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Green and conscious consumer demand is rising, but there is growing scepticism about the accuracy and completeness of sustainability claims.1 Awareness of terms such as greenwashing, greenwishing, and greenhushing is [...]

Byline: Ashley Taylor content'class='sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap'> On Friday, March 16, the Africana Club hosted their annual Africana Fashion Show in Gomes Chapel. This event involved dancers, singers, spoken word, and the [...]

Byline: Ashley Taylor content'class='sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap'> Snow glittered on the ground as over 200 Bates students and faculty rose early to trek to Gomes Chapel. Conversations filled the calm winter air, [...]

The environmental impact and social responsibility of a businesses is currently front and centre, increasingly becoming a key factor in the decisions of customers, employees, shareholders, governments and investors alike, [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard Photo courtesy of The Jakarta Post COVID-19 has stopped many things this year -- but why let it ruin your holiday spirit? As of today, Dec. [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard Photo courtesy usacarry.com The demand for concealed carry applications in Florida is at an all-time high, according to the Department of Agriculture, the agency that issues [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard Graphic courtesy famunaa.org Young voters across the nation were faced with two presidential candidates who may not necessarily be everyone's favorite. The race between President Trump [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard FAMU's Generation Action executive board and volunteers on October 17 during a phone banking and trivia event. Photo courtesy Generation Action Bridging the gap between student [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard The 'Halloween' series and 'A Child's Play' are classics tailor-made for this month. Photo courtesy Netflix COVID-19 may have caused some limitations with trick-or-treating, but there [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard Publicist Chloe Williams. Photo courtesy koereyelle.com Chloe Duverge represents public relations and Black excellence at its finest. Duverge, a graduate of Florida A&M University, has an [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard Photo courtesy thedailymeal.com Fall has officially begun, and this season is all about fashion, Halloween, Thanksgiving and cooler weather. Looking for festive fall activities to do [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard Cover art for Zjala's song, 'I Need More', released in July 2020. Photo courtesy @nell.op on Instagram Deciding on going to college can be one of [...]

Byline: Taylor Ashley Beard Cannabis fan leaves. Photo courtesy honestmarijuana.com The social equity certification program, presented by Cannavation Analytics LLC, gives HBCU students the opportunity to gain extra equity points [...]

In March 2018, the Predatory Lending Unit of the Virginia Attorney General Office's Complaint against online lender Future Income Payments ('FIP') began with the words of Sir Walter Scott: 'what [...]

The Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), Virginia Code § 59.1-196 et seq., represents the Virginia General Assembly's effort to enact a sweeping and potent remedial tool to protect consumers from [...]

Byline: ASHLEY MCKNIGHT-TAYLOR; SPECIAL TO THE TIMES When I was quite young, I discovered Alpha-Bakery Gold Medal Children's Cookbook in my elementary school's library. This magical book was filled with [...]

Just shy of one year as the N.C. Attorney General, Josh Stein has reorganized NC DOJ - eliminating one prior Division (the Administrative Division), shifting responsibilities within DOJ, and renaming [...]

On April 26, a group of state bank regulators filed a lawsuit to block the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency from issuing special charters to fintech firms. The [...]

Join Troutman Sanders Partners Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., Alan D. Wingfield and Mary C. Zinsner for a complimentary webinar to discuss likely impact points for the banking and financial services [...]

On August 5, the New York Attorney General announced a settlement with Provision Supply, LLC, d/b/a EZcontactsUSA.com over a data breach resulting in the potential exposure of over 25,000 credit [...]

On June 10, Troutman Sanders attended the Federal Trade Commission's FinTech Forum on marketplace lending. The event marked the first in the FTC's FinTech Forum series, which is part of [...]

On June 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit categorically rejected consolidated petitions by several states, municipalities, industrial entities, and environmental groups challenging findings by the Environmental [...]

This month, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray issued a groundbreaking decision in the first ever appeal of an administrative enforcement proceeding. In his decision, Cordray largely affirmed the [...]

On June 1, the Connecticut legislature passed a bill that would require businesses exposed to a data breach to notify victims within 90 days of the breach. The bill would [...]

On February 5, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan testified before the U.S. Senate, calling on Congress to enact a strong, meaningful federal data breach notification law, while at the same [...]

Oklahoma and Nebraska filed a joint lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to find Colorado's recreational marijuana laws unconstitutional. The two states claim that Amendment 64 'directly conflicts with federal [...]