Department of Justice (DOJ), Minors

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Memo Concerning Healthcare Treatment for Transgender Minors: Implications for Providers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/23/2025

Recently, Attorney General Pam Bondi purportedly issued an internal memorandum in response to Executive Order 14187 (“Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation”) concerning the treatment of transgender minors...more

Attorney General Issues Guidance to U.S. Department of Justice Regarding Transgender Healthcare for Children

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/1/2025

On April 22, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum entitled “Preventing the Mutilation of American Children” (“the AG Memorandum”)....more

Members of International Sextortion Ring Charged for Stealing $2M From Victims

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/13/2024

According to the FBI, it has “seen a huge increase in the number of cases involving children and teens being threatened and coerced into sending explicit images online,” also known as sextortion....more

Identifying Minors in High-Risk Jobs

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 6/29/2023

Recent investigative reports have revealed the Department of Labor’s crackdown on organizations found to have minors working in high-risk industries that prohibit employing anyone under 18 years of age. In a number of these...more

FTC Orders Company to Delete Algorithms Made with Data Alleged to be Improperly Obtained

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/26/2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with weight loss company WW International (formerly known as Weight Watchers) requiring the company to pay a $1.5 million penalty, delete the personal information of...more

“Algorithmic Justice”: FTC Orders Destruction of Algorithms Following Privacy Violations

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 4/8/2022

The Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, recently took action against WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, and its subsidiary, Kurbo, Inc. (together, “Weight...more

California DOJ Announces A Third Set Of Modifications To The CCPA Regulations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/13/2020

Back in August, after much anticipation and several rounds of review and modification, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations finally became effective. This was long awaited by businesses and their service...more

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