North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson and Utah AG Derek Brown announced the creation of a nationwide bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force aimed at identifying emerging AI-related issues and developing basic safeguards for AI developers. The Task Force is being facilitated in partnership with the Attorney General Alliance and includes participation from OpenAI, Microsoft, and…

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Utah AG Derek Brown and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection jointly sued Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation algorithms, allegedly violating state consumer protection and privacy laws. The complaint accuses Snap of using deceptive and unconscionable design features aimed at minors,…

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A coalition of 15 Republican AGs, joined by the National Association of Home Builders, has filed a lawsuit challenging new minimum energy standards for federally funded housing issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The complaint asserts that the standards, adopted under Section 109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Act…

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In this Expert Analysis for Law360, 2024 State AG Elections Mean Uncertainty But Also Opportunity for Savvy Businesses,  Ketan Bhirud and Dustin McDaniel, analyze the candidates in the 2024 state AG elections and suggest ways businesses can prepare for AG transitions. Read more here 

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Utah AG Sean Reyes has secured a $42.5 million judgment against Real Estate Workshop and associated individuals and entities (collectively, “REW”) for their involvement in an alleged real estate investment fraud scheme that violated Utah’s Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA), Business Opportunity Disclosure Act (BODA), and Telephone Fraud Prevention Act (TFPA). According to the Utah…

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