This post, written by Colin J. Zick, was originally posted on Foley Hoag’s Security, Privacy and the Law blog.
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FTC has released the final version of its original 2010 Report — "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Businesses and Policymakers."… More
The Obama Administration’s release last month of a framework for protecting online privacy ranks among the most significant efforts to address privacy concerns in the short history of the information age.
The framework’s centerpiece is a “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” (.pdf). As discussed on Foley Hoag’s Security, Privacy, and the Law blog, the Bill of Rights articulates seven broad,… More
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ecent letter from Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) created expectations that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) had drafted and circulated its long-awaited final rule on conflict minerals. These expectations now seem to have been premature.
In mid-February, Senator Leahy and other co-sponsors of the conflict minerals provision — Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — sent a letter to the SEC (.pdf) that was interpreted to imply that the SEC had drafted a final rule and shared it with lawmakers,… More
On March 5, less than a week after oral arguments in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, the Supreme Court ordered the case "restored to the calendar for reargument." The Court’s order directed the parties to file new briefs on a calendar running through June 29. The case will not be decided this term.
The Court’s order directs the parties to focus their briefs on the following question:
Whether and under what circumstances the Alien Tort Statute,… More