Consumer Protection

Rebuilding Food Safety Regulation in the United States

Rebuilding Food Safety Regulation in the United States

A unified food safety agency is needed to ensure that foods are safe for the consuming public.

Tracing and Technology at the Food and Drug Administration

Tracing and Technology at the Food and Drug Administration

Scholars discuss regulatory and technological approaches to improving food safety and traceability.

Access Bans and Safety by Design, Child Online Safety Laws in the U.S. and Abroad

Access Bans and Safety by Design, Child Online Safety Laws in the U.S. and Abroad

Scholars assess the recently enacted and proposed child online safety policies in the U.S. and abroad.

Regulating Agentic Artificial Intelligence

Regulating Agentic Artificial Intelligence

Scholars debate how existing legal frameworks should adapt to the rise of autonomous AI agents.

Consumer Protection Law Was Not Built for Robot Shoppers

Consumer Protection Law Was Not Built for Robot Shoppers

Regulators should act now to control the potential harms of AI shopping agents.

Tinkering With the Right to Repair

Tinkering With the Right to Repair

Scholars debate whether right-to-repair laws serve consumer welfare or create unintended consequences.

Uncovering Hidden AI in Commercial Artwork

Uncovering Hidden AI in Commercial Artwork

Scholar considers how and why content producers should disclose generative AI in creative works.

Independent Regulation of Consumer Product Safety

Independent Regulation of Consumer Product Safety

Weakening the independence of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission puts the public welfare at risk.

A Modern Consumer Bill of Rights in the Age of AI

A Modern Consumer Bill of Rights in the Age of AI

The rapid advance of AI systems requires new shared guideposts for consumer protection.

Addressing Health Care’s “No Prices” Model

Addressing Health Care’s “No Prices” Model

Scholar calls for courts and enforcers to subject health care’s opaque pricing scheme to antitrust scrutiny.

U.S. Transportation Department Investigates Frequent Flyer Programs

U.S. Transportation Department Investigates Frequent Flyer Programs

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg orders four major airlines to provide details on frequent flyer programs.

Holding “Green Gatekeepers” Accountable

Holding “Green Gatekeepers” Accountable

Scholars urge policymakers to regulate green gatekeepers to reduce greenwashing.