New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other states sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop its demand for personal information of SNAP recipients for immigration enforcement. The District Court issued a temporary restraining order blocking USDA's demand and preventing funding cuts, citing violations of laws protecting SNAP data confidentiality.
The court ordered a temporary restraining order that prevents USDA from demanding SNAP recipients' personal information and from withholding SNAP funding from states that refuse to comply.
In-house legal teams should review all agreements involving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), such as data processing addendums, grant agreements, and vendor contracts with federal agencies like the USDA. Focus on clauses governing data sharing, confidentiality, consent, and compliance with federal laws. Specifically, scrutinize provisions that mandate disclosure of personal information (e.g., names, addresses, Social Security numbers, immigration statuses), allow data use for immigration enforcement, or impose funding cuts for refusing data demands. Teams should consider amending contracts to explicitly prohibit SNAP data use for immigration purposes, ensure adherence to data confidentiality laws, include narrow, consent-based data sharing exceptions, and remove funding cut threats that conflict with legal obligations.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James, joined by 20 other states and Kentucky, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's policy requiring states to disclose personal information of SNAP recipients to federal agencies. The policy violates privacy laws by demanding sensitive data like Social Security numbers for potential immigration enforcement. The coalition seeks a court injunction to stop the illegal data sharing.
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Attorney General James and a bipartisan coalition of 50 other attorneys general secured a landmark settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) worth up to $17.1 billion to address the company's harmful and addictive features targeting minors on Facebook and Instagram. The settlement requires Meta to implement significant changes, including age verification, time limits for minors, restrictions on notifications, and options to opt out of algorithmic feeds, along with monetary payments to states for mental health and education programs.
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