This is the third installment in our coverage of the Anthropic/Department of War dispute. Our first alert addressed the Trump administration’s February 27 directives barring federal contractors from using Anthropic and its Claude platform, including Secretary Hegseth’s designation of Anthropic
In Mid-August, Taft published the latest edition of The Big Long List of U.S. AI Laws. The list now includes over 60 entries focused on the commercial regulation of AI by the states.
Persistent rumors to the contrary, AI
On August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act (the AI Act) entered a new implementation phase with two key developments: (i) the European Commission’s AI Office and Member State authorities began enforcing applicable AI Act requirements, including the rules for
A new wave of comprehensive state privacy laws is on the horizon for 2026 and beyond. Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Vermont have each enacted consumer data privacy statutes that will come online over the next few years, extending the patchwork
California’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) requirements went into effect on August 1, 2026, marking a meaningful operational shift for regulated data brokers and a clear reminder that enforcement of the Delete Act is no longer theoretical.
Separately, several
With what is becoming the regular cadence of a daily soap opera, the developments in what has become known as “CIPA law” continue to evolve quickly.
In the past couple of weeks, we have written on several instances that could
Portions of this blog were also co-authored by Taft Summer Associate Ashley Patriquin.
Businesses that provide a website or online services that collect data from or about minors or children should be aware of expanding legal requirements from U.S. states.
Clients, recent speaking engagements, the explosion of state AI regulation and guidance from financial authorities have all forced me to think and re-think how companies should practically approach their AI governance.
On the one hand, AI-powered tools promise to
We have been writing about the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) for a while now (and, earlier this year, we predicted this law would continue to be a major issue in 2026).
From demand letters flooding our clients’
On June 22, 2026, President Trump issued two Executive Orders entitled “Ushering the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation” (Quantum EO) and “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks” (Cryptographic EO) demonstrating the increasing focus of the administration on quantum.
Quantum
