Consumer protection is being reshaped by competing forces: the Supreme Court is limiting state authority to enforce consumer safeguards, while regulators and lawmakers are simultaneously expanding protections through new agencies, right-to-repair laws, and enforcement actions against major corporations.
·Supreme Court ruling prevents states from protecting consumers when federal agencies decline to act
·California appoints Rohit Chopra to lead new consumer protection agency
·Australia sues Amazon over allegedly unfair subscription contract terms
·Connecticut's right-to-repair law takes effect, giving consumers device maintenance rights
·Florida expands consumer protections specifically for pet purchases
drawn from The Conversation, BBC, California State Portal | CA.gov, PIRG · updated 10h ago