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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Recognition
Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
Recognition
Recognition
Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Jenner & Block Secures Life-Changing Settlement for Native Foster Youth
Jenner & Block successfully represented a former foster youth and member of the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe in Humboldt County, California, who faced homelessness and the loss of critical services. The firm advocated for pro bono clients Madison Fisher and her tribe in litigation against the State of California and Humboldt County, securing $45,000 in compensation and a statewide policy change that will protect Native foster youth throughout California.
Court Temporarily Blocks Iowa’s Book Ban and “Don’t Say LGBTQ” Provision
Days before Iowa’s ban on books and “Don’t Say LGBTQ” provisions were set to be enforced on January 1, 2024, a federal district court temporarily blocked those two parts of SF 496, a wide-ranging law that targets LGBTQ+ students and content for erasure in schools.
Jenner & Block, Lambda Legal, and ACLU of Iowa Challenge Law Targeting LGBTQ+ Youth
In partnership with Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Iowa, Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit to block SF 496, a sweeping new law that went into effect this fall in Iowa with wide-ranging implications for LGBTQ+ students’ academic experience, safe school climate, and mental health. The law targets LGBTQ+ youth and requires school districts to ban books.
Recognitions
The Daily Journal has honored a Jenner & Block team with a 2026 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award for their work in Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria v. California Department of Social Services —a pro bono matter that secured both individual justice and statewide policy change for Native American foster youth.
Publications
Analysis of California Supreme Court Ruling on Attorney Liability
In the Summer 2025 edition of the ABTL Report, Partner AnnaMarie Van Hoesen and Associate Effiong Dampha provide an in-depth analysis of the California Supreme Court’s recent decision in Escamilla v. Vannucci.
Federal Court Blocks Implementation California’s New Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
On September 18, 2023, a California federal court granted a request to block enforcement of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“CAADCA”), a law with the stated goal of protecting children when they are online.
The Consumer Finance Observer - Fall 2022 Edition
In this edition of Jenner & Block’s Consumer Finance Observer (CFO), our lawyers from a broad range of practice areas provide analysis of key issues currently at the forefront of consumer finance law and policy.In this issue, you will find analysis and updates on: