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Lawsuit Challenges Unconstitutional Law Limiting Abortion Services

Working in partnership with abortion service providers and civil liberties groups, a Jenner & Block team filed a lawsuit in Florida to block the implementation of a new state law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and could put doctors in jail for providing essential care beyond that point....READ MORE

Client Alert: Acquittal of Aerospace Employees Marks the Department of Justice’s Fourth, and Most Damaging, Criminal No-Poach Loss

United States District Court Acquits all Defendants in US v. Patel ...READ MORE

Client Alert: Ten Major Issues Facing Higher Education Institutions in 2023

The last few years have been eventful and, at times, difficult ones for institutions of higher education. Institutions have been deeply impacted by issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, to debates over free speech, to changes in immigration law, and to the ever-increasing pace of technological change, to name but a few. These impacts have been felt by institutions in numerous ways, including through increased legal risk and litigation. But notwithstanding all that has happened, 2023 may be ...READ MORE

Client Alert: FTC Director’s Comments Continue the Concern and Confusion about Proposed Non-Compete Ban

Yesterday, January 11, 2023, Elizabeth Wilkins, the Federal Trade Commission’s Director of the Office of Planning and lead staffer for the FTC’s newly proposed ban on non-competes, provided comments and answered questions about the Commission’s proposed rule during a public call....READ MORE

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is Confirmed. What’s Next?

On Monday, March 3, Linda McMahon was confirmed by the Senate to serve as President Trump’s Secretary of the Department of Education by a vote of 51 to 45. Since President Trump’s inauguration, even without a confirmed Secretary of Education, the administration has taken a number of significant steps to implement its policy priorities for higher education. These have included executive orders targeting DEI programs and gender-inclusive policies,[1]a Dear Colleague Letter interpreting the Supreme...READ MORE

Court Declares Non-Competes Back in Business

On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in Ryan LLC et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, granted Ryan LLC and the US Chamber of Commerce’s motion for summary judgment and barred the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its broad non-compete ban with nationwide effect. The FTC’s rule, which would have banned non-compete agreements in most employment contexts, was set to go into effect in two weeks, on September 4, 2024.[1]...READ MORE

For Now, the FTC’s Rule Banning Noncompetes is Still in Place

Contrary to what has been reported in the popular press, the rule broadly banning noncompetes that was issued by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) this past April[1]is not yet dead and may stay alive long enough for it to take effect. Accordingly, employers should consider what steps they may need to take to comply with the rule’s requirement that they notify, with very limited exception, all current and former employees with active noncompetes that their noncompete is no longer in effect by ...READ MORE