Courts Back Algorithmic Pricing Disclosures

A federal judge dismissed the National Retail Federation’s First Amendment challenge to New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act. The law compels retailers to tell customers, in capital letters, when personal data and algorithms set prices, with $1,000 fines per violation. As the first ruling on a first‑in‑the‑nation statute, it tests whether AI transparency mandates survive free‑speech attacks. — This sets an early legal marker that compelled transparency for AI‑driven pricing can be constitutional, encouraging similar laws and framing future speech challenges.