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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Adds New Options to Growing Menu of Prop 65 Warning Labels for Foods Containing Acrylamide, Citing “Additional...

California recently amended its Proposition 65 regulations to add several additional alternative “safe harbor” warning labels for foods containing acrylamide, a naturally-occurring byproduct that can result during high-heat...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

#StatusUpdate on Social Media, Apps, and Children’s Privacy

Regulations impacting children’s use of social media continues to be a space in motion the past few months. There have been developments at both the state level, as well as with the FTC. And there is no sign of slowing down....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Rytr or Wrong: Is the FTC’s Operation AI Comply a Prudent Defense Against Deception or an Assault on Innovation and Constitutional...

In today’s rapidly evolving digital economy, new artificial intelligence tools promise to transform every industry. Sometimes, those promises are overblown or outright deceptive. So, as the AI hype cycle continues, regulators...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Senators Officially Introduce NO FAKES Act with Digital Replica Right

On July 31, 2024, nearly ten months after introducing a discussion draft, a bipartisan group of Senators officially introduced the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024 (NO FAKES Act). The...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FCC Attempts to Regulate Artificial Intelligence in Political Advertising Through New Disclosure Requirements - July 2024

The proposed rule would require radio and TV broadcasters to inquire of political advertisers as to whether their ad includes AI-generated content. A broadcast station that receives a candidate or issue ad containing...more

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Supreme Court Finds First Amendment Barriers to TX and FL Social Media Regulation

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On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Moody v. NetChoice, LLC that laws regulating large social media platforms passed by Texas and Florida likely offend the First Amendment in at least some...more

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Two Utah Laws Related to Religious Expression in the Workplace Take Effect

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The Utah legislature wrapped up its seven-week legislative session on March 1, 2024.  In addition to passing a #MeToo-inspired law prohibiting confidentiality clauses regarding sexual misconduct, the legislature also passed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mother May I? Florida and Utah Recently Regulations for Minor Use of Social Media Platforms

Florida recently passed a new law and Utah recently repealed and replaced its previously enjoined law with two new bills (available here and here), which regulate minors’ access to social media platforms. The laws highlight...more

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Lawsuit Challenges Recent California Climate Disclosure Laws

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As discussed in our earlier Client Alerts, California recently passed several laws requiring certain climate-related corporate disclosures, including, for example, regarding emissions and climate-related financial risk. As...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 9, November 2023

The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges - Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more

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“Stop-WOKE” Takes Aim at Florida’s Colleges and Universities

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Florida’s most recent anti-“WOKE” legislation places diversity-related work and diversity-focused positions on state campuses under threat. House Bill 999 (Postsecondary Educational Institutions), which was approved in a...more

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Copyright Term Reduction Act, Part 2: Let’s Party Like It's 1909

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As an extension of an effort spearheaded by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) last year, the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 (H.R.576) was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Greg...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2023

Welcome to the second year of The Academic Advisor. The aim of this publication is to help our clients navigate the myriad legal issues and evolving regulatory landscape that affect schools, colleges and universities, and...more

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NLRB General Counsel Urges Board to Find Captive Audience Speeches are Unlawful

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For decades, employers have been permitted to hold mandatory meetings or “captive audience speeches” in response to union organizing campaigns to present the company’s position on unionization. On April 7, 2022, the National...more

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Pick Your Poison

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How would you prefer to be manipulated? If we weight your social media feed on what we know you like to see, then you will be showered with commercial clickbait. If we weight your social media feed by what is likely to spark...more

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Updated: Maryland’s Latest Attempt to Fix its Digital Ad Tax May Lead to More Litigation

Shortly after Maryland passed the country’s first “Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax”, H.B. 732, the Maryland Senate went to work attempting to fix a few known glitches in the law. Senate Bill 787, which passed the...more

Akerman LLP - SALT Insights

Maryland’s Latest Attempt to Fix its Digital Ad Tax May Lead to More Litigation

Shortly after Maryland passed the country’s first “Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax,” H.B. 732, the Maryland Senate went to work attempting to fix a few known glitches in the law. ...more

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Proposed Regulations Would Ease Access to Public Funds for Faith-Based Colleges

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The White House recently announced two initiatives aimed at addressing perceived discrimination in education against students and institutions based on religion. We address the first of those initiatives, relating to prayer...more

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TCPA Class Action Defense 101: TCPA Class Action Defense Experts Ken Sponsler and John Taylor Join the Ramble to Discuss the Right...

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Well we’re a day light on the Ramble this week but it will be worth the wait–I promise. In a special “deuces wild” episode–No. 22 after all–we bring you two guests via the FIREline– Ken Sponsler and John Taylor of...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Trump Administration Proposes Requiring Disclosure of Drug Prices in TV Ads

The Trump Administration is moving full speed ahead with its proposals under the Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices (the “Blueprint”). Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed...more

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FDA Seeks to Provide Greater Insight on Off-Label Promotions of Pharmaceuticals

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The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) serves as the gatekeeper between pharmaceutical companies and the public they serve, including governing how medications are promoted and advertised. Pharmaceutical companies want to go...more

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Health Care Update - August 2015 #2

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Major Medicaid Drug Payment Rule Under OMB Review: Last week a highly anticipated rule that could set the standards for the Medicaid Drug Rebate program arrived at the White House for final review. The Medicaid Outpatient...more

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