Privacy Law Section

As of October 13, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed several consequential privacy, AI, and technology-related bills. Read more

The 2026 Annual Privacy Summit returns to the UCLA Luskin Conference Center for its fourth year on February 19–20, 2026. Read more

By: Adriana Beach Status: As of June 9, jointly referred to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection and Judiciary Committee but failed to advance out of committees before the close of the legislative session on September 12, 2025. California’s SB 420 seeks to establish a regulatory framework for high-risk automated decision systems (ADS) in the state, requiring developers and deployers to conduct impact assessments, publish disclosures, and implement a governance program. It also establishes potential civil liability, with a built-in… Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, 606 U.S. ___ (2025) marked a pivotal moment in First Amendment jurisprudence in regulating how adults can access protected speech. The Court upheld Texas’s H.B. 1181, a 2023 law that regulates access to sexually explicit material online. HB 1181 requires commercial websites, whose content is more than one-third sexual material deemed harmful to minors, to implement age-verification systems and prominently display health warnings. Read more

On September 12, the first year of California’s biennial legislative session officially closed. The bills that passed at the end of the 2025 legislative year will be considered by Governor Gavin Newsom. Governor Newsom has until October 12, 2025 to either sign, veto, or take no action on the passed bills. Read more

The data economy is changing. Users of technology and social media platforms are becoming increasingly aware of the value their personal data holds for both advertising and for developing generative AI systems. Read more

In the corridors of the California legislature, legislators are reshaping the boundaries of privacy and artificial intelligence. This article reviews 11 key bills that confront a wide spectrum of contemporary challenges from workplace surveillance to automated decision systems that arbitrate human opportunity. Read more

The Privacy Law Section is excited to host the Privacy + AI Lab at the prestigious UC Berkeley Faculty Club on Friday, October 10th, 2025. This event provides a unique opportunity to engage in advanced legal topics. Read more

California Lawyers Association’s (CLA) Privacy Law Section has played a pivotal role in the State Bar of California’s official approval of Privacy Law as a certified legal specialization. The approval means that for the first time, a formalized track will allow attorneys to demonstrate their advanced proficiency in this rapidly evolving law specialty practice area. Read more

Social media platforms became online marketplaces where targeted ads and influencer endorsements shape consumer choices, raising data privacy concerns. Laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulate data use, impacting marketing tactics, while the FTC’s Endorsement Guides (Guides) ensure transparency in influencer marketing. Read more