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Republicans in North Carolina Try to Reduce Early Voting on Sundays and on Campuses
Voting-rights activists said the changes are a blatant attempt by G.O.P. leaders to make it harder for Black voters and students, who tend to vote for Democrats, to cast ballots this fall.
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To Win Their Races, Black Politicians Confront a New Landscape
With the Voting Rights Act weakened, Black representation will depend less on Black voters and more on broad, multiracial appeal or on ideological outsider campaigns.
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A Trump Obsession That Carries a Cost for Democracy
In demanding steps to address the integrity of voting, President Trump persisted in relitigating his 2020 election defeat while finding ways to cast doubt on the 2026 outcome.
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The Science of Emotion: How Feelings Shape Our Decisions
It’s a Tuesday morning, and you’re standing in a coffee shop, trying to decide between a latte and a cappuccino. The barista is waiting, and you feel a familiar nudge in your gut. You choose the latte. Why? Maybe it was the cozy feeling you had last Sunday while sipping one, or perhaps it’s the…
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FTC Frames AI Output Steering as a Potential Section 5 Risk
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed policy statement puts a new consumer-protection frame around AI model behavior: if an AI company represents that its system is designed to deliver accurate, objective, or user-directed outputs, the company may create a reasonable consumer expectation that the system is trying to provide the best answer it can within…
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Garden State Plants New Data Broker Rule
On June 30, 2026, New Jersey’s Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a new data broker law, largely effective immediately, that adds significant new obligations for businesses involved in personal data sales. The law reaches traditional data brokers that collect or purchase personal data about consumers with whom they do not have a direct relationship and then…
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FINRA Proposes Amendments to Rule 2210 Focusing on Modernizing Supervision and Review of Retail Communications to Address Evolving Communication Practices and Technologies Such as AI
On July 9, 2026, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published Regulatory Notice 26-14, requesting comment on a proposal to modernize certain requirements applicable to retail communications under FINRA Rule 2210 (Communications with the Public) (the “Proposal”). The Proposal represents one of the most significant modernization efforts relating to the review and supervision of…
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Kenneth Cole Website Tracking Case Dismissed After Cookie Opt-Out Claims
A proposed class action accusing Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., of unlawfully sharing website visitor data with Meta, Google, and other third parties was voluntarily dismissed in the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs alleged that Kenneth Cole used third-party tracking tools on its website that allowed those companies to collect data about consumers’ interactions with the…
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Chatrie + the Shrinking Third-Party Doctrine: What Data Custodians Should Watch
In Chatrie v. United States, No. 25-112 (U.S. June 29, 2026), the Supreme Court took another step in redefining digital privacy under the Fourth Amendment, building directly on its landmark decision in Carpenter v. United States, 585 U.S. 296 (2018). These cases signal that businesses holding customer data face an evolving legal landscape worth understanding….By:…
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Threat Actors Aligned with China Attacking U.S. University Physics + Engineering Depts.
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have discovered that a “suspected China-aligned threat cluster named UNK_MassTraction” is attacking mailservers belonging to physics and engineering departments of U.S. and Canadian based universities. They have been tracking the activity since May 2026….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
