U.S. companies face a massive wave of wiretapping law class action lawsuits and regulatory enforcement actions over online “tracking technologies.” Nearly every company with a website or app […]
Rethinking a Right to Jury Trials Under Chapter 93A: Genesis of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act
Enacted in 1967, the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, G.L. c. 93A (Chapter 93A)—modeled after the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) of 1914—was designed to protect consumers from unfair […]
HITS Act Passes Congress as Part of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill
The Help Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act, the long-in-the-works legislation that would allow musicians to deduct 100% of their production expenses in the year they’re incurred, passed in […]
X Alleges New York’s “Stop Hiding Hate” Act Impinges Free Speech — Justia News — June 18, 2025
Social media platform X filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, on June 17th, alleging that New York’s “Stop Hiding Hate” Act […]
Eighth Circuit Foreclosed One of the Remaining Ways to Enforce the Voting Rights Act
In Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe, — F. 4th —-, 2025 WL 1389774 (8th Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit […]
NO FAKES Act Will Protect Trust Between Artists, Fans
I recently had the opportunity to testify before Congress about the NO FAKES Act of 2025 — a landmark effort to protect human voices and likenesses from being […]
EU Hits Apple and Meta With Multi-Million Euro Fines Under Digital Markets Act
Apple and Meta have been hit with the first-ever fines under the Digital Markets Act, a relatively new European law aimed at curbing tech giants’ monopolies in the […]
Seventh, Ninth Court Rulings Tighten Reach of Federal Video Privacy Protection Act
The Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. §2710, was aimed at preventing the “wrongful disclosure” of personal information about “consumers” — also labeled in the […]
NO FAKES Act Reintroduced With Industry Backing for AI Deepfake Bill
The NO FAKES Act was reintroduced to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday (April 9) with the help of country legend Randy Travis, his wife […]
Supreme Court Lifts Judge Boasberg’s Order Blocking Alien Enemies Act Deportations
A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a District of Columbia federal court order blocking the Trump administration’s deportations of suspected Venezuelan gang-members under an 18th […]