Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s State Attorneys General Practice Group, was quoted in the May 5, 2026, Law360 article, “High Court Clarity On Subpoenas Creates Murky Path For AGs.”
AI State Regulatory Frontiers: Inside the New Wave of State AI Laws
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor continues the multipart series on artificial intelligence with colleagues Ghillaine Reid, David Stauss, and Matt Berns for a practical look at how states are actually regulating AI in 2025–26. Framed through a consumer protection lens, the discussion moves beyond theoretical federal proposals to real bills and regulations moving through state legislatures today.
AI State Regulatory Frontiers: How Existing Laws Regulate AI
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor continues his multipart series on artificial intelligence (AI) with returning guests Gurkan Ay and Andrew Coles of Resolution Economics. Together, they move beyond headlines and hypotheticals to focus on how AI is being regulated today — and what companies should be doing now to manage risk.
State Attorneys General and Continued Enforcement Against ‘Junk Fees’ in 2026
This article was originally published in Reuters on April 15, 2026 and republished here with permission. Also published in Westlaw Today.
“Junk fees” have become a central political and regulatory buzzword in recent years. The term generally refers to extra charges tacked onto purchases — such as convenience, service, resort, or handling fees — that are either not disclosed, or not clearly disclosed, in the initial advertised price. These charges often only appear late in the transaction process, a pricing tactic commonly known as “drip pricing.”
AI State Regulatory Frontiers: Predictive, Generative, and Agentic Risk
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, co-host Ashley Taylor, co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s State Attorneys General team, kicks off a multipart series on artificial intelligence (AI) with guests Gurkan Ay and Andrew Coles of Resolution Economics. They unpack what people really mean by “AI” today and why it is critical for risk, compliance, and legal exposure to distinguish among the three primary “flavors” of AI: predictive, generative, and agentic. In practical terms, they explain how predictive tools that score, rank, and classify individuals rely on historical data, how generative AI enables natural-language interaction but introduces risks like hallucinations, and how emerging agentic AI can autonomously plan and execute complex, multistep workflows, creating new governance challenges.
State AGs Reject Federal Live Nation Deal and Press Ahead
State attorneys general (AGs) from across the political spectrum have refused to join the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) midtrial settlement with Live Nation. The bipartisan multistate coalition vowed to “keep fighting this case without the federal government,” underscoring that state AGs are increasingly prepared to part with the DOJ and take the lead in complex enforcement actions.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones Shifts Office Priorities
This article was originally published by Virginia Lawyers Weekly and is republished with permission.
Upon taking office Jan. 17, Democratic Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued a series of pronouncements in quick succession that signal his administration’s core priorities, and that are sure to reverberate through Virginia’s legal landscape. They include actions involving consumer protection, health data privacy, immigration, education, and environmental issues.
Methods For Challenging State Civil Investigative Demands
This article was originally published on Law360 and is republished here with permission as it originally appeared on February 20, 2026.
When a client receives a civil investigative demand, or CID, or equivalent subpoena from a state attorney general, the first question is always some version of “how can we move to quash this subpoena?”
AI, Algorithms, and Accountability: Unpacking the Colorado AI Act with Senator Rodriguez
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor is joined by Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez and Troutman Pepper Locke Privacy + Cyber partner David Stauss for an in‑depth discussion of the Colorado AI Act — widely viewed as the nation’s first comprehensive legislative framework focused on high‑risk AI systems and algorithmic discrimination. Senator Rodriguez explains how Colorado’s work on consumer privacy laid the groundwork for AI regulation and walks through the origins, goals, and core provisions of the Act, including its emphasis on transparency, risk assessments, and protecting consumers in sectors such as employment, housing, health care, education, finance, and government services.
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 8 – How State AGs Are Rewriting Social Media Rules
In this episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Ashley Taylor, co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s State AG team, sits down with Privacy and Cyber chair Ron Raether to discuss how state attorneys general (AGs) are shaping the regulatory landscape for social media and the broader ad tech ecosystem.