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The Ever Expanding Impact of Criminal Convictions

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.14.16

As part of the ABA’s 2016 National Institute on White Collar Crime, Crowell & Moring attorneys presented on collateral consequences of criminal convictions and prepared articles on the topic: Changing Landscape for Post-Conviction Collateral Consequences and Impact of Criminal Conviction on Public Sector Contactors and Grantees.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.06.26

House Advances Bipartisan Kids' Online Safety Bill, But Senate Showdown Looms

On June 22, 2026, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) announced a bipartisan agreement on a revised version of the KIDS Act (H.R. 7757), marking the most significant congressional advance on children's online safety legislation in years. The House passed H.R. 7757, as amended, on June 29, 2026, setting up a potential showdown with the Senate. The revised KIDS Act consolidates elements of 14 pending legislative proposals — including KOSA and COPPA 2.0, both of which have previously passed the Senate and cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee — into a single, comprehensive framework. The announcement, however, was met immediately with objections from Senate sponsors and civil liberties groups, underscoring the difficult legislative road ahead....