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

FTC Initiates Process to Adopt Proposed Rule on Rental Housing Fee Practices

The day after the release of a new Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Negative Option Offers, the FTC released another ANPR soliciting information and comments on a prospective Rule on Unfair or Deceptive…

California Takes Action on Youth Online Safety: FAQs on the Digital Age Assurance Act

On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1043, the Digital Age Assurance Act, into law.  The Big Tech-supported measure, which takes effect on January 1, 2027, adopts an app-store centric age…

Another Crack in the Agency Armor – Supreme Court Further Expands Judicial Review of Certain Federal Agency Actions

On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion holding that U.S. district courts are not bound to follow a federal agency’s interpretation of a statute even though the Hobbs Administrative Orders Review Act…

Fragmentation of Privacy Requirements Accelerates as Four States Amend Nascent Laws

On June 25, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a major amendment to the state’s comprehensive privacy law (CTDPA), just over three years after signing the CTDPA into law on May 10, 2022 and two years…

House Subcommittee Considers Modernizing Financial Services Under a National Privacy Framework

On Thursday, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled, “Framework for the Future: Reviewing Data Privacy in Today’s Financial System.” Hearing…