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On May 15, the CFPB rescinded its May 2022 interpretive rule that had expanded state enforcement authority under Section 1042 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). The Bureau now maintains that the previous...more
On May 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) officially rescinded its May 2022 interpretive rule concerning the scope of state enforcement authority under § 1042 of the Consumer Financial Protection...more
There has been much speculation that States will fill the void created by the Trump Administration’s drastic scaling back of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Congress authorized both state attorneys general and state...more
A group of 18 Republican AGs and the Arizona legislature submitted a comment letter in response to the EPA’s request for feedback on the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), which determines which water bodies...more
A group of 19 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from enforcing a directive conditioning federal education funding on certification that state and local education agencies will not...more
Following a brief pause under new leadership, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has resumed activities, albeit significantly in retreat from the positions taken by the prior administration. In a case involving...more
The concept of the “supergroup” may have originated with rock and roll, but on April 16, 2025, privacy practitioners in the United States learned that a whole new type of supergroup has been formed. ...more
In December 2024, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC or the Commission) adopted a Formula Rate Plan (FRP) Policy Statement, allowing regulated utilities to propose a mechanism for annual rate adjustments through a...more
A group of 14 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the delegation of executive authority to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The lawsuit alleges that DOGE violates separation of powers...more
The future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and federal enforcement of consumer financial laws more generally — is uncertain. The Trump administration has ordered the CFPB to freeze all enforcement activity,...more
On Saturday, February 1, Rohit Chopra was dismissed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with Secretary Scott Bessent appointed as Acting Director that same day. The following weekend, Office of...more
A coalition of 23 Democratic AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island to block a directive from the Trump administration’s Office of Management and...more
The U.S. Supreme Court closed out 2024 by confirming states’ authority to regulate internet service providers. On December 16, 2024, the Court denied certiorari in New York State Telecommunications Association, Inc., et al....more
On September 20, 13 states and Washington, D.C. joined Colorado in its appeal asking the Tenth Circuit to uphold a state law imposing more restrictive interest rate caps on loans from out-of-state banks to residents, arguing...more
In 2024, the landscape of state attorneys general (AGs) is poised for significant change, with numerous elections and regulatory actions reshaping priorities and enforcement strategies. This dynamic environment reflects the...more
A group of 7 Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in a litigation between the SEC and a company in the cryptocurrency space, arguing that the SEC does not have...more
The Colorado legislature passed the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 205 or the Act) on May 8, 2024. If approved by Gov. Jared Polis, it will be the first law in the U.S. to impose specific requirements intended to...more
The line between virtual and reality is getting thinner. Gamers pay gaming companies real currency for virtual in-game currency to buy skins, create the world they want to live in (virtually), or purchase loot that aid in...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced an Airline Passenger Protection Partnership with state attorneys general (AGs), marking a significant expansion of AGs’ regulatory reach. This partnership, formed...more
The other week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Report to Congress under the FTC Collaboration Act that requires the FTC to conduct a study on its efforts with state attorneys general to combat fraud across the...more
On February 29, the state of Montana, supported by seven other states, filed an amicus brief arguing that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lacks authority to regulate crypto assets. The attorneys general (AG)...more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been actively enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since July 2023, when he announced an “investigative sweep” through inquiry letters sent to large California...more
On August 21, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by West Virginia Attorney General (AG) Patrick Morrisey and 26 other state AGs to participate in oral arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) et al. v....more
Over the last decade, observers have noted that states have begun to play a greater role as regulatory enforcers – a trend that increased with the federal regulatory roll-back that began with the advent of the Trump...more
Led by California, 23 states, including Massachusetts, have sued the Trump administration challenging new federal regulations that strip the states’ authority to set their own vehicle emissions standards. On December 3, 2019,...more