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Amicus Brief Argues on Behalf of Faith-Based Groups Challenging Texas’ Anti-Abortion Laws

Partners Debbie Berman and Michelle Kallen, with Associates Hayley MacMillen and Caroline Hirst, recently authored an amicus brief on behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women and 17 additional religious groups in the Texas medical exceptions case, Zurawski v. Texas....READ MORE

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order in Attempt to Preempt State AI Laws

Yesterday the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO), “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” that directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and other agencies to take action to preempt State AI laws....READ MORE

California Continues to Lead on AI with New Legislation and Enforcement Steps

California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced his office’s plans to hire an AI expert and “investigative technologists” to assist with an expected increased focus on enforcing the raft of recent AI laws passed in California. This announcement will not come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the California Legislature’s efforts to pass various AI laws and empower the Attorney General to enforce them. Indeed, the close of California’s 2025 legislative session has positioned ...READ MORE

What’s Next for State AI Regulation

States are playing a critical role in the development of AI policy in the United States, as serious legislative efforts at the federal level remain stalled. The Trump Administration and Republican Congress have signaled they plan to take a business-friendly, light-touch approach to AI regulation that prioritizes American innovation and emphasizes competition with China, and there is little prospect of Congress moving a substantive AI bill in the current political climate. Instead, states are mov...READ MORE