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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech... more +

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech or the press, preventing citizens from peacefully assembling, or interfering with citizens' ability to petition the government for redress of their grievances. The First Amendment is one of the most sacred aspects of the American legal tradition and has spawned a vast body of jurisprudence and commentary. less -

New Challenge to the Corporate Transparency Act: Firestone v. Yellen

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/9/2024

On September 20, 2024, a U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon rejected new challenges to the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Firestone, et al. v. Janet Yellen, et al. Case No....more

Frederick Douglass Foundation, Inc., et al. v. District of Columbia: Recent Case Illustrates Importance of Governmental Compliance...

Snell & Wilmer on 3/6/2024

Equality under the law is a cardinal principle of the United States’ constitutional order. This principle extends to laws regulating speech. Specifically, the government does not get to single out a particular viewpoint and...more

Permanently Barred: ‘Persuader' Rule Not Persuasive to Texas Judge

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/21/2016

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) “Persuader” Rule is unlawful and should not become law anywhere in the United States. That is the holding of an order issued on November 16, 2016, by United States Senior Judge Sam R....more

Judge Puts Brakes on Department of Labor’s “Persuader Rule”

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/8/2016

The United States Department of Labor issued regulations earlier this year finalizing the “Persuader Rule.” Under the new Rule, employers and consultants (including lawyers) would be required to report labor relations advice...more

Federal Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against DOL Persuader Rules

Morgan Lewis on 6/29/2016

Additional litigation and appeals are likely, but for now, the DOL’s persuader rules will not take effect on July 1. The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas imposed a nationwide injunction on June 27...more

Federal Court Halts Enforcement of DOL’s New “Persuader Rules”

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/29/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 27, 2016, a federal district court in Lubbock Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor’s new persuader regulations from taking effect this July 1, 2016. ...more

DOL's 'Persuader' Rule Blocked By Texas Judge

Miller Canfield on 6/28/2016

A Department of Labor rule requiring employers to disclose when they hire lawyers and consultants during union organization campaigns has been at least temporarily put on hold. On June 27, 2016, a federal district court...more

Lubbock Judge Grants Motion to Halt Persuader Rule

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/28/2016

On June 27, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,...more

National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al.

Preliminary Injunction Order

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/28/2016

On June 27, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,...more

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