In a 60-page decision issued on March 20, 2025, Judge Lynn Winmill, a Federal District Judge for the District of Idaho, granted a preliminary injunction that enjoins Attorney General Raúl Labrador and his officers, employees,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Health
Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals announced a significant change to the standard by which employers must address disability-related accommodation requests. In Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, Case No…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
As Justice Kennedy remarked in the landmark decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act: “The Constitution’s guarantee of equality ‘must at the very least mean that a bare [governmental] desire to harm a politically…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health
With recent changes in federal immigration policy, many manufacturers are feeling anxious about visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and uncertain about what to do should such a visit occur.
Originally…
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/ Business Organizations, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (FinCEN) has changed the rules once again on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Despite recently announcing that the new filing deadline for…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
The food and beverage industry is in the midst of a dynamic and challenging time, marked by more regulatory scrutiny, evolving consumer awareness, and unrelenting litigation. Three key trends could potentially drive significant…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Health, Products Liability
On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction that significantly impacts two of President Trump’s executive orders targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting
On February 14, 2025, the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance clarifying how the Department will interpret federal laws that prohibit schools and other entities receiving federal…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
With everything going on in the world of cannabis, day-to-day personnel matters can fall by the wayside. International markets are beginning to emerge, bringing the potential for expansion and investment, but also increased…
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/ Agriculture, Business Organizations, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On February 19, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” declaring his administration’s intent to uphold Public Law 104-193 entitled “Personal Responsibility…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Immigration Law
Last week, an adult-use cannabis processor and retailer filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of a new Oregon law that now requires entry into a labor peace agreement for licensure. A labor peace agreement does not…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On February 14, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), William Cowen, issued a memo (GC 25-05) that rescinds a long list of memos by the previous General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo. Although the…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
The preliminary injunction in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury that was still pausing any required filings by reporting companies under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was lifted on February 17, 2025 by U.S…
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/ Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
On January 28, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14187, directed at limiting gender-affirming care provided to children and teenagers under the age of nineteen, alerting that the federal government “will not fund,…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health
Amid a surge of presidential executive orders since the change in administrations, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published a series of documents that have spawned much confusion and litigation. Via these…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting
