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Client Alert: Trump Administration Issues Executive Order in Attempt to Preempt State AI Laws | JD Supra
Yesterday the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO), “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” that directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and other agencies to take action to preempt State AI laws.
Client Alert: What’s Next for State AI Regulation | JD Supra
States are playing a critical role in the development of AI policy in the United States, as serious legislative efforts at the federal level remain stalled. The Trump Administration and Republican Congress have signaled they plan to take a business-friendly, light-touch approach to AI regulation that prioritizes American innovation and emphasizes competition with China, and there is little prospect of Congress moving a substantive AI bill in the current political climate.
4 Keys To Litigating In An Active Regulatory Environment
By William Weaver, Isabel Farhi and Benjamin Hand ( February 3, 2025, 4:08 PM EST) -- The politically charged atmosphere in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its aftermath will exacerbate a recent trend in litigation in the U.S. Increasingly, litigation risks and regulatory risks have converged, and this trend will likely accelerate as the Trump administration takes the reins.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
California's sweeping climate disclosure laws: possible impact to asset managers Original
High tide covers most of the sand beach in the coastal community of Del Mar, California, U.S., November 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing Rights Law Firms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP November 29, 2023 - On Oct. 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two watershed climate bills that will require companies with significant revenue to make climate-related disclosures starting in 2026.
How Biden's AI Order Stacks Up Against Calif. And G7 Activity
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California Requires Companies to Disclose Climate Change Risks, GHG Emissions | JD Supra
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two watershed climate bills on October 7, 2023 that will require companies with significant revenue to make climate-related disclosures starting in 2026. The stated purpose of the new laws is to enhance transparency, standardize disclosures, align public investments with climate goals, and raise the standards for businesses to drive action on addressing climate change.
California Requires Companies to Disclose Climate Change Risks, GHG Emissions
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two watershed climate bills on October 7, 2023 that will require companies with significant revenue to make climate-related disclosures starting in 2026. The stated purpose of the new laws is to enhance transparency, standardize disclosures, align public investments with climate goals, and raise the standards for businesses to drive action on addressing climate change.
Expect The Patchwork Of AI Regulation To Grow
By Emily Loeb, Caroline Cease and Benjamin Hand (April 26, 2023, 5:35 PM EDT) -- With the public release of Open AI's ChatGPT in November 2022 and Google's Bard in March, governments across the world have a renewed focus on regulating the use of artificial intelligence.... Stay ahead of the curve In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what's happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries.
Client Alert: Emerging AI Regulation: A Global Patchwork Quilt | JD Supra
With the public release of Open AI’s ChatGPT in November 2022 and Google’s Bard in March 2023, governments across the world have a renewed focus on regulating the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”). Within the United States, a patchwork of state regulation concerning AI has emerged—a trend that is likely to continue in 2023 given the reality that there is unlikely to be meaningful federal AI legislation in the 118th Congress.
California Privacy Protection Agency to Start Formal CPRA Rulemaking Process | JD Supra
On June 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) voted to begin the formal rulemaking process for regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The Agency Board discussed and approved draft proposed regulations and an Initial Statement of Reasons that were posted on the Agency's website on May 27, 2022 and June 3, 2022, respectively.
California Privacy Protection Agency To Start Formal CPRA Rulemaking Process
On June 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA" or "Agency") voted to begin the formal rulemaking process for regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The Agency Board discussed and approved draft proposed regulations and an Initial Statement of Reasons that were posted on the Agency's website on May 27, 2022 and June 3, 2022, respectively.
California Supreme Court: No Right to Jury in Unfair Competition, False Advertising Cases | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
US Supreme Court Allows State Law Restoration Claims Seeking Expanded Cleanup of Superfund Site | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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