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The wait is over—The Velvet Hammer Podcast is back with Season 5, and this time, Karen Koehler is joined by Mo Hamoudi for a brand-new season of unfiltered, honest, and thought-provoking conversations.

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Episode 1: Introducing Mo – From

On January 17, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced
that his office had reached a resolution in its nearly two-year lawsuit against Puppyland, a local pet store that sells and provides financing for (you guessed it) puppies, for claims of unfair and deceptive practices in sales and marketing in violation of the state Consumer Protection

Revolve is an e-commerce fashion brand that relies heavily on influencers to promote its products. Some of those influencers promote the products pursuant to agreements with the company, while others promote the products as part of a gifting program through which they receive clothing credits in exchange for social media posts or attending events. Either

For Derrick

History does not die It is a witness With fingers unfurled Dawn’s first lightThe burdened chestThe clenched fistWisps of grass, dirtHistory standsTall and handsome It sings “rise, rise!”

   – M.H. 

The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, also known as the Third Enforcement Act, was a landmark law passed during the Reconstruction era to combat racial

Remembering the Challenger Disaster: 39 Years Later

January 28, 2025, is the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger’s tragic explosion shortly after launch over the ocean in Florida, which in 1986 took the lives of all the brave, talented, and optimistic astronauts on board. A defective O-ring in the main rocket booster failed in

We are excited to announce that the newly appointed Acting Director for the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Chris Mufarrige, will speak at our January 29 workshop, Adlaw & Privacy Under Trump: What to Expect at Federal & State Levels. Chris will join our lineup of state regulators, Marion Quirk, Director of Consumer Protection, Delaware

On January 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a ruling which vacated the so-called “one-to-one” consent requirement for marketing calls and texts adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in its implementing rules for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In its ruling, the court held that the rule