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26 State AGs Urge Congress to Regulate Frontier AI and Preserve State Authority
On September 23, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general (AGs) led by New York AG Letitia James wrote to congressional leadership urging Congress to establish comprehensive federal...
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Alcohol Distributor Resolves Violations for $12.5 Million
On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Northern District of California announced that Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC (Southern Glazer’s), the largest distributor of...
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Political Law Quarterly – Q3 2026
Political activities sit at the intersection of law, policy, and reputation. Companies operating in highly regulated industries cannot avoid political law issues, and it is frequently more complex...
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FCC Draft Order Would Narrow TCPA Consent Revocation Rules for Automated...
On September 9, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) circulated a draft order that would narrow how consumer revocations of consent apply under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...
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49 State Attorneys General Urge FCC to Mandate Upstream Provider Vetting
On September 8, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 49 state and territorial attorneys general filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the agency to make its “Know...
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A Conversation With FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson: Enforcement Priorities and...
In this must-listen episode of Regulatory Oversight, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson joins Ashley Taylor and Graham Bryant to reflect on Ferguson’s path from clerking for Justice Thomas and serving as...
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Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Bank Charters, M&A, and Partnerships —...
In this crossover episode of Payments Pros and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Taylor Gess is joined by colleagues James Stevens and Sarah Hanna from Troutman Pepper Locke’s Corporate and Consumer...
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Massachusetts Debt Buyers and Collectors Will Cease Activities in the State...
On September 14, 2026, Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Campbell announced a settlement with several debt buying and debt collection companies and their owner, resolving a lawsuit that...
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Inside the New Jersey AG’s Office With AG Jennifer Davenport
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Clay Friedman and Matt Berns are joined by New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Jennifer Davenport, who was sworn in as the state’s 63rd AG in February 2026....
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Fifth Circuit Finds FDA’s Flavored ENDS PMTA Standard Requires...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled in NicQuid, L.L.C. v. FDA, No. 24-60272 (5th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026), that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “comparative...
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FTC and 22 States Challenge Amazon’s Digital Advertising Pricing Practices in...
On August 31, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by the attorneys general (AGs) of 22 states, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging...
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Swipe Right on Compliance: Match Group’s Settlement With New Jersey Over...
On September 1, 2026, the New Jersey attorney general and Division of Consumer Affairs announced that Match Group, Inc. (MGI), the Texas-based operator of several major online dating platforms, will...
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Tobacco Manufacturers and Retailers Sue the FDA Over Its Premarket Review Rule
On September 2, 2026, a group of tobacco product manufacturers and retailers filed a complaint in federal court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, challenging the U.S. Food...
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SEC and FDA Unite: New MOU Creates Coordinated Regulatory and Enforcement...
On August 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a formal framework for sharing...
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FTC and Connecticut AG Reach $4M Settlement With Manchester City Nissan...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong announced a $4 million settlement this week with Manchester City Nissan, resolving allegations that the dealership...
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What Corteva’s Arkansas AG Settlement Means for Loyalty and Rebate Programs
On August 14, 2026, Corteva, Inc. agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Arkansas attorney general (AG) alleging that the pesticide maker’s rebate and loyalty...
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California’s New Consumer Protection Secretary: What Chopra’s Appointment...
Key Points Governor Gavin Newsom appointed former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra as inaugural secretary of California’s new Business and Consumer Services Agency (BCSA) on May 12, 2026, with the agency...
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Investigation Into OpenAI Demonstrates That States Are Taking Vanguard Position
In July 2026, OpenAI released an experimental AI cybersecurity model for internal testing. The model allegedly gained unauthorized access to several computer networks, resulting in an attack on...
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State AML Enforcement: What Money Transmitters Need to Know About the...
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett examines a June 2026 multistate consent order issued jointly by Colorado and Texas against RamadPay, a Minnesota-based money transmitter...
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When the Algorithm Pours: How AI-Generated Imagery Is Testing the Boundaries...
The alcoholic beverage industry has always been a visual business. A sun-drenched vineyard on a wine label, the amber glow of whiskey in a crystal tumbler, a frosted pint glass beading with...
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