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Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Payments Compliance and the FTC’s Focus on Subscription Practices
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett examines a recent FTC enforcement action involving alleged violations of the FTC Act and ROSCA. Keith discusses the FTC's continued focus…
Regulatory Oversight
Payments Compliance and the FTC’s Focus on Subscription Practices
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett examines a recent FTC enforcement action involving alleged violations of the FTC Act and ROSCA. Keith discusses the FTC's continued focus…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
FTC Proposes Policy Statement on AI Accuracy and Ideological Manipulation of AI Outputs
By Chris Capurso, Brooke Conkle, Ethan G. Ostroff
On July 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a proposed policy statement addressing whether AI companies that steer their systems' outputs toward undisclosed ideological objectives, rather than toward the…
Eye on Enforcement
Supreme Court Slaughters Humphrey’s Executor
By Sarah Q. Wirskye, Joseph P. Mueller
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Trump v. Slaughter. On its face, the case asked a simple question: Did President Trump act lawfully when,…
Inside Consumer Protection
Supreme Court Holds FTC Removal Protections Unconstitutional
By Laura Kim, Andrew Smith, John Graubert, Terrell McSweeny, Jehan Patterson, Carter McCants, Munseong Park
On June 29, 2026, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that (1) the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) statutory “for‑cause” removal protection for Commissioners violates the Constitution’s separation…
Inside Privacy
Supreme Court Holds FTC Removal Protections Unconstitutional
By Laura Kim, Andrew Smith, John Graubert, Terrell McSweeny, Jehan Patterson, Carter McCants, Munseong Park
On June 29, 2026, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that (1) the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) statutory “for‑cause” removal protection for Commissioners violates the Constitution’s separation…
HR Law Watch
The FTC’s Sweeping Noncompete Ban May Be Gone, But Employers Are Not in the Clear
By Dana Mydland, Shirley S. Lou-Magnuson, Brian D. Pedrow
On April 15, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced an enforcement action against one of the nation’s largest pest-control companies, Rollins, Inc., ordering the company to stop enforcing noncompete agreements…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Supreme Court Holds FTC’s ‘For-Cause’ Removal Protections Violate Separation of Powers
By By Brian E. Hayes, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The Supreme Court ruled that the removal provision for Federal Trade Commission members violates the Constitution’s separation of powers. The Court’s overruling of a nearly ninety-year-old precedent could…
Regulatory Oversight
Federal Trade Commission Settled With Shutterstock for $35 Million
By Clayton Friedman, Michael Yaghi, Namrata Kang, Kyara Rivera Rivera
On May 13, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed and simultaneously settled with Shutterstock, Inc. (Shutterstock), an online library of stock photos and videos, for $35 million over allegations…
Inside Consumer Protection
FTC and DOJ Continue Focus on Consumer Reviews Rule with Complaint Against Premium Home Service
By Laura Kim, Andrew Siegel, Alexandra Remick
On May 11, 2026, the Department of Justice, acting on notification from the Federal Trade Commission, and the Illinois Attorney General, filed a complaint against “Premium Home Service” and its owner for…