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The U.S. Senate passed the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S. 2666) by unanimous consent on August 3, 2026. The bill arrives amid a broader, intensifying push against robocalls that includes a coalition of nearly all 50 state attorneys general pressing...
On August 7, 2026, a federal judge in Ohio blocked the state from enforcing its newly tightened hemp/THC standard against a group of hemp product manufacturers, ruling that the law’s
A federal court just made it harder for one of the country’s most active website-privacy plaintiffs to continue operating the way he has been. But if your business has received
Two federal appellate courts have now reached opposite conclusions on whether a text message is a “telephone call” under the TCPA. Most recently, the Seventh Circuit narrowed a favorite plaintiff’s
It’s our 10th episode of ComplianceTalk! To mark the occasion, Michele and Chad step away from the usual roundup of new developments for a primer on UDAP: Unfair, Deceptive Acts
Many businesses treat email marketing compliance as beginning and ending with CAN-SPAM, largely because the federal statute broadly preempts state laws regulating commercial email. However, recent lawsuits show that compliance
For the past several years, plaintiffs’ lawyers have been testing the outer limits of California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), wielding a statute originally designed to combat telephone wiretapping as
If you’ve been in a virtual meeting lately, you’ve probably seen one: a participant named “Otter.ai” or “Fireflies notetaker” sitting quietly in the corner, recording everything. AI notetaking tools are
In Episode 9 of ComplianceTalk, Michele Shuster and Chad Blackham examine a wave of enforcement activity signaling that regulators at every level, from federal agencies to state attorneys general to
On June 8, 2026, Andy Wilson stepped into the role of Attorney General following Dave Yost’s resignation, taking over the office for the remainder of the current term. What Changes
Illinois just made a significant move in the AI governance space. On May 27, 2026, the state’s General Assembly passed Senate Bill 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act. With
In Episode 8 of ComplianceTalk, Michele and Chad bounce between new legislation, real-world enforcement, and a few “wait, that’s interesting” moments along the way. They start with a reminder that
In Episode 7 of ComplianceTalk, Michele Shuster and Chad Blackham cover several timely developments shaping today’s compliance landscape. From a lawsuit against the Boston Red Sox over “junk fees” to
This episode of ComplianceTalk dives into a wave of regulatory activity that highlights how aggressively enforcement and rulemaking are reshaping compliance expectations for businesses. Michele Shuster and Chad Blackham unpack
We’re pleased to welcome Chris Ramdeen to Mac Murray & Shuster as a Senior Attorney. Bringing extensive experience in consumer protection and privacy law, Chris joins our legal team helping
Across the United States, AI regulation is evolving quickly but not randomly. While state laws vary in scope, applicability, and mechanics, they are converging on a shared principle: AI systems
In this episode of ComplianceTalk, Michele Shuster and Chad Blackham break down several recent regulatory and legal developments with important compliance implications. They discuss the FTC’s enforcement action against StubHub
In the last two installments of Legal Lines Around AI, we examined how transparency and consumer rights work together to give individuals greater control over how businesses use high‑risk AI
In our last Legal Lines Around AI post, we explored how emerging AI laws increasingly rely on disclosure obligations as a front‑line consumer protection tool. But this is only the
