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“Get A Warrant!” Says SCOTUS in Cell Phone Location Case

June 22, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, the Supreme Court ruled that a warrant is required for the government to access cell-site location information (CSLI) on a person’s...


SCOTUS Opens Door to Years of Litigation over Online Sales Taxes

June 21, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, the Supreme Court struck down its 1992 Quill decision, which had limited states to collecting taxes from mail order catalog (and...


#230: Updating the FCC’s Kid Vid Rules with Commissioner O’Rielly

June 21, 2018

The Federal Communications Commission has put forward an NPRM to reexamine the so-called “KidVid” requirements, which put obligations on broadcasters for a very specific amount...


Fight Robocalls with Innovation, not Banning Innovative Technologies

June 14, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Following the ruling by the D.C. Circuit court this past March in ACA International  v. FCC  the FCC has sought comment on...


Court Rejects Trump DOJ Suit to Block AT&T/Time Warner Merger

June 12, 2018

Last November, the Department of Justice stunned the antitrust world by suing to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. No such “vertical” deal (between two...


#229: LabMD Court Decision Ushers in a New Era for the FTC

June 8, 2018

Since the Federal Trade Commission began bringing data security enforcement actions in 2002, no court had ruled on the substantive merits of the FTC’s approach....