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Today At ILTACON: Finishing Strong!
Welcome to the final day of ILTACON 2026! The event saw more than 5,300 registrations, dozens of sponsors, more than 80 panels and educational sessions, countless activities, and a stacked agenda,. Follow the links below for more on some of the sponsors you’ll be...
Privacy Tip #505 – DOJ Settles with TikTok for $400 Million
The Department of Justice has issued a press release announcing that it has agreed to settle its allegations that TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).The settlement requires TikTok to pay...
BaFin publishes final WpI MaRisk for small and medium-sized investment firms
On 24 August 2026, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published Circular 09/2026 (WA), setting out the Minimum Requirements for the Risk Management of Investment Firms (WpI...
Morning Docket: 08.27.26
* ABA votes to continue allowing law schools to seek variances to admit students without standardized test scores. A big deal if law schools need to care ABA accreditation anymore. [ABA Journal] * Court refuses DOJ bid to scrub Steve Bannon’s conviction. [Daily...
CT AG Focused on Privacy—Announces 2 Settlements with Meta + TaxAct
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced in the past week that his office has entered into two settlements focused on the privacy of consumer data.The first, announced on August 19, 2026, is a settlement with TaxAct, a Texas company that assists taxpayers...
A Price You Auto Believe: The FTC and Connecticut’s Nissan Settlement
On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the state of Connecticut announced a proposed $4 million settlement with Manchester City Nissan and several of its officers. The settlement reminds any organization that advertises to consumers: the price...
Why Oura’s Sleep-Tracking Lawsuit Is Really About Trust
The post Why Oura’s Sleep-Tracking Lawsuit Is Really About Trust appeared first on Above the Law.
FCC Issues Notice to Stop Transmitting Illegal Vishing Calls
The Enforcement Bureau of the FCC recently issued a Notification of Suspected Illegal Traffic to RGTN USA Inc. (RGTN) for “transmitting apparently illegal calls originating from abroad, including spoofed calls, fraudulent robocalls, and calls conveying false...
The Title Comes Last: Going From Bar Member To Bar President
The photographs make becoming a bar president look ceremonial. There is a podium, a gavel, a pin, a room full of colleagues, and a carefully timed round of applause. What the photographs miss are the years spent attending meetings no one wanted to attend, taking...