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May 11, 2017 | National Law Journal

Months after Apple faced off with the FBI over an order to unlock an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooting investigation, Amazon.com Inc. was thrust center-stage in its own digital privacy debate when Arkansas prosecutors demanded data from a murder suspect's Echo device. Amazon initially objected to the demands last year, only to later grant access after the suspect consented to the release of the data. Speaking Thursday at a Consumer Federation of America conference in Washington, an in-house lawyer at Amazon stated flatly: "No, Echo is not spying on you."

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

May 11, 2017 | National Law Journal

Months after Apple faced off with the FBI over an order to unlock an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooting investigation, Amazon.com Inc. was thrust center-stage in its own digital privacy debate when Arkansas prosecutors demanded data from a murder suspect's Echo device. Amazon initially objected to the demands last year, only to later grant access after the suspect consented to the release of the data. Speaking Thursday at a Consumer Federation of America conference in Washington, an in-house lawyer at Amazon stated flatly: "No, Echo is not spying on you."

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

May 10, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

As the now-fired FBI Director James Comey weighs his next move, here's a look back at some of the comments companies and law firms might find compelling as they consider contacting the dispatched director about a possible return to the private sector.

By C. Ryan Barber

16 minute read

May 10, 2017 | National Law Journal

As the now-fired FBI Director James Comey weighs his next move, here's a look back at some of the comments companies and law firms might find compelling as they consider contacting the dispatched director about a possible return to the private sector.

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

May 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Polizzi, the "Jersey Shore" star better known as Snooki, and the former baksetball star Allen Iverson were among the celebrities the Federal Trade Commission recently sent letters to as part of the agency's push to promote clearer disclosures of business relationships in endorsement deals. The FTC in its announcement last month about the letters did not name any of the celebrities and stars who received them. The National Law Journal obtained the FTC letters through a records request.

By C. Ryan Barber

11 minute read

May 05, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Polizzi, the "Jersey Shore" star better known as Snooki, and the former baksetball star Allen Iverson were among the celebrities the Federal Trade Commission recently sent letters to as part of the agency's push to promote clearer disclosures of business relationships in endorsement deals. The FTC in its announcement last month about the letters did not name any of the celebrities and stars who received them. The National Law Journal obtained the FTC letters through a records request.

By C. Ryan Barber

12 minute read

May 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

"While we hear a lot of fabricated outrage about the impact of regulations, there is far less genuine discussion about the real costs of a failure to act," Elliot Kaye, a U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner, said recently in voting with the majority to advance new regulations for table saws. Democrats still hold a majority at the product-safety commission, posing one block on the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

May 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

"While we hear a lot of fabricated outrage about the impact of regulations, there is far less genuine discussion about the real costs of a failure to act," Elliot Kaye, a U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner, said recently in voting with the majority to advance new regulations for table saws. Democrats still hold a majority at the product-safety commission, posing one block on the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

May 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

The confirmation hearing of Makan Delrahim to lead the Justice Department's Antitrust Division—which was postponed from April 26—could be set as early as next week. The former Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck lawyer's ethics agreement, publicly disclosed this week, outlines a recusal roadmap.

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

May 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

The confirmation hearing of Makan Delrahim to lead the Justice Department's Antitrust Division—which was postponed from April 26—could be set as early as next week. The former Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck lawyer's ethics agreement, publicly disclosed this week, outlines a recusal roadmap.

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read