February 5, 2026
Maine has enacted an employer surveillance law that creates compliance obligations for all employers in the state. Our latest alert breaks down the requirements and outlines what organizations should do now.
Peter Lowe | plowe@brannlaw.com
Laura O’Neill | loneill@brannlaw.com
Maine Legislature Considering Problematic New Privacy Bill
On February 10, 2026, Maine’s House of Representatives passed LD 1822, the Maine Online Data Privacy Act. This law surfaced in early 2025, then, as now, it faced stiff opposition from the business community. On behalf of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, we lobbied last spring to abandon LD 1822 in favor of a…
Supreme Court Invalidates Emergency Tariffs: What It Means and What’s Next
IEEPA tariffs declared invalid. As you’ve probably heard, the Supreme Court definitively invalidated all International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs in a 6–3 opinion today in Learning Resources v. Trump. Cutting through the legalese, the majority held IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs, full stop. What’s next? The Court resolved a separate question about…
