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North Carolina Court Rules in Favor of Treatment for Gender Dysphoria

A Jenner & Block team helped secure a victory for transgender rights on June 10, when a federal judge ruled that North Carolina’s health plan for state workers must cover medically necessary treatments for gender dysphoria. The firm represented the American Medical Association and seven health care organizations as amici in the case in federal court in North Carolina. ...READ MORE

Amicus Brief Urges Second Circuit to Support Transgender Athletes

A Jenner & Block team filed an amicus brief on behalf of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and eight other medical organizations, arguing that policies that exclude transgender high school students from participating in sports increase the risk of “anxiety and depression, low self-esteem, engaging in self-injurious behaviors, suicide, substance use, homelessness, and eating disorders among other adverse outcomes.”...READ MORE

Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook Analyzing Issues under the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine (2023 edition)

Jenner & Block has published the 2023 edition of Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook Analyzing Issues under the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine, a comprehensive look at issues related to attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. First published in 1984, the guide remains one of the firm’s most popular publications and an invaluable resource....READ MORE

Client Alert: Jenner & Block Releases New Treatise on Civil RICO Litigation

Litigation Department Co-Chair Reid J. Schar, together with E.K. McWilliams and Philip B. Sailer, have released an updated edition of A Guide to Civil RICO Litigation in Federal Courts, one of Jenner & Block’s Practice Series Guides. This 300-plus page publication is designed to assist lawyers, both in-house and in private practice, as they navigate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) in civil cases. This fully revised and updated treatise seeks to demystify RICO by f...READ MORE

Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook For Analyzing Issues Under The Attorney-Client Privilege And The Work Product Doctrine, Jenner & Block Practice Series

Jenner & Block recently updated a publication in its Practice Series library:Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook For Analyzing Issues Under The Attorney-Client Privilege And The Work Product Doctrine. ...READ MORE