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The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, has issued its tentative ruling in Variety Media, LLC v. Superior Court, the closely watched writ proceeding that asks whether the pen register provisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) apply to common website tracking technologies. The tentative decision would grant Variety’s petition in part and …
Continue Reading California Court of Appeal Tentatively Holds That Collecting a Website Visitor’s IP Address Alone Does Not Constitute Pen Register Activity Under CIPA

On August 11, 2026, the Colorado Department of Law released a single set of proposed rules substantially building out two 2026 statutes: the Automated Decision-Making Technology Act (“ADMT Act”) and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements (the “Chatbot Safety Act”). Both laws take effect January 1, 2027, and the proposed rules would become effective the same day. The Rules are not yet final – for covered organizations and interested parties the weeks until September 4 are the time to submit comments to be considered for a redraft – and there is a specific ask to help shape the definition of covered ADMT.

Continue Reading Colorado Releases Proposed Rules for Its AI and Chatbot Safety Laws: These Create More Operational Work than the Statutes Suggest

When Colorado enacted the first comprehensive state AI law in 2024, it imported the conceptual architecture of the EU AI Act: a risk-based regime built on duties of care, risk management programs, and impact assessments. Two years later, and within a matter of weeks, the state has dismantled that legislation. On May 14, 2026, Governor

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The next session of our 2026 Commercial Litigation Outlook Webinar Series explores one of the most dynamic risk environments facing businesses today:

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Episode 9 is now live. In this Episode, Kristine is joined by guest and colleague Danny Riley to discuss privacy compliance on consumer facing websites including opt-out rights and regulators’ enforcement in this area.

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Join us for an informative webinar with our privacy experts to go over the California Privacy Protection Agency’s newly adopted regulations under

The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has made it abundantly clear: privacy compliance isn’t just about publishing the right disclosures – it’s about whether your systems actually work. On May 6, the agency fined Todd Snyder, Inc. $345,178 for failures that highlight a growing regulatory focus on execution of California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)