On November 13, North Carolina Attorney General (AG) Jeff Jackson and Utah AG Derek Brown, along with the Attorney General Alliance, announced a task force in conjunction with generative artificial intelligence (AI)...more
11/25/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Innovative Technology ,
Microsoft ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State Attorneys General
On November 6, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta, Connecticut AG William Tong, and New York AG Letitia James announced a $5.1 million settlement with Illuminate Education, Inc. (Illuminate), an educational technology...more
11/19/2025
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EdTech ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
School Districts ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Student Digital Privacy Act ,
Student Privacy ,
Students ,
Third-Party
On November 10, New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act officially took effect, requiring businesses that use individuals’ personal data to set prices to comply with the act’s disclosure requirements. New York Attorney...more
On October 20, a coalition of 21 state attorneys general (AG), led by Iowa AG Brenna Bird, submitted a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce in response to her February statement...more
11/11/2025
/ Blockchain ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
UDAP
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) legalized industrial hemp for commercial use to support American farmers and create a regulated industrial hemp market. The 2018 Farm Bill defined “hemp” as “the...more
11/7/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Cannabis Products ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Hemp ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Foods ,
Pending Legislation ,
Plant Based Products ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retail Market ,
State Attorneys General
Of the 43 elected state attorneys general (AG), Virginia was the only state to hold an AG election in 2025. Democratic candidate Jay Jones was elected to his first term, defeating incumbent Republican Jason Miyares by a 6.6%...more
On October 13, Vermont Attorney General (AG) Charity R. Clark announced a settlement with Angi, Inc., (Angi), resolving allegations related to misleading marketing practices....more
Washington Attorney General (AG) Nick Brown proposed updates to Washington State’s Public Records Act (PRA) model rules — the advisory playbook many state and local agencies rely on when handling records requests. The...more
11/4/2025
/ Attorney General ,
Comment Period ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Public Records ,
Records Request ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transparency ,
Washington
On September 9, 2025, the Court of Appeal of the State of California upheld California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta’s trial-court victory against a business and its owner for violations of California’s unfair competition...more
10/28/2025
/ Appeals ,
California ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Credit Insurance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fees ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Penalties ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On September 18, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) and the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General (AG) announced that Lyft had paid $19,435,087.06 for allegedly misclassifying its...more
10/27/2025
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
New Jersey ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On September 22, a group of 28 state AGs led by Iowa filed an amicus brief in Vapor Technology Association v. Wooten in support of North Carolina’s state directory law that prohibits the sale of electronic nicotine delivery...more
10/22/2025
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Appeals ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Preemption ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Interpretation
On September 26, 2025, Minnesota Attorney General (AG) Keith Ellison announced a $800,000 settlement with Shipt, Inc. (Shipt). The settlement resolves allegations that the company was misclassifying its workers (referred to...more
10/21/2025
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
On-Demand Services ,
Settlement ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers’ Compensation
On October 10, 2025, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ann Gillespie, director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (the Department), against four different entities, all within the...more
10/21/2025
/ Consumer Insurance Products ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Document Productions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Produce ,
Government Agencies ,
Industry Examinations ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Premiums ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Farm ,
State Insurance Administrations
On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, into law. The bill will go into effect on January 1, 2026. The act builds upon the...more
10/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Whistleblowers
On October 7, 2025, Kalshi, a platform specializing in prediction market trading, filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) and Ohio attorney general (AG), alleging that their regulatory actions...more
10/15/2025
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
CFTC ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gambling ,
Injunctions ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lack of Authority ,
Licensing Rules ,
Marketing ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Securities Contracts ,
State and Local Government ,
Stock Trades
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 20 states reached a settlement with Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank, related to an alleged national charity fraud scheme....more
10/13/2025
/ Advertising ,
Charitable Donations ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On October 2, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James announced that, in accordance with the “Stop Hiding Hate” Act, social media companies are now required to report their content moderation policies to her office, with...more
10/6/2025
/ Enforcement Actions ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Online Platforms ,
Penalties ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Social Media ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transparency
On September 5, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul announced the resolution of ongoing litigation against Clearview Electric Inc., an alternative retail electric supplier accused of engaging in fraudulent, unfair, and...more
9/29/2025
/ Electric Cooperative ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Restitution ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell recently filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against KalshiEX LLC (Kalshi), an online prediction market platform, alleging that the platform runs an illegal sports...more
The investigative sweep is part of a growing multistate approach to privacy enforcement actions....more
9/12/2025
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Opt-Outs ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection (Division), represented by the Office of the Utah Attorney General (AG), recently announced a proposed consent order...more
Last week, Colorado lawmakers held a special session that culminated in a decision to delay the implementation of the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA) until June 30, 2026, extending the timeline beyond its original...more
9/8/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Disparate Impact ,
Executive Orders ,
Impact Assessments ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
State and Local Government
On Thursday, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that Stephen J. Cox will become the attorney general (AG) of Alaska, effective Friday, August 29. Cox will replace Alaska AG Treg Taylor, who announced earlier this month that he...more
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell has issued guidelines to help businesses comply with the recently enacted consumer protection regulations, prohibiting “junk fees” and providing consumers with greater...more
8/28/2025
/ Advertising ,
Auto-Renewal ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fees ,
Goods or Services ,
Marketing ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subscription Services ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In addition to receiving cease-and-desist orders from several states (Arizona, Illinois, Montana, and Ohio), and ongoing litigation against New Jersey state gaming regulators in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third...more
8/25/2025
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Futures ,
Gaming ,
Jurisdiction ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sports Betting