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Med Spas At The Intersection Of Beauty, Wellness, And Law

Medical spas (commonly called "med spas") blend the clinical capabilities of an aesthetic medical practice with the hospitality and branding of a luxury spa.

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

OOPS, He Did It Again

California governor Gavin Newsom has signed a trio of new privacy measures into law, including a measure to facilitate consumer use of opt-out preference signals (OOPS) on web browsers

United States Privacy

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC Fails To Establish That Social Media Company Has Monopoly Power

The decision followed a six-week bench trial that included testimony from high-ranking Meta executives, including Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

Lessons Learnt From Ofcom's First Enforcement Of The Online Safety Act - Lessons From 4chan

Since the Online Safety Act's (OSA) first requirements came into force in January 2025, Ofcom has published its first confirmation decision of a financial penalty under the legislation (Confirmation Decision).

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Warning! States Continue To Worry About Social Media And Teens

United States Privacy

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California Attorney General Seeks Public Comment On New Legislation To Protect Minors From Addictive Algorithms In Social Media Websites

United States Privacy

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Jones Day

Recap—When The Ad Writes Itself: Navigating The Legal Frontier Of Agentic AI In Advertising

United States Technology

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

FTC And NAD Enforcement Priorities & ANA 2025

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

When Jury Duty Means Surrendering Your Digital Life: Judge Orrick's LinkedIn Sanction And The Surveillance Of American Jurors

United States Privacy

YMF Law Tokyo

The Ad Standard: Monthly Update - November 2025

United States Media & IT

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Beyond Free Speech: How Clear Social Media Policies Protect Both Employers And Employees

United States Employment

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Fennemore

From TikTok To Taxes: A New Chapter In The Music Industry Playbook

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

AI's Passport Problem: How Can Media And Content Creators Navigate Fragmented Copyright Laws In A Global World?

Worldwide Technology

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Children's Online Privacy And Safety: State Laws, Age-Appropriate Design, And Emerging Compliance Trends Beyond COPPA

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

UniQom Picks Up Where Identity Security Left Off

New Mexico plaintiff UniQom LLC has launched litigation, asserting a single patent generally related to a "microprocessor for storing "digital identity data" and identifying the owner of a device.

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Employment Tip Of The Month – November 2025

Q: Can employers discipline or fire employees for their social media content, including their activities captured and shared online? A: "Yes, BUT . . ."

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

"Everybody Talks" – Understanding Free Speech Rights In The Workplace

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is the bedrock of the country's free speech rights, but that freedom is often fundamentally misunderstood – especially in the workplace.

United States Employment

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Saxton & Stump

2025 Mid-Year Review: US State Privacy Law Updates (Part 2)

State privacy lawmaking in the United States accelerated in the first half of 2025 and shows no sign of slowing. In the continued absence of a comprehensive federal statute...

United States Privacy

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Mayer Brown

5 Top Cybersecurity Risks For High-Profile Athletes, Creators, And Entertainers

United States Technology

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MGO CPA LLP

Social Media, Free Speech, And The Workplace: Navigating The Modern Legal Landscape

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Significant Brown Act Amendments Enacted Under SB 707

United States Government

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

New York Poised To Be At The Forefront Of AI Regulation; Five Bills Await Gov. Hochul's Action

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Former Missouri Attorney General Quietly Withdraws First Of Its Kind Content Moderation Rule (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

#How Influencers Get Paid

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Lightning Round: Navigating Social Media In The 2025 Workplace—What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Seven New Data Privacy Laws

United States Privacy

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Perkins Coie LLP

California Enacts Social Media Platform Warning Label Law

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

Protecting Tribal Youth In The Social Media Era

United States Media & IT

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Galanda Broadman

Lightning Round: Navigating Social Media In The 2025 Workplace—What Employers Need To Know

Crowell's Rebecca Springer and Ted North discuss employees' use of social media and what employers need to know in 2025.

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Seven New Data Privacy Laws

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed seven privacy, social media, and age assurance bills into law, vetoing only one social media law passed by the legislature.

United States Privacy

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Perkins Coie LLP

California Enacts Social Media Platform Warning Label Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 56, which requires social media companies to disclose certain risks associated with use of social media by kids and teens.

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

Protecting Tribal Youth In The Social Media Era

In 1998, forty-six states, five U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia struck a landmark settlement with four of the nation's largest tobacco companies...

United States Media & IT

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Galanda Broadman

The State Of Employment Law: 28 States Limit Employer Access To Private Social Media Accounts

United States Media & IT

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

The Ad Standard: Monthly Update - October 2025

The focus on easy cancellation and transparent pricing continues at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), based on its recent record-breaking settlement with Amazon, and its actions against Ticketmaster and education technology provider Chegg, Inc. (Chegg) this month.

United States Media & IT

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

New Law And Regulations Expand California's Data Broker Oversight

California continues to lead the nation in regulating the data brokerage ecosystem. On October 8, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 361 to expand disclosure and penalty requirements for data brokers in violation of California's Delete Act.

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta: What The Ninth Circuit's Ruling Could Mean For Online Speech Regulation

On September 9, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's denial of a preliminary injunction as to certain provisions of California's Protecting Our Kids...

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The NBA Sinks The Second Shot: New York Federal Court Grants Second Motion To Dismiss In Putative Privacy Class Action

On October 6, 2025, in Salazar v. National Basketball Association, No. 22 Civ. 07935, 2025 WL 2830939 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 2025), Judge Jennifer L. Rochon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York...

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

N.Y. Appellate Court Holds That Section 230 And First Amendment Protect Social Media Algorithmic Content Recommendation

United States Media & IT

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Non-binding Guidance: The Administration's Focus On Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Sweepstakes Apps: McDonald's Sweepstakes Promotion Is Back – With A Twist

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

AGs Fight To Keep Kids SAFE

United States Privacy

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

When Online Speech Collides With Louisiana Employment Law

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Employers' Considerations When Employees' Online Content Results In Real-World Discord In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Former Missouri Attorney General Quietly Withdraws First Of Its Kind Content Moderation Rule

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Littler Lounge: Data Doesn't Lie – Following The Digital Footprints In Workplace Lawsuits (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

FDA Announces "Crackdown On Deceptive Drug Advertising" With Important Implications For Traditional And Digital Media Advertisers

United States Healthcare

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Mintz IRA Update — Disrupting The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: The Era Of The DTC Model

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

The Social Media Aftermath Of The Charlie Kirk Assassination – Can An Employer Fire An Employee For Offensive Social Media Posts?

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Further Extending The TikTok Enforcement Delay (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CPSC Signals Shift To AI-Driven Product Safety Oversight

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Influencer Lawsuit Dismissed On Procedural Grounds (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Administration Targets Direct-To-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising

United States Healthcare

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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Former Missouri Attorney General Quietly Withdraws First Of Its Kind Content Moderation Rule (Podcast)

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Parlaying Real-Money Gaming Success Via Social Ads

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Gamma Law

LaborSpeak: NY Social Media Law (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2024 Will Be A Year Of Reinvention And Reinvestment In The Future Of Local News (Video)

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AlixPartners

Can Employers Control Employees' Social Media Content? (Video)

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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