January 2026

State Broadband Regulation

The industry spends a lot of time focusing on potential federal broadband regulation, and bills introduced in Congress get a lot of press. It’s easy to forget that a lot of broadband legislation happens at the State level. The National Conference of State Legislators tracks state legislation across the country and wrote an article summarizing state legislation related to broadband issues.

The MAGA Plan to Take Over TV Is Just Beginning

Given its diminished state and declining influence, network television might seem to be an odd prize in the Trump-era culture wars. But network television, which can still be received free by any home with an antenna, regularly draws a mass audience on the order of 10 million for “60 Minutes,” 7 million for ABC’s “World News Tonight,” and more than 100 million for the Super Bowl.

Artificial Intelligence Litigation Task Force

I am hereby "establish[ing] an AI Litigation Task Force (Task Force) whose sole responsibility shall be to challenge State AI laws inconsistent with the policy." The Task Force shall challenge such State AI laws "on grounds that such laws unconstitutionally regulate interstate commerce, are preempted by existing Federal regulations, or are otherwise unlawful." I or my designee will serve as the Chair of the Task Force, and the Associate Attorney General will serve as the Vice Chair.