Key point: The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) facilitates the creation of highly realistic digital replicas of an individual’s image, voice, or other likeness, fueling disputes over unauthorized deepfakes, synthetic voices, and AI-generated impersonations that federal legislation might
Key point: On August 11, 2026, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office released draft regulations and a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the state’s new Automated Decision-Making Technology (ADMT) Act, extending obligations to midstream developers, proposing detailed standards for when
Key point: Colorado and Connecticut recently enacted laws regulating employers’ use of AI and automated decision-making tools in employment decisions—with notice obligations, anti-discrimination requirements, and civil penalties that will require employers operating in these states to reassess their AI-driven HR
Key point: In response to the increasing number of state data privacy laws and to address a wave of claims under state wiretap laws, most businesses have spent the last several years posting online privacy notices, consent banners, marketing preference
Key Point: Several states have enacted their own ‘mini-TCPA’ laws—state-level variants of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that impose additional restrictions on telemarketing—and the past year has brought notable enforcement and legislative developments at both the federal and
Key point: Effective July 13, 2026, the Department of War has suspended the upcoming CMMC Phase II requirements and initiated a 60-day review of the entire program. Phase I self-assessments remain mandatory, and DFARS 252.204-7012 is still fully in force.
Key point: The U.S. state privacy law landscape has rapidly expanded in 2026, growing from 20 to 24 states—and reinforcing a common framework for compliance.
Key point: CISA’s virtual town hall meetings for CIRCIA rulemaking have been rescheduled for June 15-18, 2026.
On May 26, 2026, CISA announced the dates for the rescheduled CIRCIA rulemaking town hall meetings between June 15-18, 2026. The agency’s use
Key point: Colorado has repealed and replaced the Colorado AI Act, amid years of skepticism from industry critics.
On May 14, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 26-189 into law, repealing and replacing the landmark Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA),
Key point: The Utah legislature just passed a first-of-its-kind digital identity law that gives residents new rights over what personal information they share when verifying their identity. If your business chooses to participate as a verifier in Utah’s state-endorsed digital
