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The Hernandez Froilan Family Fled to the States from Venezuela. Jenner & Block Made Sure They Could Stay.

Thanks to the dedication of Jenner & Block Partners Wade Thomson, Megan Poetzel, and Hope Tone-O’Keefe, Associate Michael Pearson, and former associates Meg Hlousek and Nathaniel Schetter, alongside their partnership with the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), Jaime Jose Hernandez Froilan, his wife Genesis, and their daughter Leia were granted asylum in the United States in 2025....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Team to Receive Northern District of Illinois Pro Bono Award

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (NDIL) and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will honor a Jenner & Block team with the 2025 Pro Bono and Public Interest Award for Excellence on May 1 during a ceremony. The award recognizes lawyers who have made significant contributions to NDIL and the community through pro bono representation and advocacy....READ MORE

“The New Majority Trend: Insurers Can't Recoup Defense Costs From Their Policyholders,” Bloomberg Law

Copyright 2023 Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. (800-372-1033) Reproduced with permission. The New Majority Trend: Insurers Can't Recoup Defense Costs From Their Policyholders...READ MORE

Client Alert: Supreme Court Permits Constitutional Challenges to Administrative Agencies While an Enforcement Proceeding Is Pending

On April 14, 2023, in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission and the companion case Cochran v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court held that district courts have jurisdiction to hear structural challenges to the constitutionality of the FTC and the SEC while an agency enforcement action is pending against the challenger. Although litigants have always had the ability to raise such arguments, previously it was unclear if a litigant had to wait until administrative pro...READ MORE

Loper Bright Matters: Fifth Circuit Vacates Agency Action That Had Survived Under Chevron Deference

In a long-awaited decision in Restaurant Law Center v. US Department of Labor,[1] the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a US Department of Labor (DOL) regulation governing the way tipped employees are paid, finding the rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The result is a major win for the restaurant industry. But it is also significant more broadly—for both the restaurant industry and every other industry facing government regulation: the case may be the first ex...READ MORE