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Firm News 2 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 03.07.25

Crowell & Moring Attorneys Honored With 2025 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing

Washington – March 7, 2025: The Burton Awards honored Crowell & Moring partner Joanna Rosen Forster, counsel Jacob Canter and Derick D. Dailey, and associate Matt Menezes with Law360’s Distinguished Legal Writing Award for their article discussing a Supreme Court ruling and its impact on social media companies. The award will be presented at a gala reception at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Monday, May 19.

Firm News | 3 min read | 07.09.24

Former General Counsel and California State Prosecutor Joanna Rosen Forster Joins Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group

Joanna Rosen Forster has joined Crowell & Moring’s San Francisco office as a partner in the Litigation Group, bringing nearly two decades of experience ranging from first-chairing government litigation to serving as a trusted advisor to boards of directors.

Client Alerts 19 results

Client Alert | 13 min read | 10.30.25

Federal and State Regulators Target AI Chatbots and Intimate Imagery

In the first few years following the public launch of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the autumn of 2022, litigation related to AI focused primarily on claims of copyright infringement. Suits revolved around allegations that the data on which AI models train, and/or the output they produce, infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. (While some of these cases have settled or reached preliminary judgments, many remain ongoing.)

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.08.25

NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta: What the Ninth Circuit’s Ruling Could Mean for Online Speech Regulation

On September 9, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction as to certain provisions of California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act. This interlocutory ruling is significant for two reasons. First, it demonstrates why and how state laws can withstand and avoid First Amendment challenges. Second, it showcases the potential difficulties in establishing associational standing on behalf of member technology and digital commerce companies.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.17.25

The “Climate Cartel” – U.S. State AGs Cite Antitrust and Consumer Protection Concerns to Take Aim at Domestic and International Organizations

On August 8, 2025, the Attorneys General of 23 Republican-led U.S. states (the “AGs”) sent a letter to Science Based Targets Initiative (“SBTi”), a U.K. non-profit climate organization, expressing concern with the SBTi’s climate initiatives.[1]SBTi had previously received a subpoena from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in connection with his office’s investigation into what he described as a “climate cartel,” which he alleges includes SBTi and CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).[2]

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Press Coverage 5 results

Press Coverage | 10.30.24

Regulators Combat Deepfakes With Anti-Fraud Rules

Dark Reading

Press Coverage | 09.25.24

Bloomberg Law: J&J's Third Bankruptcy & Election AI Law

Bloomberg Law

Press Coverage | 08.21.24

Trump Posted A Fake Taylor Swift Image. AI And Deepfakes Are Only Going To Get Worse This Election Cycle

Los Angeles Times

Publications 3 results

Publication | 06.26.25

Is Section 230 Going To Change? The FTC, DOJ And FCC Signal Significant Change For Online Businesses

The Computer & Intranet Lawyer

Publication | 09.06.24

The State Law Landscape After Justices' Social Media Ruling

Law360

Publication | 07.09.24

Why High Court Social Media Ruling Will Be Hotly Debated

Law360

Webinars 4 results

Webinar | 07.30.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

H2 2025: What Retailers/E-Commerce Need to Know

Join us to learn about several significant legal changes in the first half of 2025 that impact retailers/e-commerce in the United States.

Webinar | 06.11.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Section 230: Implications for Digital Platforms, Online Businesses and E-Commerce

Section 230 was enacted as part of the United States Communications Decency Act (CDA), providing immunity to interactive computer service providers for third-party content. Known as “the 26 words that created the internet,” this statute is responsible for the development of the modern internet as we know it.

Webinar | 03.11.25, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

First 100 Days: Navigating the Maze of State Attorney General and Federal Enforcement Priorities

Join us as we discuss ways to balance competing enforcement priorities from the federal government along with potentially, 50 different states’ laws and enforcement regimes.