On October 20, 2026, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) announced that a set of data-driven responsible gaming requirements has been codified into state regulations with the force of law. New Jersey is now the first state to require these measures by regulation. The final regulations are available here.
State attorneys general (AGs) are signaling that AI chatbot user data will face scrutiny, even in bankruptcy. On October 14, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of AGs from 39 states and the District of Columbia filed a notice in the Chapter 11 case of Character Technologies, Inc. (Character.AI), outlining the child-safety and privacy protections they will press for in any sale. The notice comes just days before California announced a $6 million settlement with the successor to 23andMe, resolving claims over 23andMe’s 2023 data breach and ending California’s appeal of the 2025 bankruptcy sale of customers’ genetic data, the closest precedent for a Character.AI sale. AI companies, acquirers, and investors should take note.
Good decisions depend on good data. Football coaches study film to learn what an opponent calls on third-and-long so they can deploy the right defense. Businesses collect vast amounts of data to develop and market new products. No general counsel (GC) would approve a major business decision without first gathering the available facts and conducting the necessary legal research. Yet GCs make high-stakes regulatory decisions every day without a complete, data-driven picture of the enforcement landscape. Sometimes the gamble pays off, but when it does not, it can cause serious problems for the company.
The 2026 election season is poised to bring substantial changes to the roster of state attorneys general (AGs). On November 3, voters in 30 states and the District of Columbia will decide AG races, and the results are set to influence legal and policy outcomes well beyond state lines. For companies operating in these states, the stakes are concrete: AGs now sit at the center of enforcement affecting technology, consumer protection, gambling and prediction markets, health care, consumer financial services (including Tribal lending), privacy, and other regulated areas.
A bipartisan coalition of 39 state attorneys general (AGs), joined by the District of Columbia, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a closely watched dispute over whether federally regulated prediction markets may offer sports-event contracts without complying with state gambling laws.
On October 14, 2026, Vermont Attorney General (AG) Charity Clark announced a settlement with UniFirst based on allegations that the company did not comply with Vermont’s auto-renewal law.
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Ashley Taylor and Clayton Friedman, co-leaders of Troutman Pepper Locke’s State Attorneys General (AG) team, welcome Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) President Sean Rankin for a wide-ranging look at the 2026 state AG elections and a landscape he says has shifted significantly over the course of the cycle.
On September 17, 2026, 20 state attorneys general (AGs) led by Alabama AG Steve Marshall issued a letter to the federal government concerning Chinese-sourced ingredients in compounded GLP-1 drugs and peptides. Addressing their letter to Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio, the AGs characterize these supply chain issues as a national security concern, criticize a 2025 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy for exacerbating the problem, and seek federal intelligence on foreign GLP-1 and peptide supply chains and improved information sharing between federal and state partners.
A final court order does not necessarily mean an end to the involvement of state attorneys general (AG) in an enforcement action. As a recent filing shows, state AGs are now treating failure to comply with post-judgment permanent injunctions as standalone contempt actions.
The national conversation about so-called junk fees — charges hidden until the final stage of a consumer transaction — has accelerated dramatically over the past three years. Federal regulatory efforts have stalled or been struck down. Most notably, on July 8, 2025, just days before a