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President Donald Trump’s AI executive order doesn’t have a direct preemptive impact, so companies should comply with state AI laws for now, but expect litigation on several fronts in 2026, attorneys and consumer groups said in a recent analysis of the order (see 2512150050).
Many states that have had leading roles in the privacy space will continue to do so in 2026, but several newcomers will be noteworthy owing to laws coming online, potential enforcement and litigation, privacy lawyers said.
Opposition to DOJ’s request for sensitive voter data from California was the subject of an amicus brief that a group of former department employees filed Monday in the government's case against the state. The summoning of voter data is “inconsistent with prior DOJ practice,” nor can it be “justified by any of the authorities” invoked, the coalition of ex-DOJ attorneys argued in their brief Monday.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is legally required to process consumer complaints and share the data with states, a group of 22 Democratic state attorneys general argued Monday in a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s efforts to “defund” the agency.
The Nebraska Attorney General sued Resideo Technologies and ADI Global Distribution Monday, accusing them of marketing and selling cameras to Nebraskans manufactured by China-based firms that the U.S. government has said pose national security and cybersecurity risks.
Days after suing five TV companies for spying on consumers and recording what they watch, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Wednesday he had secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) against one of them, Hisense, to stop it from collecting personal data. Meanwhile, an attorney said Texas' action highlighted regulation of smart connected devices like TVs, which have become surveillance tools. Another said resulting fines against the companies could be significant.
Data brokers must register quickly and comprehensively in California, the California Privacy Protection Agency said in an enforcement advisory Wednesday. CalPrivacy issued the advisory, which addresses data broker registration requirements related to trade names, websites and parent-subsidiary relationships, with about two weeks to go until the planned Jan. 1 launch of the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP).
Roblox saw its legal troubles grow Tuesday as Iowa became the latest state to sue the gaming platform for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation and related harms. Also on Tuesday, the South Carolina attorney general said his state is investigating Roblox for deceiving parents about the platform's safety.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) said Monday the state sued "approximately" 50 adult websites for flouting the state’s age-verification law.