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Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

California’s Assembly Bill 587 Loses Key Provisions After Legal Challenge from X

California’s attempt to impose content moderation transparency requirements on social media platforms has suffered a significant setback. Last month, the state reached a settlement with X Corp. (formerly Twitter), effectively...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

New York’s Highest Court Upholds the Constitutionality of Ethics Commission

In a 4-3 decision, the New York State Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of New York State’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG). The commission’s constitutionality had been challenged by...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Provisionally Reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on January 23, 2025, which provisionally reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) while a legal challenge to it continues. This brief order, which stayed an injunction against the...more

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Missouri AG Announces New Rule for Big Tech

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Missouri’s attorney general (AG) announced on X.com (formerly Twitter) that he is “issuing a rule requiring Big Tech to guarantee algorithmic choice for social media users.” [X.com post (January 17, 2025, roughly 3:35 p.m....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

2024 FDA Enforcement Review: Quality and Transparency Remain Critical Concerns

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), in partnership with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), pursued significant and, in some cases, precedent-setting enforcement actions in 2024. The government continued to...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What’s Ahead as Corporate Transparency Act Comes to a Crossroads

The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Federal Impact Assessment: Legislative Amendments and Cabinet Directive

The Canadian government recently enacted the highly anticipated amendments to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). These amendments, which came into force on June 20, 2024, address the constitutional overreach in the IAA, as...more

Venable LLP

What the CFPB’s Supreme Court Victory Means for Financial Institutions

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Until recently, the most popular topic of discussion in the financial services world has been the outcome of the Supreme Court case CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, regarding the constitutionality...more

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More State Content Moderation Laws Coming to Social Media Platforms

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California and New York recently passed laws that seek to change how “social media platforms” and “social media networks” (both of which are broadly defined terms) design and report their content moderation practices. In...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

501(c)(3) Public Charities Subject to New Donor Disclosure Requirements in New York

Since 1958, when the Supreme Court held that the State of Alabama’s attempt to compel the NAACP to disclose its membership lists infringed on the members’ constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly, charities and...more

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