Do the regs have a loophole?

In the wake of the publishing of Consumer Watchdog’s report on Clearview AI, both the company’s CEO, Hoan Ton-That, and General Counsel, Jack Mulcaire, objected to the report. In this blog, we respond to Mr. Ton-That’s and Mr. Mulcaire’s statements,...

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has wisely postponed a March vote on the new acceleration of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which is designed to decrease the carbon intensity in fuels.   A staff analysis found that acceleration...

The state’s top data privacy enforcer, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), has voted on to send a package of rules surrounding data cyber security audits to public comment while sending regulations for risk assessments and automated decisions back...

Our long-time friend and colleague Mike Mattoch died suddenly at his desk last week.  He was 66 years old.Mike was a hero in every sense of the word. He was a veteran, serving in the Army and later the...

More and more, AI is making decisions for us without us evening knowing it. On Monday, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released draft language for business compliance regarding automated decisionmaking (ADM). Overall, they are a strong start that give...

This is a cross-post with the Debaser, a newsletter about LA lawyers and politics. Los Angeles—After receiving word from the judge that he’s going to prison for 33 months, former LA city lawyer Paul Paradis walked up to the...

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit affecting consumers enrolled in two California state-sponsored health care programs for individuals living with HIV. Notice of the Settlement was mailed on June 16, 2023. The settlement addresses an alleged unauthorized...

The integrity of the California voter initiative process is under attack. The California Apartment Association is attempting to add to the ballot an unconstitutional initiative designed to silence a single outspoken proponent of rent control--the AIDS Healthcare Foundation...

The Santa Susana Field Lab, nestled in the Simi Hills, is about an hour by car from downtown Los Angeles.  It is the scene of experimental nuclear reactor testing and a partial nuclear meltdown in 1959, plutonium production, and...