The U.S. Supreme Court's June decision that upheld a Texas law requiring age verification for access to porn sites (see 2506270041) could have wide implications for future legislation at the federal and state levels, said privacy lawyers.
The California Privacy Protection Agency revealed -- and raised the stakes in -- an investigation of Tractor Supply Company, filing a court petition Wednesday that alleges the retailer failed to comply with an investigative subpoena seeking information about its compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
New York Assemblymember Alex Bores (D) expects his AI safety bill, the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, could be revised through the chapter-amendment process, the legislator told Privacy Daily on Wednesday. “We’re open to amendments that … strengthen or clarify the bill.”
Importers Learning Resources and Hand2Mind urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 5 to take up their challenge to the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act prior to their case being heard before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on the grounds that the high court may need to do so to hear the case in tandem with the lead lawsuit on the IEEPA tariffs. The importers said the Solicitor General himself suggested this course of action (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, Sup. Ct. # 24-1287).
Businesses should map their automated decision-making technology (ADMT), review and revise privacy policies, plan for cybersecurity audits and review vendor contracts in response to California Privacy Protection Agency rules adopted July 24, some privacy law practices advised in recent client alerts. The rules are expected to be finalized without changes shortly.
The Senate Privacy Subcommittee is focused on the Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction over privacy legislation, but expect collaboration with the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told us Thursday. Other senators offered views on the White House's plans to work with tech companies to build a healthcare data-sharing system (see 2507310067).
The FCC’s draft NPRM on changing how the agency enforces the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) has led to only one ex parte meeting at the FCC (see 2507170048); however, that doesn’t mean the changes aren’t controversial, industry and agency officials said. They predicted approval when commissioners vote Thursday, but potentially with at least a partial dissent from Commissioner Anna Gomez.
Public interest groups raised concerns about an FCC draft notice of inquiry that proposes changes to how the agency prepares its Telecom Act Section 706 reports to Congress (see 2507170048). Commissioners are set to vote on it at their meeting Thursday. Representatives of Public Knowledge, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and X-Lab met with an aide to Commissioner Anna Gomez, according to a filing Thursday in docket 25-233.
Now that the White House appears to have given more direction on its trade and tariff actions, more companies may transition from a wait-and-see approach to more specific courses of action, trade experts with KPMG said during a July 31 webinar on tariffs and trade complexities.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 25-3 Thursday to advance the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee’s FY 2026 funding bill without any CPB allotment. The move underscored stakeholders’ consensus that it will be very difficult for public broadcasting advocates to restore that funding after Congress narrowly agreed in mid-July to claw back all $1.1 billion of CPB’s advance money for FY26 and FY27 via the 2025 Rescissions Act (see 2507280050). Most Senate Appropriations Democrats voted for the FY26 measure, but LHHS ranking member Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and other party-affiliated members indicated that they haven’t given up on bringing CPB funding back before FY25 ends Oct. 1.