On June 5, 2026, President Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) 11 (NSPM-11) to accelerate AI adoption by the U.S. military and intelligence agencies. It directs updated AI management, acquisition, and use policies and seeks to compel AI companies to comply with Trump administration policies. It calls for expanded training and enhanced security in
New Jersey’s Proposed Data Privacy Regulations Have Expired
Key point: Regulations proposed in June 2025 to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Law expired on June 2, 2026, when the regulations were not adopted within a year of the proposal. The path forward for future rulemaking to implement the law is uncertain.
Trump 2.0 tariff tracker
According to President Trump, “Tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump promised to use tariffs as a central part of his foreign policy strategy. His America First Trade Policy memorandum also directs the administration to review various tariff- and tariff-adjacent levers the United States could use to further
AI State Regulatory Frontiers: Emerging Issues on AI, Privilege, and Work Product in Legal Practice
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight’s “AI State Regulatory Frontiers” series, co-host Ashley Taylor is joined by colleagues Gene Fishel and Dan Waltz to examine how AI is reshaping expectations for attorneys, clients, and regulators. The discussion focuses on the emerging contours of privilege, work product, and ethics in an era where both attorneys and
Bipartisan AG Group Opposes Federal KIDS Act for Curtailing Authority
On May 26, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general (AGs) issued a letter opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757. The AGs assert that the KIDS Act would preempt their ability to enforce child online safety laws at the state level.
Is Your AI Tool Quietly Destroying Your Trade Secrets?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere now: in your contracts, your research workflows, your customer service queue. And if your company is using it without thinking carefully about trade secret exposure, you may be quietly dismantling critical protections your company has spent years building.
Pennsylvania Targets AI Chatbot for the Unauthorized Practice of Medicine
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has alleged an AI company’s chatbot engaged in the unauthorized practice of medicine. This lawsuit not only signals how state regulators are potentially evaluating AI-driven health interactions, but it could also have sweeping implications for health IT companies and their operational risk.
AI State Regulatory Frontiers: Inside the New Wave of State AI Laws
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor continues the multipart series on artificial intelligence with colleagues Ghillaine Reid, David Stauss, and Matt Berns for a practical look at how states are actually regulating AI in 2025-26. Framed through a consumer protection lens, the discussion moves beyond theoretical federal proposals to real bills and
AI State Regulatory Frontiers: Predictive, Generative, and Agentic Risk
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, co-host Ashley Taylor, co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s State Attorneys General team, kicks off a multipart series on artificial intelligence (AI) with guests Gurkan Ay and Andrew Coles of Resolution Economics. They unpack what people really mean by “AI” today and why it is critical for risk, compliance, and
Navigating Multistate State AG Investigations: From First CID to Final Settlement
This article was originally published in Reuters on April 8, 2026 and republished here with permission.
State attorneys general are some of the most active regulators in the country, particularly in consumer protection, antitrust, privacy, and emerging technology. For many companies, the first sign of contact is a civil investigative demand (CID) or subpoena from