In Westlaw Today, Health Care Attorneys Examined Landscape and Limitations of Federal Efforts to Override State AI Regulations

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April 13, 2026

In a Westlaw Today article, health care partner Stephanie Webster, counsel Chetan Patil, and associates Daniel Hinckley and Alexandra Kaye examine an executive order seeking to override state artificial intelligence (AI) laws and analyze the significant legal headwinds facing the administration's preemption strategy.

Although the executive order signals the Trump administration will use legal challenges to preempt state AI laws, whether those challenges will succeed is uncertain, and these efforts will likely provoke considerable resistance from states and other stakeholders.

The article explores the legal backdrop for the executive order, its provisions, and key questions facing the legal theories the administration is likely to advance.