In a recent Health Law Alert, we briefly discussed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division’s data security program (DSP), emphasizing the focus on the health care information and data security environment. The DSP went into effect on April 8, 2025, however, DOJ did not prioritize enforcement from […]
Publications
Digital Advertising and Tracking – Can We or Can’t We Track and Disclose User Activity on our Website?
More than eighteen months have passed since the Northern District of Texas court in AHA v. Becerra ruled that certain guidance issued by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on the use of online tracking technologies was not lawful and could therefore not be enforced. Yet hospitals are still grappling […]
Nebraska Addresses Children’s Online Privacy
Earlier this year, Nebraska became the third state to pass age-appropriate design code legislation (joining California and Maryland), which reflects a growing concern among states over how online platforms handle the personal data of minors. Age-appropriate design code laws are designed to introduce safeguards to protect children’s personal data from […]
Authors Up in Arms
On September 5, 2025, Apple became the next artificial intelligence (“AI”) proprietor to be hit with a class action lawsuit brought by authors claiming that their copyrighted books were illegally used to train an AI product. Plaintiffs Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson, two American authors, brought the suit on behalf […]
OCC to focus on Debanking in CRA Reviews
Following President Trump’s Executive Order last month, Executive Order 14331 (the “EO”), on September 8, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) released a bulletin on politicized or unlawful debanking (the “Bulletin”). The Bulletin – from newly Senate confirmed comptroller Jonathan Gould – clarifies how the OCC […]

