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Thanksgiving 2025
This holiday finds us reflecting on unexpected blessings: the heroism of search and rescue teams, the compassion of our community, and the grace of our clients during an extraordinarily difficult time.
Most of all, we're grateful for our partner Charles M. Hosch, whose life's work reminds us that gratitude isn't something you practice when life is easy—it's who you are when life is hard.
About the Search for Charles M. Hosch
Last Updated, November 24, 2025: Charles M. Hosch, a beloved Dallas attorney and SMU law professor, has been missing since Tuesday, November 11, 2025, after setting out to hike the Byron Herbert Reece Trail near Blood Mountain in Union County, Georgia, where extensive search and rescue operations have paused while awaiting new information or clues.
It’s Time to Freeze Facial Recognition (or Otherwise Deputize Dystopia)
This week, we’re worried that federal agencies are deploying facial recognition apps to local police without warrants, oversight, or the ability to refuse—and we want to see Congress act now before surveillance infrastructure becomes permanent.
The CPPA Means Business -- YOUR Business
This week, let’s consider the California Privacy Protection Agency’s $1.35 million penalty against nationwide retailer Tractor Supply Co. and what it means for your business.
The $30 Question: Can You Really Anonymize and Monetize Your Conversations?
This week, let’s consider recent news about the Neon app, and how the commodification of data often comes at the expense of consumers.
Data Broker CCPA Compliance Issues
This week, let’s consider a new UC Irvine study documenting widespread CCPA non-compliance among data brokers, and how systematically deficient B2B contracts that disclaim warranties, shift liability, and refuse algorithmic transparency, make it nearly impossible for businesses to be CCPA compliant.
When the Supreme Court Fails to Protect Civil Rights
This week, let’s confront the Supreme Court's decision to allow immigration agents to conduct mass raids based solely on race, language, and economic status, and how it represents a devastating blow to Fourth Amendment protections and threatens to create a system of second-class citizenship for Latino Americans.
Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Every Organization Needs to Know
This week, let's examine NIST’s guidance regarding post-quantum cryptography, and what your business should do to prepare for quantum threats.
AI Therapy: Promise, Perils, and the Push for Protective Legislation
This week, let’s delve into the growing controversy over artificial intelligence in mental health settings, including groundbreaking research from Stanford University and the first-in-the-nation legislation enacted to address the therapeutic use of AI.
America’s AI Action Plan: How to Build Big Brother While Warning Against Him
This week, let’s take a critical look at the White House’s recently released AI Action Plan, which offer a study in policy paradox that we will break down.
Texas AI Law TRAIGA Brings on Compliance Challenges: Analysis of the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act
This week, we're analyzing the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) and how its structural flaws create significant compliance uncertainty for businesses operating in Texas.
Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA): A Summary
This week, let's summarize the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), effective January 1, 2026, which establishes the first AI regulatory framework in Texas covering both "persons" and government agencies, with civil penalties up to $200,000 per violation and specific prohibitions against AI manipulation, and social scoring by governmental entities.
When Defamation Law Works and When It Doesn’t
This week, let’s consider the current state of defamation law, and how it risks becoming a threat to democracy when used to bankrupt advocacy organizations or silence scientific research through massive damage awards.
America's Authoritarian Turn: From Texas Cameras to Federal Databases
This week, let’s scrutinize how government surveillance systems designed for legitimate purposes are being weaponized by zealous officials and private contractors to track citizens across state lines and build comprehensive databases, threatening the constitutional foundations of American liberty.
Managing your Digital Footprint
This week, let’s highlight the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s guidance on "How to Manage Your Digital Footprint."
New Urgent Guidance for Securing Operational Technology
This week, let’s highlight the latest in a series of increasingly urgent warnings issued by CISA about threats to operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) within America's critical infrastructure.
Social Media’s International Reach
This week, let’s explore the connections between Canada's Online News Act and the European Union's recent fines of Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act, highlighting how tech giants respond to regulatory challenges across international markets.
"To Catch a Thief": Essential Listening on China's Cyber Threats
This week, we're highlighting "To Catch a Thief," a new documentary podcast examining China's evolution from what host Nicole Perlroth describes as "the most polite, mediocre hackers in cyberspace" to the “apex predator” now targeting America's critical infrastructure.
“Pausing” Enforcement of the FCPA: A Sad Admission of Weakness
This week, let’s consider the recent "pause" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement for exactly what it is: A moral retreat that undermines American business ethics and signals competitive weakness.
Why Law School Applications Are Up and What It Really Means
As law school applications surge 20% nationwide, let’s consider why the most secure legal careers may lie in relationship-based counseling rather than technology-adjacent fields that face increasing automation and operational shifts.