California Expands AI Regulation Across Multiple Sectors: Key Takeaways
On September 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of privacy and AI bills. The AI bills place guardrails on the development, deployment, and use of AI across employment, health...
View ArticleAI May Help Answer Compliance Questions, Review COIs, but It Puts...
AI’s biggest threat to compliance might be the erosion of relationships, as far as Ted Lotchin, chief compliance and privacy officer at UNC Health in North Carolina, is concerned....By: Health Care...
View Article‘BAMA BUSTER: N.D. Alabama Court Holds Texts Aren’t Calls and the TCPA’s DNC...
Need to update the map again! Just yesterday I reported on a decision suggested the TCPA DNC rules do not apply to cell phones at all. Well today we have a more traditional ruling concluding SMS...
View ArticleThe Economics of Library E-Lending: Evidence on Substitution and Access
Legislation aimed at expanding library e-book access could reallocate book demand across channels and over time, with potentially significant implications for incentives to invest in new written...
View ArticleWhen AI is at the Center of a Dispute: Ten Strategic Considerations for...
As AI systems become more capable, autonomous, and embedded in business operations, the potential for AI-related disputes continues to grow. At the center of many of these matters will be technical...
View ArticleWhen Getting Too Big Is the Problem: The Real Lesson in the “KPop Demon...
A mother recently paid nearly $500 for concert tickets she thought would delight her five‑ and six‑year‑old daughters with a night of K‑pop. What she got instead were seats at a Christian heavy metal...
View ArticleUnions, Politics, and the Future of Labor Relations: Key Themes
The traditional political lines surrounding organized labor are becoming less predictable. Some unions are pursuing increasingly bipartisan strategies, while Republican policymakers are embracing...
View ArticleDigital Advertising Taxes – Coming to Illinois in 2027 (Or Not)
Kilpatrick’s David Hughes joined a fellow thought leader to discuss “Digital Advertising Taxes – Coming to Illinois in 2027 (Or Not)” at the Taxpayers Federation of Illinois (TFI) State and Local Tax...
View ArticleCalifornia’s New CIPA Law Is a Start—But Website-Tracking Claims Will Likely...
California has taken a useful first step toward curbing abusive website-tracking litigation, but Senate Bill No. 690 is not a complete solution. The law appears to address only one category of claim...
View ArticleTokyo Court Recognizes Publicity Rights for Voice: Implications for Social...
On September 30, 2026, the Tokyo District Court issued a landmark ruling recognizing that a person’s voice can be protected under Japan’s right of publicity—the first judicial decision in the country...
View ArticleCourtside Counsel Q3 2026
Welcome to our newsletter with the latest legal news in sports from the Courtside Counsel. Our team of attorneys is actively monitoring the news for need-to-know legal developments and issues involving...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Newsom Signs SB 690 Into Law, Limiting CIPA Litigation
On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 690 (SB 690), which amends the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to remove the private right of action for violations of Section...
View ArticleLife Science Update | September 2026
A Markush group of structurally dissimilar biomolecules is proper if the specification describes its members as performing the same function within the claimed invention....By: Knobbe Martens
View ArticleNewest Slate of AI Laws Keeps California at the Forefront of US Regulation
During the 2026 legislative session, California enacted more than two dozen AI laws regulating transparency, chatbot safety, automated decision-making, and other domains....By: Latham & Watkins LLP
View ArticleCalifornia Moves to Curtail Vexatious CIPA Litigation
If your organization operates a website accessible in California, you are likely familiar with the wave of lawsuits and demand letters alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act...
View ArticleBCBS Summary Of September 2026 Meeting
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published the summary of its latest meeting which took place on 28-29 September, in which members discussed a range of analytical, supervisory and...
View ArticleJapan's critical infrastructure cybersecurity regime: key developments took...
While Japan's new legislative framework for active cyber defense introduced new notification and reporting obligations for designated operators of essential infrastructure services, its practical...
View ArticleLessons From Kai Spears V. The New York Times Co.: A Historic Defamation Verdict
A recent trial court verdict for Plaintiff in Kai Spears v. The New York Times Co., Case No. 7:23-cv-00692 (N.D. Ala.), shows how sloppy reporting choices can have expensive consequences in a case...
View ArticleAustralia: To Disclose or Not To Disclose? Preparing to meet the new ADM...
From 10 December 2026, the new Australian Privacy Principle (APP) 1.7 in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will require entities to disclose the use of automated (or substantially automated) decision-making...
View ArticleARPA-H to expedite clinical trials with SURPASS and other AI related programs
The U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) launched a new program called “Simulation-augmented, Real-time Platform Adaptive Seamless Trials” (SURPASS), alongside three complementary...
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