United States: Consumer Protection

A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking California's enforcement of SB 343, the state's recyclability labeling law, just months before its scheduled October 2026 enforcement date. The court found that key provisions of the statute are likely unconstitutionally vague and that the law impermissibly restricts protected commercial speech under the First Amendment. This decision significantly impacts companies that have been preparing compliance strategies for the law's strict recyclability

A federal court has temporarily blocked California's SB 343, a law restricting recyclability claims on product packaging, finding it likely violates constitutional protections for commercial speech. The ruling raises questions about how states can regulate environmental marketing claims and whether disclosure-based approaches might be more constitutionally sound than outright prohibitions.

The CFPB's revised Section 1071 final rule introduces substantial changes to small business lending data collection requirements, including a dramatically increased coverage threshold and narrowed scope.