Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

FTC Confirmation Hearings Promise a Return to Bipartisanship

Those who were looking for big fireworks at yesterday’s confirmation hearings for three FTC Commissioners were likely disappointed by the relatively business-as-usual nature of the proceedings. Yes, certain Senators…

State AGs and CFPB Stop Tempoe’s Rhythm

A bipartisan coalition of 42 Attorneys General, led by Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a $35 million settlement with Tempoe LLC, a specialty consumer finance…

FTC Recommends Sharpening Blurred Lines When Advertising to Kids

In October, we posted about the FTC’s day-long workshop on “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media” and wondered what the FTC might be planning. Last week, we got an answer when the FTC released a…

California Just Passed SB 362: Whatever You Think About the Merits of the Law, It’s a Big Deal

As we’ve discussed here , data brokers have been in the hot seat lately, with the enactment of new state data broker registry laws, aggressive enforcement by the FTC, a looming rulemaking by the CFPB to extend the…

Texas Court Puts Hold on CFPB’s Use of Unfairness Authority to Include “Discrimination”

As the Supreme Court deliberates over the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the CFPB’s funding method is unconstitutional, another court in the Fifth Circuit dealt a blow to the CFPB’s aggressive agenda. On Friday, the…