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Jenner & Block Secures Seventh Circuit Victory for Nuance Communications in Biometric Privacy Case

Jenner & Block successfully defended its client Nuance Communications, Inc. before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which agreed that Nuance's voice authentication services for financial institution customers are exempt from the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Secures Precedential Third Circuit Ruling for Pro Bono Client in Prison Retaliation Case

A Jenner & Block team secured a precedential ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of pro bono client Brandon Timmons, an incarcerated person in a Pennsylvania state prison who alleged that a prison official retaliated against him for filing complaints against staff....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Secures Summary Judgment Victory Protecting $9 Billion in University Research Funding

Jenner & Block achieved a comprehensive summary judgment victory for the Association of American Universities and leading research institutions when the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down the Department of Defense's controversial "Rate Cap Policy" that threatened approximately $9 billion in annual federal research funding to universities nationwide....READ MORE

The Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board: What This Means for Colleges and Universities

On February 20, 2024, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in a closely watched case, Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board, challenging the admissions policies of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a prestigious magnet school in Virginia. The challenged policies have the intent and effect of capturing diversity but are formally race-neutral. This made the case widely viewed as a potential follow-up to the Supreme Court’s decision last year in Students for Fair Adm...READ MORE