As public school districts continue to navigate the relationship between local policies and federal government policy initiatives, they have a new topic to consider arising out of an April 24, 2025, Executive Order—Reinstating…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance.” Broadly, the EO aims to increase America’s shipbuilding capability by incentivizing domestic vessel-building,…
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/ International Law & Trade, Maritime Law, Transportation
Following up on our previous article, "To Tariff, or Not to Tariff", the President issued a new Executive Order on April 15 requesting the Secretary of Commerce commence an investigation into the national security risks from US…
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/ International Law & Trade
As a follow-up to our previous article, "To Tariff, or Not to Tariff?", President Trump issued an Executive Order on February 10, 2025, directing the Attorney General to review the current guidelines and enforcement policies…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
As many are aware, starting on May 7, 2025, RealIDs will be required for certain activities, including flying domestically and accessing federal buildings that require identification. Although passport books and passport cards…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Recent developments at the federal government level have generated increasing questions regarding employer’s requirements to cooperate with law enforcement at the local level. Law enforcement may have a variety of reasons for…
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/ Criminal Law, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
On April 3, 2025, the United States Department of Education (DOE) announced its intention to require state education agencies (SEAs) and school districts to certify that they are in compliance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
With the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed nationwide ban on noncompetes seemingly dead, states continue to march forward with their own regulation of such agreements. Washington’s current law bans noncompetes for employees…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Summer must be coming, because the courts are starting to heat up with copyright decisions in artificial intelligence (AI) cases. We’ve previously written here, here, and here about Dr. Stephen Thaler’s attempts to register…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
A recently passed Oregon ballot initiative likely violates federal labor laws—and requires Oregon employers to do the same to comply. In 2024, Oregon voters approved Measure 119, which became effective on December 5, 2024…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
With the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed nationwide ban on noncompetes seemingly dead, states continue to march forward with their own regulation of such agreements. Washington’s current law bans noncompetes for employees…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Various Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reports have been required since 1966, based on the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two non-binding guidance documents on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the workplace…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On March 10, 2025, a federal jury delivered a verdict in favor of Disney in a closely watched copyright infringement lawsuit. In Buck G. Woodall v. The Walt Disney Co., et al., screenwriter and animator Buck Woodall claimed that…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
Artificial intelligence or “AI” traces its roots to Alan Turing’s work in the 1950s. While it’s a current hot topic, AI is far from new. Students and teachers have been using AI in some form for years in everyday life, such as…
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/ Education Law, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
