The TAKE IT DOWN Act (the Act), enacted on May 19, 2025, is a powerful (and controversial) new tool designed to stop people from sharing “nonconsensual intimate imagery,” or NCII, online.
The Act does two main things: it...more
7/14/2025
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On May 8, 2025, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 297 (SB 297) into law, significantly revising the existing Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA).
These amendments generally mirror requirements in...more
5/29/2025
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U.S. privacy law continued to expand in 2024, both geographically and substantively.
We now have 19 states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws (some of which are already in effect, while others become effective in...more
12/18/2024
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