Administration has not slowed down in its rollout of wide-sweeping technology policy changes with potentially significant impacts to be felt throughout the country and around the globe...more
It would be an understatement to say that the Trump administration has had a busy first week. Within just a few hours of the new administration coming into power, it repealed a number of Biden-era executive orders across a...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission finalized changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. ...more
1/31/2025
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Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
EdTech ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Privacy Laws ,
Websites
On December 27, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule establishing a new national security program to prevent access to Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by China...more