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Top 10 Issues in the Cannabis Industry for 2025

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It is not all doom and gloom for the cannabis industry this year; positive developments across states and the potential (albeit remote) for federal rescheduling means the cannabis industry can expect ongoing advancements....more

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Cleveland Municipal Court Hit by Cyber Attack

Cleveland Municipal Court has been shut down the past two weeks as it grapples with a cyber incident. The nature and scope of this incident is not yet publicly known, but it is reasonable to suggest that the Court may have...more

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Zooming in on AI - #9: Understanding California's New AI Legislation

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently passed several AI-related bills, which address the application of AI across several industries and clarify key definitions regarding AI. Below, we provide an overview addressing some...more

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The Quilt Is Filling Up: Patchwork State Privacy Laws Continue to Pass Without Federal Action

In an era defined by rapid digital transformation and heightened concerns over personal data security, the landscape of consumer data privacy laws in the United States has evolved significantly. As of this writing, a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

No Longer Adrift in the Ocean State: Rhode Island Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Law

On June 25, 2024, the governor of Rhode Island transmitted without signature a comprehensive privacy bill, the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (DTPPA), back to the state legislature, which is still...more

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NY Enhances Financial Cybersecurity Regulations

New York recently announced amendments to the State Department of Financial Services’ cybersecurity regulations. The changes further solidify the state’s already comprehensive cybersecurity regulatory regime. The amendments...more

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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - October 2023

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Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - September 2023

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Delaware’s new comprehensive data privacy law, a joint statement by 12 data protection authorities on data scraping and data protection, a district court ruling on a...more

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Alexa, What Do You Think of Florida’s New Data Privacy Act?

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Hot on the trail of the latest state privacy laws to come into effect, Florida has jumped on board to keep the momentum going. On June 6, 2023, Florida Senate Bill 262 (“SB 262,”) was signed into law, meaning a new set of...more

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Cybersecurity Enforcement Update: New York Department of Financial Services Announces Amended Cybersecurity Regulations and Latest...

Recent enforcement actions and announcements show that state and federal regulators are continuing to focus intensely on cybersecurity and data protection. Notably, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”)...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

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Connecticut Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Legislation, Awaiting Governor’s Signature

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On April 28, the Connecticut House passed Senate Bill 6, an act concerning personal data privacy and online monitoring (SB 6 or Connecticut Act). The Senate unanimously passed SB 6 on April 20, and is now currently under...more

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The BR Privacy & Security Download: May 2022

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STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS - Connecticut Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill - The Connecticut Legislature has become the fifth state in the United States to pass a comprehensive privacy law....more

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Utah To Become The Fourth State to Pass Privacy Legislation

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The Utah legislature has passed Senate Bill 227, otherwise known as the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). Barring a veto from Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox, who, as of March 15, 2022, officially has the bill on his desk for...more

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Florida Data Privacy Legislation Fails (Again)

Florida will not pass a comprehensive data privacy law for the second year in a row. It will be easy for some to speculate that the bill died because the House insisted on a private right of action. That speculation would be...more

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Utah Legislature Passes Consumer Privacy Law

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Following the lead of California, Colorado, and Virginia, Utah is set to become the fourth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. As of March 4, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (SB 227) cleared both houses of the Utah...more

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The Florida House Passes Data Privacy Legislation (Again)

The Florida House of Representatives today passed HB 9 by a vote of 103 to 8. The bill would be Florida’s first “comprehensive” data privacy law. You can read this post to learn more about what the bill would do; this one for...more

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Comparing Florida’s Two Leading Privacy Bills

The Florida House of Representatives has introduced its version of a comprehensive privacy law (HB 9 – no fancy acronym, unlike the FPPA in the Senate). This blog post will explain the key differences between the House and...more

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Analyzing the Impact of the Many New Rules of Cybersecurity

The federal government is trying to find as many ways as possible to handle the cybersecurity crisis facing the United States. While it is unlikely that Congress will pass a comprehensive federal cybersecurity law for the...more

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California Passes Suite of New Privacy Laws

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California continues to be at the vanguard of privacy protection.  On October 11, 2021 California’s Governor Newsom signed several bills addressing privacy and data security. These new laws go into effect January 1, 2022 and...more

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Multiple States Toughen Data Breach and Cybersecurity Requirements

It has been a busy summer for data breach and cybersecurity laws. Several states have shortened their data breach notification timelines, expanded their definitions of personal data breaches triggering notification...more

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Colorado Becomes that Latest State to Adopt a New Data Privacy Law

On July 7, 2021, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), making Colorado the most recent state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation.  While the CPA does not take effect until July 1, 2023,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Fintech Leader’s Thoughts on the North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox Act

As part of Bradley’s continuing coverage of the North Carolina Sandbox Act, we wanted to know what community members and NC fintech aficionados thought about this proposed legislation. We posed six questions to Tariq Bokhari,...more

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White House Guidance on Ransomware

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Ransomware has become the fastest growing type of cybercrime facing businesses today. In 2021, loss values were estimated to have reached at least 57 times those in 2015, exceeding $20 billion. Data and privacy issues are so...more

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Colorado Passes Data Privacy Law

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Colorado has become the third state in the country to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, joining California and Virginia.  Assuming the governor signs—as he is widely expected to do—the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”)...more

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