Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 23 states and DC in suing the Trump Administration over policy changes by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) that would allow broad sharing of TANF recipients' sensitive personal data with other federal agencies, including ICE. The lawsuit argues the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause, and seeks to block its implementation.
The lawsuit seeks a court order declaring ACF's policy illegal and preventing it from being implemented.
In-house legal teams should review any contracts or agreements with federal agencies, particularly those involving the sharing of sensitive personal data such as TANF recipient information. They should ensure that data sharing clauses are narrowly tailored, include restrictions on secondary use, and comply with applicable federal laws like PRWORA. Additionally, contracts should include robust confidentiality and data minimization provisions, and clearly define permissible data uses to prevent unauthorized sharing with other agencies such as ICE.
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"the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a notice"
"violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution"
"TANF recipients’ Social Security numbers, addresses, immigration status, and other sensitive personal data would be illegally shared across the federal government"
"joined a coalition of 23 other states and the District of Columbia"
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over policy changes by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) that would allow broad sharing of TANF recipients' sensitive personal data across federal agencies and potentially private organizations. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause, seeking to block the policy.
$500K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Bloomberg L.P. after finding that Bloomberg News failed to clearly disclose subscription price increases and automatic renewals, provide required acknowledgments and renewal notices, and make cancellation sufficiently easy. Bloomberg must pay $500,000 in penalties, provide refunds to eligible subscribers, and improve its subscription disclosures and practices.
$220.0M
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition secured a $220 million settlement from General Motors LLC for selling drivers’ personal driving and location data to data brokers without adequate disclosure or consent. GM must limit the driving data it collects and implement privacy assessments and dealership oversight and training.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia challenged a federal rule imposing additional proof requirements on some medically frail Medicaid recipients. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment, declaring a central provision of the rule illegal and blocking it.
$24K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Frank W. Cawood & Associates, Inc. over mailers that advertised books as free or no-risk while obscuring payment and return terms. The company must end the program in New York, pay $23,500, and provide refunds to eligible consumers.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert about fire risks from e-bike and other lithium-ion batteries and shared safety and disposal recommendations. The release describes no privacy enforcement action, monetary penalty, or remedy.