Hunton Retail Law Resource

The California Consumer Privacy Act continues to drive significant enforcement activity—particularly when minors’ data is involved. In a recent action, the California Privacy Protection Agency imposed a $1.1 million fine on youth sports platform PlayOn Sports for alleged violations involving student data and inadequate opt-out mechanisms. The case highlights growing regulatory scrutiny around how companies collect, share, and provide transparency about personal information—especially when schools and students are involved. 

Since its first day in office, the current administration has taken steps to curtail the development of renewable energy, and wind energy in particular. Just over a year in, the administration’s intentions do not seem to have changed, but there are signs that legal challenges are affecting implementation of its policies toward renewable energy development.

In mid-January 2026, key Senate committees published discussion drafts of market structure legislation for comprehensive federal regulation of digital assets. The Senate Banking Committee’s version of the bill is called the “Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.”  The Senate Agriculture Committee’s version of the bill is called the “Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act.”

On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a brief announcement that it filed a joint stipulation with defendants SolarWinds Corporation and its Chief Information Security Officer to dismiss, with prejudice, the SEC’s ongoing civil enforcement action against them.